Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon

1966-04-09 New York City, New York, USA 71 Credits

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), ...

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The Seven Year Disappear

2024

as Miriam

Acting

Naphtali’s mother, a world-famous performance artist, disappeared suddenly seven years ago. And yet, he sees her everywhere: in the faces of friends, ...

True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our Songs

True Colors: LGBTQ+ Our Stories, Our Songs

2022

10.0
Acting

A TV special that celebrates the stories and music that make us who we are. Offering a unique look at the history of the LGBTQ+ community in the Unite...

Keeping Company with Sondheim

Keeping Company with Sondheim

2022

as Self

9.0
Acting

Filmed over two years, this new documentary takes an exclusive inside look at Tony-winning director Marianne Elliott’s creative process of bringing a ...

And Just Like That... The Documentary

And Just Like That... The Documentary

2022

as Self

6.8
Acting

In the late ‘90s, “Sex and the City” took television by storm with its honest and hilarious perspective on love, relationships… and sex, earning legio...

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens

2020

as Claudia

Acting

Elegies for Angels, Punks and Raging Queens is a celebration of the lives lost to AIDS told in free-verse monologues with a blues, jazz and rock score...

The Lavender Scare

The Lavender Scare

2019

as Madeleine Tress (voice)

6.3
Acting

At the height of the Cold War, President Eisenhower deems homosexuals to be security risks. A vicious witch hunt ensues, ruining thousands of American...

Stray Dolls

Stray Dolls

2019

as Una

4.6
Acting

Riz is a recent South Asian immigrant who takes a job at a seedy motel in a bid to start over in America. But the motel’s other employees and guests p...

The Parting Glass

The Parting Glass

2018

as Mare

5.4
Acting

A family dealing with their sister's death travel across country to collect her belongings and piece together their memories of the woman they lost.

Maybe a Love Story

Maybe a Love Story

2018

as Toni

6.6
Acting

Virgílio’s quiet, predictable life unravels with one message: a breakup from a woman he doesn’t remember. As he searches for her, he’s swept into a jo...

Survivor's Guide to Prison

Survivor's Guide to Prison

2018

as Self

6.3
Acting

Today, you're more likely to go to prison in the United States than anywhere else in the world. So in the unfortunate case it should happen to you - t...

That's Harassment

That's Harassment

2018

as Patient

10.0
Acting

This film is a series of six short films that depicts six different cases of sexual harassment in the workplace, all based on real events.

Great Performers: Horror Show

Great Performers: Horror Show

2017

as The Ghost Bride

6.7
Acting

Horror films dominated the cultural conversation in 2017. From the surprise hit “Get Out” to the movie adaption of “It” to the campy “Happy Death Day,...

The Only Living Boy in New York

The Only Living Boy in New York

2017

as Judith Webb

6.4
Acting

When a young man learns that his overbearing father is having an affair, he tries to stop it, only to be seduced by the older woman as well.

My Letter to the World: A Journey Through the Life of Emily Dickinson

My Letter to the World: A Journey Through the Life of Emily Dickinson

2017

as Emily Dickinson (voice)

7.5
Acting

Poet Emily Dickinson, pigeonholed as the strange recluse since her death, takes you on a journey through the seasons of her life amid 1800s New Englan...

Killing Reagan

Killing Reagan

2016

as Nancy Reagan

6.6
Acting

Killing Reagan explores the events surrounding the assassination attempt on president Ronald Reagan by John Hinckley Jr. Based on the best-selling boo...

A Quiet Passion

A Quiet Passion

2016

as Emily Dickinson

6.1
Acting

The story of American poet Emily Dickinson from her early days as a young schoolgirl to her later years as a reclusive, unrecognized artist.

The Adderall Diaries

The Adderall Diaries

2016

as Jen Davis

5.3
Acting

Writer and Adderall enthusiast Stephen Elliott reaches a low point when his estranged father resurfaces, claiming that Stephen has fabricated much of ...

James White

James White

2015

as Gail White

6.6
Acting

James White is a troubled twentysomething trying to stay afloat in a frenzied New York City. As he retreats further into a hedonistic lifestyle, his m...

Rasheeda Speaking

Rasheeda Speaking

2015

Stage Director

Directing

This tense workplace thriller examines the realities of so-called “post-racial” America. Co-workers are driven apart by the machinations of their boss...

Stockholm, Pennsylvania

Stockholm, Pennsylvania

2015

as Marcy Dargon

5.3
Acting

A young woman is returned home to her biological parents after living with her abductor for 17 years.

5 Flights Up

5 Flights Up

2014

as Lily Portman

6.0
Acting

A long-time married couple who've spent their lives together in the same New York apartment become overwhelmed by personal and real estate-related iss...

The Out List

The Out List

2013

as Herself

6.1
Acting

Through the voices of Americans from all walks of life, The Out List explores the identities of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community ...

Girl Most Likely

Girl Most Likely

2012

as Cynthia Nixon

5.6
Acting

A failed New York playwright stages a suicide in an attempt to win back her ex, only to wind up in the custody of her gambling-addict mother.

Too Big to Fail

Too Big to Fail

2011

as Michele Davis

7.0
Acting

An intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a f...

Rampart

Rampart

2011

as Barbara

5.4
Acting

The story follows veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, as he struggles to take care of his family, and fights for his own...

