Personal Info
Birth date
1966-04-09 (59 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
New York City, New York, USA
Also known as
Синтия Никсон
Cynthia Ellen Nixon
欣希雅·尼克森
Cynthia Nixon
Biography
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cynthia Nixon, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.936
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.Law & Order
7.4
Overview:
In cases ripped from the headlines, police investigate serious and often deadly crimes, weighing the evidence and questioning the suspects until someone is taken into custody. The district attorney's office then builds a case to convict the perpetrator by proving the person guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Working together, these expert teams navigate all sides of the complex criminal justice system to make New York a safer place.House
8.592
Overview:
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.The Daily Show
6.387
Overview:
The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.The Graham Norton Show
7.185
Overview:
Each week celebrity guests join Irish comedian Graham Norton to discuss what's being going on around the world that week. The guests poke fun and share their opinions on the main news stories. Graham is often joined by a band or artist to play the show out.Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.323
Overview:
Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".Murder, She Wrote
7.5
Overview:
An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.515
Overview:
Kelly Clarkson presents the biggest newsmakers and names in film, television and music; as well as emerging new talent and everyday people who are beacons of hope in their communities.Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
5.083
Overview:
Bravo network executive Andy Cohen discusses pop culture topics with celebrities and reality show personalities.Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.6
Overview:
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.Sex and the City
7.389
Overview:
Based on the bestselling book by Candace Bushnell, Sex and the City tells the story of four best friends, all single and in their late thirties, as they pursue their careers and talk about their sex lives, all while trying to survive the New York social scene.30 Rock
7.46
Overview:
Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos around her while chasing her own dream.The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.243
Overview:
Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater.ER
7.8
Overview:
ER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.The Gilded Age
7.7
Overview:
It’s 1882 and the Gilded Age is in full swing when Marian Brook, a young orphaned daughter of a Southern general, moves in with her rigidly conventional aunts in New York City. With the help of Peggy Scott, an African-American woman masquerading as her maid, Marian gets caught up in the dazzling lives of her rich neighbors as she struggles to decide between adhering to the rules or forging her own path.Hannibal
8.246
Overview:
Both a gift and a curse, Graham has the extraordinary ability to think like his prey—he sees what they see, feels what they feel. But while Graham is pursuing an especially troubling, cannibalistic murderer, Special Agent Jack Crawford teams him with a highly respected psychiatrist – a man with a taste for the criminal minded – Dr. Hannibal Lecter.Nash Bridges
6.624
Overview:
Fun-loving San Francisco Police Department investigator Nash Bridges is part of the elite Special Investigations Unit. He tackles crime using his keen sense of humor and charm. Joe Dominguez comes out of retirement to become Bridges' wisecracking yet more rule-abiding partner.Great Performances
5.5
Overview:
The best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse programming portfolio of classical music, opera, popular song, musical theater, dance, drama, and performance documentaries.Early Edition
7.3
Overview:
Gary Hobson thinks he may even be losing his mind when tomorrow's newspaper mysteriously arrives today giving him a disconcerting look into the future. What will he do with tomorrow's news?Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
5
Overview:
PBS SoCal and Variety take you inside the biggest movies and TV shows of the past year through candid conversations with today's hottest actors. Hosted by Variety Film Awards Editor Clayton Davis and Variety Chief Correspondent Elizabeth Wagmeister, each episode brings together pairs of actors engaging in intimate one-on-one discussions about their craft and work.The Outer Limits
7.695
Overview:
Anthology series of composed of distinct story episodes, sometimes with a plot twist at the end, with occasional recurring story elements that were often tied together during season-finale clip shows.Touched by an Angel
7.2
Overview:
Monica, an angel, is tasked with bringing guidance and messages from God to various people who are at a crossroads in their lives.The View
4.33
Overview:
ABC Daytime's morning chatfest, currently featuring Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, and Ana Navarro discussing the most exciting events of the day. Hot topics in the news, the best experts in their field, celebrity interviews and general entertainment are all part of The View.And Just Like That…
7.332
Overview:
This new chapter of “Sex and the City” follows Carrie, Miranda and Charlotte as they navigate the journey from the complicated reality of life and friendship in their 30s to the even more complicated reality of life and friendship in their 50s.The Equalizer
7.145
Overview:
Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.The Ellen DeGeneres Show
5.711
Overview:
The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened to just Ellen, is an American television talk show hosted by comedian/actress Ellen DeGeneres.LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.543
Overview:
