Cynthia Nixon
Known for
A working New York actress since childhood, Cynthia Nixon appeared in 'Amadeus' (1984) as a teenager and built a formidable theatre career, winning two Tony Awards. Television immortality came as Miranda Hobbes, the wry corporate lawyer of 'Sex and the City' (1998-2004), a role she reprised in the films and in 'And Just Like That...' (2021). She won an Emmy for the series, played Emily Dickinson in 'A Quiet Passion' (2016) and turned chilling in 'Ratched' (2020). Off screen, she ran for governor of New York in 2018. Intelligence is her calling card.
Cynthia Nixon
41 Movies
29 Series
A working New York actress since childhood, Cynthia Nixon appeared in 'Amadeus' (1984) as a teenager and built a formidable theatre career, winning two Tony Awards. Television immortality came as Miranda Hobbes, the wry corporate lawyer of 'Sex and the City' (1998-2004), a role she reprised in the films and in 'And Just Like That...' (2021). She won an Emmy for the series, played Emily Dickinson in 'A Quiet Passion' (2016) and turned chilling in 'Ratched' (2020). Off screen, she ran for governor of New York in 2018. Intelligence is her calling card.
Movies
Plays Alice Stark
The Pelican Brief
1993
Plays Heather
Addams Family Values
1993
Plays Miranda Hobbes
Sex and the City
2008
Plays Lorl
Amadeus
1984
Plays Gilbertine
Baby's Day Out
1994
Plays Miranda Hobbes
Sex and the City 2
2010
Plays Gail White
James White
2015
Plays Retirement Home Director
Marvin's Room
1996
Plays Gail Beltran
The Babysitters
2008
Plays Evangeline
Let It Ride
1989
Plays Judith Webb
The Only Living Boy in New York
2017
Plays Leslie
Little Manhattan
2005
Plays Lily Portman
5 Flights Up
2014
Plays Sheena
The Out-of-Towners
1999
Plays The Ghost Bride
Great Performers: Horror Show
2017
Plays Barbara
Rampart
2011
Plays Melissa Bragg
Lymelife
2008
Plays Sunshine
Little Darlings
1980
Plays Cindy
Tattoo
1981
Plays Una
Stray Dolls
2019
Plays Cynthia Nixon
Girl Most Likely
2012
Plays Jen Davis
The Adderall Diaries
2016
Plays Emily Dickinson
A Quiet Passion
2016
Plays Miranda Hobbes
Sex and the Matrix
2000
Plays Jeannie
Prince of the City
1981
Plays Jenny Anderman
The Manhattan Project
1986
Plays Patient
That's Harassment
2018
Plays Mrs. Piggee
Igby Goes Down
2002
Plays Penny Arcade
An Englishman in New York
2009
Plays Michelle
O.C. and Stiggs
1987
Plays Karen Jameison
One Last Thing...
