Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon (born April 9, 1966) is an American actress who is best known for her portrayal of lawyer Miranda Hobbes in the popular HBO sitcom Sex and the City (1998–2004).

Biography

Nixon is a native New Yorker who graduated from Barnard College in 1988 with a B.A. in English. Unlike Miranda, she is actually blond and not red-haired, as some fans might have been led to believe.

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New Yorker - Barnard College - 1988

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Nixon started her career at the age of 14, appearing in Little Darlings. Around that time, she also started appearing on plays on Broadway and Off-Broadway. In 1981, she won the Theatre World Award for her performance in The Philadelphia Story.

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Little Darlings - Broadway - Off-Broadway - 1981 - The Philadelphia Story

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In 1984, while a freshman in college, Nixon appeared simulaneously in two Mike Nichols-directed hit Broadway plays: Tom Stoppard's The Real Thing and David Rabe's Hurlyburly. In each performance, Nixon appeared as "Donna" in the first act of Hurlyburly at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre, then walked to the Plymouth Theatre, changed costumes and performed one scene as "Debbie" in The Real Thing opposite Jeremy Irons and Christine Baranski. Then, Nixon changed her costume again and returned to the Ethel Barrymore Theatre to resume her performance as "Donna." In the interest of fairness to other actors, Actors' Equity Association no longer permits one actor to perform in two shows simultaneously.

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1984 - Mike Nichols - Tom Stoppard - The Real Thing - David Rabe - Hurlyburly - Ethel Barrymore - Jeremy Irons - Christine Baranski - Actors' Equity Association

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Nixon's other Broadway credits include The Heidi Chronicles (1989-90), ' (1993-94), The Last Night of Ballyhoo (1997-98), The Women (2001-02) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?. For her participation in the latter, she earned a Los Angeles Drama Critics Award.

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The Heidi Chronicles - 1989 - 90 - 1993 - 94 - The Last Night of Ballyhoo - 1997 - 98 - The Women - 2001 - 02 - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

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Nixon has been nominated at various times for awards and critically praised for her characterization of Miranda in Sex and the City during its six-season run, finally winning a primetime Emmy in 2004 for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.

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Emmy - 2004

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In September 2004, it was reported that despite previous long-term relationships with men, she had been in a nearly year-long relationship with a woman, education expert Christine Marinoni{{ref|ContactMusic}}. When asked about this, she neither denied or confirmed, instead stating that "My private life is private. But at the same time, I have nothing to hide. So what I will say is that I am very happy."

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Nixon has two children, daughter Samantha (b. 1996) and son Charles (b. 2002). Their father is Danny Mozes, an English professor, with whom Nixon had a 15-year relationship. She has used her public profile as an advocate for better public schools in New York, one of which her daughter attends.

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1996 - English

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