A morning talk show with A-list celebrity guests, top-notch performances and one-of-a-kind segments that are unrivaled on daytime television, plus spontaneous, hilarious and unpredictable talk.Addams Family Values
6.967
Overview:
Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from bad to worse when the new "black widow" nanny, Debbie Jellinsky, launches her plan to add Fester to her collection of dead husbands.Intimate Portrait
4.5
Overview:
Intimate Portrait is a biographical television series on the Lifetime Television cable network focusing on different celebrities, which includes interviews with each subject. Among the people profiled were Grace Kelly, Natalie Wood, Carly Simon, Jackie Kennedy, Katharine Hepburn, Carol Burnett, Tanya Tucker, and Marla Maples.Acting
TBASex and the City: A Farewell as Miranda Hobbs
2024Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know (1 Episode) as Self
2024The Seven Year Disappear as Miriam
2022Celebrity Jeopardy! (1 Episode) as Self
2022True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our Songs as Unknown
2022Keeping Company with Sondheim as Self
2022And Just Like That... The Documentary as Self
2022The Gilded Age (25 Episodes) as Ada Brook
2021And Just Like That… (33 Episodes) as Miranda Hobbes
2020Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens as Claudia
2020Ratched (8 Episodes) as Gwendolyn Briggs
2020Stars in the House (1 Episode) as Self
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show (1 Episode) as Unknown
2019The Lavender Scare as Madeleine Tress (voice)
2019Stray Dolls as Una
2018The Parting Glass as Mare
2018Maybe a Love Story as Toni
2018Survivor's Guide to Prison as Self
2018That's Harassment as Patient
2017Great Performers: Horror Show as The Ghost Bride
2017The Only Living Boy in New York as Judith Webb
2017My Letter to the World: A Journey Through the Life of Emily Dickinson as Emily Dickinson (voice)
2016Killing Reagan as Nancy Reagan
2016A Quiet Passion as Emily Dickinson
2016The Adderall Diaries as Jen Davis
2015James White as Gail White
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (1 Episode) as Self
2015Stockholm, Pennsylvania as Marcy Dargon
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (1 Episode) as Self
20145 Flights Up as Lily Portman
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers (1 Episode) as Self
2014Broad City (1 Episode) as Barb
2013The Out List as Herself
2013Alpha House (6 Episodes) as Senator Carly Armiston
2013Hannibal (4 Episodes) as Kade Prurnell
2012Girl Most Likely as Cynthia Nixon
2012World Without End (8 Episodes) as Petranilla
2011Too Big to Fail as Michele Davis
2011Rampart as Barbara
2010The Big C (1 Episode) as Rebecca
2010Sex and the City 2 as Miranda Hobbes
2010Who Do You Think You Are? (1 Episode) as Self
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (8 Episodes) as Self - Guest
2009An Englishman in New York as Penny Arcade
2008Lymelife as Melissa Bragg
2008Sex and the City as Miranda Hobbes
2008The Babysitters as Gail Beltran
2007The Graham Norton Show (1 Episode) as Self
20063 LBS (1 Episode) as Dr. Karin Hanson
200630 Rock (1 Episode) as Cynthia Nixon
2006Me, Eloise (1 Episode) as (voice)
2005Little Manhattan as Leslie
2005One Last Thing... as Karen Jameison
2005Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today as Additional Voices
2005Warm Springs as Eleanor Roosevelt
2004The Politics of Docs as Self
2004Why Tanner, Why Now? as Self
2004On the Set: Alex’s Loft as Self
2004On the Set: Elaine’s as Self
2004House (1 Episode) as Anica Javanovich
2004Tanner on Tanner (4 Episodes) as Alex Tanner
2004The Tony Danza Show (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2 Episodes) as Self
2003The Shakespeare Sessions as Unknown
2002Igby Goes Down as Mrs. Piggee
2002The Women as Mary Haines
2002Mark Twain as (voice)
2002Mark Twain (2 Episodes) as Other Voices (voice)
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1 Episode) as Amanda Rollins
2000Papa's Angels as Sharon Jenkins
2000Sex and the Matrix as Miranda Hobbes
1999The Early Show (1 Episode) as Self
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 Episode) as Janis Donovan
1999The Out-of-Towners as Sheena
1999Advice From a Caterpillar as Missy
1998Sex and the City (94 Episodes) as Miranda Hobbes
1997The View (6, 1 Episode) as Self, Self - Guest
1996Marvin's Room as Retirement Home Director
1996Early Edition (1 Episode) as Sheila
1996The Daily Show (2 Episodes) as Self
1996Nash Bridges (1 Episode) as Unknown
1996The 'M' Word as Unknown
1996The Cottonwood as Donna
1995Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly! as Unknown
1995New York News (1 Episode) as Unknown
1995The Outer Limits (1 Episode) as Trudy
1994Touched by an Angel (1 Episode) as Melina Richardson / Sarah
1994ER (1 Episode) as Ellie Shore
1994Baby's Day Out as Gilbertine
1993Addams Family Values as Heather
1993Intimate Portrait (1 Episode) as Self
1993The Pelican Brief as Alice Stark
1993GMTV (1 Episode) as Self
1992Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings as The Granddaughter
1992Through an Open Window as Nancy Cooper
1991Face of a Stranger as Tina Foster
1991Love, Lies and Murder (2 Episodes) as Donna
1990The Love She Sought as Janet Raft
1990Law & Order (1 Episode) as Laura Di Biasi
1990It's Richard I Love as Unknown
1989Let It Ride as Evangeline
1989Gideon Oliver (1 Episode) as Allison Parrish Slocum
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1988Tanner '88 (12 Episodes) as Alex Tanner
1988The Murder of Mary Phagan (2 Episodes) as Doreen
1987O.C. and Stiggs as Michelle
1986The Manhattan Project as Jenny Anderman
1985The Equalizer (1 Episode) as Jackie
1984Murder, She Wrote (1 Episode) as Alice Morgan
1984Amadeus as Lorl
1983I Am The Cheese as Amy Hertz
1982Fifth of July as Shirley Talley
1982My Body, My Child as Nancy
1982Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn as Alice
1981Tattoo as Cindy
1981Prince of the City as Jeannie
1981The Private History of a Campaign That Failed as Sue Ellen
1980Little Darlings as Sunshine
1971Great Performances (1 Episode) as Self
Production
2021And Just Like That… (33 Episodes) ... Executive Producer