Cynthia Nixon
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 P…
Acting
- 2025Good Hang with Amy Poehler1 ep.
- 2022Celebrity Jeopardy!Self - Contestant2 ep.
- 2022The Gilded AgeAda Brook33 ep.
- 2021And Just Like That…Miranda Hobbes33 ep.
- 2020RatchedGwendolyn Briggs8 ep.
- 2020Stars in the HouseSelf1 ep.
- 2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf1 ep.
- 2013Alpha HouseSenator Carly Armiston6 ep.
- 2013HannibalKade Prurnell4 ep.
- 2012World Without EndPetranilla8 ep.
- 2010The Big CRebecca1 ep.
- 2010Who Do You Think You Are?Self1 ep.
- 2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest8 ep.
- 20063 lbsDr. Karin Hanson1 ep.
- 2006Me, Eloise(voice)1 ep.
- 2004HouseAnica Javanovich1 ep.
- 2004Tanner on TannerAlex Tanner4 ep.
- 2004The Tony Danza ShowSelf - Guest2 ep.
- 2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf3 ep.
- 2002Mark TwainOther Voices (voice)2 ep.
- 2001Democracy Now!Self (archive footage)1 ep.
- 1999The Early ShowSelf1 ep.
- 1998Sex and the CityMiranda Hobbes94 ep.
- 1997The ViewSelf7 ep.
- 1995New York News1 ep.
- 1991Love, Lies and MurderDonna2 ep.
- 1989Gideon OliverAllison Parrish Slocum1 ep.
- 1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest3 ep.
- 1988Tanner '88Alex Tanner12 ep.
- 1988The Murder of Mary PhaganDoreen2 ep.
- 1982American PlayhouseShirley Talley2 ep.
- 1980On The Level12 ep.
Behind the camera
- 2021And Just Like That…Director, Executive Producer33 ep.
Guest appearances
- 2026Democracy Now!Self (archive footage)1 ep.
- 2026Good Hang with Amy Poehler1 ep.
- 2023Celebrity Jeopardy!Self - Contestant2 ep.
- 2021LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest3 ep.
- 2015Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest8 ep.
- 2022Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf1 ep.
- 2022Great PerformancesSelf1 ep.
- 2022Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest1 ep.
- 2002The ViewSelf, Self - Guest7 ep.
- 2021The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf1 ep.
- 2020The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2020Stars in the HouseSelf1 ep.
- 2016Broad CityBarb1 ep.
- 2015The AffairMarilyn1 ep.
- 2014Who Do You Think You Are?Self1 ep.
- 2014HannibalKade Prurnell4 ep.
- 2013Alpha HouseSenator Carly Armiston6 ep.
- 201230 RockCynthia Nixon1 ep.
- 2011The Big CRebecca1 ep.
- 2011Law & Order: Criminal IntentAmanda Rollins1 ep.
- 2010GMTVSelf1 ep.
- 2008The Early ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2008The Graham Norton ShowSelf1 ep.
- 2007Law & Order: Special Victims UnitJanis Donovan1 ep.
- 20063 lbsDr. Karin Hanson1 ep.
- 2006Me, Eloise(voice)1 ep.
- 2005The Tony Danza ShowSelf - Guest2 ep.
- 2005HouseAnica Javanovich1 ep.
- 2004The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf3 ep.
- 2005EREllie Shore1 ep.
- 2003The Daily ShowSelf2 ep.
- 2002Intimate PortraitSelf1 ep.
- 1999Touched by an AngelMelina Richardson / Sarah1 ep.
- 1999The Outer LimitsTrudy1 ep.
- 1996Early EditionSheila1 ep.
- 1996Nash BridgesMelissa1 ep.
- 1993Murder, She WroteAlice Morgan1 ep.
- 1990Law & OrderLaura Di Biasi1 ep.
- 1982American PlayhouseSarah, Shirley Talley2 ep.
- 1989The EqualizerJackie1 ep.
- 1989Gideon OliverAllison Parrish Slocum1 ep.
- —New York News1 ep.
Also known as: Cynthia Ellen Nixon