Cynthia Nixon is an Emmy®, Tony®, and Grammy® Award–winning actor, director, and producer whose career spans more than four decades in film, television, and theater. Best known for her work as Miranda Hobbes in HBO's series “Sex and the City”, which earned her the first of two Emmy® Awards, Nixon also starred in, directed, and served as an EP on the show’s sequel “And Just Like That…”. She also stars in HBO’s award-nominated “The Gilded Age”, renewed for a fourth season in July 2025.
Making her Broadway debut at 14 in The Philadelphia Story, Nixon has appeared in more than 40 plays, including 13 on Broadway. She previously appeared at the Helen Hayes in Alfred Uhry’s The Last Night of Ballyhoo. Nixon has earned four Tony nominations, winning for David Lindsay-Abaire’s Rabbit Hole and Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes. Recent stage work includes Jordan Seavey’s The Seven Year Disappear, where she played eight characters to critical acclaim. She has also directed productions for The New Group and other companies, earning multiple award nominations.
Nixon’s memorable screen roles include Little Darlings, Amadeus, Stockholm, Pennsylvania, and Terence Davies’ A Quiet Passion, in which she played Emily Dickinson. She received a Golden Globe nomination for Netflix’s “Ratched” and praise for portraying Nancy Reagan in Killing Reagan.
Politically active for decades on abortion access, cancer awareness, public school funding, and LBGTQ equality, Nixon ran for Governor of NY State in 2018. She lives in New York City with her wife, Christine Marinoni. They have three children.
Cynthia Nixon, The Seven Year Disappear
Cynthia Nixon, The Little Foxes
Cynthia Nixon, The Little Foxes
Cynthia Nixon, The Little Foxes
Cynthia Nixon, The Little Foxes
Cynthia Nixon, Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes
Cynthia Nixon, Wit
Cynthia Nixon, Wit
Cynthia Nixon, Rabbit Hole
Cynthia Nixon, Rabbit Hole
Cynthia Nixon , Indiscretions
Cynthia Nixon, The Philadelphia Story
Cynthia Nixon has appeared on Broadway in 15 shows.
Cynthia Nixon has not appeared in the West End.
Distinguished Performance (Drama League Awards) for The Seven Year Disappear, Best Featured Actress in a Play (BroadwayWorld Awards) for The Little Foxes, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Drama Desk Awards) for The Little Foxes, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for The Little Foxes, Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for The Little Foxes, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Lillian Hellman's The Little Foxes, Distinguished Performance Award (Drama League Awards) for Wit, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Wit, Outstanding Actress in a Play (Outer Critics Circle Awards) for Rabbit Hole, Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Rabbit Hole, Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play (Tony Awards) for Indiscretions and Performance (Theatre World Awards) for The Philadelphia Story.
Cynthia Nixon has won several prestigious awards throughout her career. She received the Best Featured Actress in a Play award from the BroadwayWorld Awards for her performance in The Little Foxes. Additionally, she earned the Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play honors from both the Drama Desk Awards and the Outer Critics Circle Awards for the same role in The Little Foxes. At the Tony Awards, Nixon won Best Performance by an Actress in a Featured Role in a Play for Lillian Hellman’s The Little Foxes, as well as Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Play for Rabbit Hole. She also received a Performance award from the Theatre World Awards for her work in The Philadelphia Story.
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