2005
Plays Mare
The Parting Glass
2018
Plays Amy Hertz
I Am the Cheese
1983
Plays Toni
Maybe a Love Story
2018
Plays Missy
Advice From a Caterpillar
1999
TV Shows
Plays Miranda Hobbes
Sex and the City
1998
Director
Plays Miranda Hobbes
And Just Like That…
2021
Plays Ada Brook
The Gilded Age
2022
Plays Alex Tanner
Tanner '88
1988
Plays Petranilla
World Without End
2012
Plays Gwendolyn Briggs
Ratched
2020
Plays Senator Carly Armiston
Alpha House
2013
Plays Alex Tanner
Tanner on Tanner
2004
Plays Kade Prurnell
Hannibal
2013
Plays Donna
Love, Lies and Murder
1991
Plays Doreen
The Murder of Mary Phagan
1988
Plays Shirley Talley
American Playhouse
1982
Plays Dr. Karin Hanson
3 lbs
2006
Plays (voice)
Me, Eloise
2006
Plays Melissa
Nash Bridges
1996
Plays Alice Morgan
Murder, She Wrote
1984
Plays Laura Di Biasi
Law & Order
1990
Plays Anica Javanovich
House
2004
Plays Sheila
Early Edition
1996
Plays Jackie
The Equalizer
1985
Plays Ellie Shore
ER
1994
Plays Allison Parrish Slocum
Gideon Oliver
1989
Plays Amanda Rollins
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
Plays Barb
Broad City
2014
Plays Trudy
The Outer Limits
1995
Plays Cynthia Nixon
30 Rock
2006
Plays Rebecca
The Big C
2010
Plays Melina Richardson / Sarah
Touched by an Angel
1994
Plays Marilyn
The Affair
2014
Latest Trailers
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And Just Like That... The Documentary
Full Filmography
The Gilded Age
Ada Brook · 33 episodes
2022–
TV
And Just Like That…
Miranda Hobbes · 33 episodes
2021–
TV
Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens
Claudia
2020
Film
Ratched
Gwendolyn Briggs · 8 episodes
2020–
TV
Stray Dolls
Una
2019
Film
The Parting Glass
Mare
2018
Film
Maybe a Love Story
Toni
2018
Film
That's Harassment
Patient
2018
Film
Great Performers: Horror Show
The Ghost Bride
2017
Film
Photos
Frequently Asked Questions
How old is Cynthia Nixon and where are they from?
Cynthia Nixon is 60 years old, born on April 9, 1966 in New York City, New York, USA.
What are the most famous roles of Cynthia Nixon?
Cynthia Nixon is best known for roles in Amadeus, Addams Family Values, Sex and the City.
How many movies has Cynthia Nixon been in?
Over a 46-year career (since 1980), Cynthia Nixon has appeared in 41 movies and 29 TV shows.
What was Cynthia Nixon's first movie?
The career of Cynthia Nixon began with Little Darlings (1980).
What is Cynthia Nixon's most recent movie or series?
Cynthia Nixon's most recent release is Good Hang with Amy Poehler, which premiered on March 18, 2025.
What TV shows has Cynthia Nixon appeared in?
On television, Cynthia Nixon has appeared in House, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Hannibal, Sex and the City.
Cynthia Nixon
1966-04-09 · New York City, New York, USA
Cynthia Ellen Nixon (born April 9, 1966) is an American actress, activist, and theater director. For her portrayal of Miranda Hobbes in the HBO series Sex and the City (1998–2004), she won the 2004 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She reprised the role in the films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010), as well as the television show And Just Like That... (2021–present). Her other film credits include Amadeus (1984), James White (2015), and playing Emily Dickinson in A Quiet Passion (2016).
Nixon made her Broadway debut in the 1980 revival of The Philadelphia Story. Her other Broadway credits include The Real Thing (1983), Hurlyburly (1983), Indiscretions (1995), The Women (2001), and Wit (2012). She won the 2006 Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for Rabbit Hole, the 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, the 2009 Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album for An Inconvenient Truth, and the 2017 Tony Award for Best Featured Actress in a Play for The Little Foxes. Her other television roles include playing political figures Eleanor Roosevelt , Kade Prenall in NBC Hannibal Warm Springs (2005), Michele Davis in Too Big to Fail (2011), and playing Nancy Reagan in the 2016 television film Killing Reagan. In 2020, she appeared in the Netflix drama Ratched.
On March 19, 2018, Nixon announced her campaign for Governor of New York as a challenger to Democratic incumbent Andrew Cuomo. Her platform focused on income inequality, renewable energy, establishing universal health care, stopping mass incarceration in the United States, and protecting undocumented children from deportation. She lost in the Democratic primary to Cuomo on September 13, 2018, with 34% of the vote to his 66%. Nixon was nominated as the gubernatorial candidate for the Working Families Party; the party threw its support to Cuomo after Nixon lost in the Democratic primary.Cynthia Nixon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.