Biography
Cynthia Nixon is an American actress, activist and theatre director. Born on 9 April 1966 in New York City, she attended Hunter College High School and graduated from Barnard College with a BA in English literature. She made her Broadway debut in the 1980 revival of The Philadelphia Story and has appeared in numerous stage productions including The Real Thing, Hurlyburly and Wit.
Nixon is best known for playing Miranda Hobbes in the HBO series Sex and the City (1998–2004) and the films Sex and the City (2008) and Sex and the City 2 (2010). Her other film credits include Amadeus (1984), The Pelican Brief (1993) and A Quiet Passion (2016). She has received two Primetime Emmy Awards, two Tony Awards and a Grammy Award.
Nixon has also directed for the stage and appeared in television roles including in Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and Hannibal. In 2018 she ran as a Democratic candidate for Governor of New York.