Sex and the City 2

Sex and the City 2

2010

as Miranda Hobbes

6.1
Acting

Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda are all married now, but they're still up for a little fun in the sun. When Samantha gets the chance to visit one of th...

An Englishman in New York

An Englishman in New York

2009

as Penny Arcade

6.4
Acting

Biographical drama based on the last 20 years of Crisp's life. The literary figure and gay iconoclast emigrated to New York in 1981 and lived there un...

Lymelife

Lymelife

2008

as Melissa Bragg

6.1
Acting

A coming of age dramedy where infidelity, real estate, and Lyme disease have two families falling apart on Long Island in the early eighties. Scott, 1...

Sex and the City

Sex and the City

2008

as Miranda Hobbes

6.6
Acting

A New York writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girlfriends must console her after one of them inadver...

The Babysitters

The Babysitters

2008

as Gail Beltran

6.0
Acting

Seventeen-year-old Shirley is a good student who works as a babysitter in order to make money for college. One night Michael, a father Shirley works f...

Little Manhattan

Little Manhattan

2005

as Leslie

7.2
Acting

Ten-year-old Gabe was just a normal kid growing up in Manhattan until Rosemary Telesco walked into his life, actually into his karate class. But befor...

One Last Thing...

One Last Thing...

2005

as Karen Jameison

6.0
Acting

Sixteen-year-old Dylan is dying of cancer. When a charitable organization offers to grant Dylan his final wish, the teen has a surprising request: to ...

Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today

Timescapes: A Multimedia Portrait of New York, 1609-Today

2005

as Additional Voices

Acting

The Museum of the City of New York’s award-winning short documentary explores how New York City grew from a settlement of a few hundred Europeans, Afr...

Warm Springs

Warm Springs

2005

as Eleanor Roosevelt

6.8
Acting

Franklin Roosevelt, left a paraplegic from polio at 39 years of age, seeks out a miracle cure in the backwoods of Georgia.

The Politics of Docs

2004

as Self

Acting

A look at the subjects of Tanner ‘88 and Tanner on Tanner.

Why Tanner, Why Now?

2004

as Self

Acting

A look at the inspiration behind Tanner on Tanner.

On the Set: Alex’s Loft

2004

as Self

Acting

A behind the scenes look at the shooting of a scene for Tanner on Tanner.

On the Set: Elaine’s

2004

as Self

Acting

A behind the scenes look at the shooting of a scene for Tanner on Tanner.

The Shakespeare Sessions

2003

7.0
Acting

Major film and television stars re-enact famous scenes from the plays of William Shakespeare .

Igby Goes Down

Igby Goes Down

2002

as Mrs. Piggee

6.6
Acting

Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sarcastic 17-year-old boy, is at war with the stifling world of old money privilege he was born into. With a schizophre...

The Women

The Women

2002

as Mary Haines

Acting

Mary Haines's life falls apart and her social circle shatters after her husband's affair is revealed. Filmed version of the 2001 Broadway revival with...

Mark Twain

Mark Twain

2002

as (voice)

7.0
Acting

Largely considered to be the greatest American author, Mark Twain is celebrated in this exhaustive documentary by filmmaker Ken Burns.

Papa's Angels

Papa's Angels

2000

as Sharon Jenkins

Acting

Arkansas furniture maker Grins Jenkins is a cheerful man and loving father to his five kids, as well as the life of every party in their small town. W...

Sex and the Matrix

Sex and the Matrix

2000

as Miranda Hobbes

6.4
Acting

A spoof created for the 2000 MTV Movie Awards, combining The Matrix and "Sex in the City".

The Out-of-Towners

The Out-of-Towners

1999

as Sheena

5.8
Acting

The adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for Henry's job interview.

Advice From a Caterpillar

Advice From a Caterpillar

1999

as Missy

4.0
Acting

When it comes to romance, Missy's attitude has always been whatever. After all, her artistic career is flourishing, her spacious New York City loft is...

Marvin's Room

Marvin's Room

1996

as Retirement Home Director

6.7
Acting

A leukemia patient attempts to end a 20-year feud with her sister to get her bone marrow.

The 'M' Word

1996

1.0
Acting

When Sarah begins to have doubts about her impending marriage to longtime boyfriend Jake, smooth-talker Nick makes his move. Meanwhile, Sarah's friend...

The Cottonwood

The Cottonwood

1996

as Donna

Acting

Four friends get three million dollars and decide to construct a screenplay of 52 stolen scenes from the greatest movies ever made.

Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

Live from Broadway: Hello, Dolly!

1995

Acting

Documentary about the creation of the iconic Broadway show

Baby's Day Out

Baby's Day Out

1994

as Gilbertine

6.4
Acting

Baby Bink couldn't ask for more: he has adoring (if somewhat sickly-sweet) parents, lives in a huge mansion, and he's just about to appear in the soci...

Addams Family Values

Addams Family Values

1993

as Heather

7.0
Acting

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...

The Pelican Brief

The Pelican Brief

1993

as Alice Stark

6.6
Acting

A law student's theory about the recent deaths of two Supreme Court justices embroils her in a far-reaching web of murder, corruption, and greed.

Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings

Kiss, Kiss, Dahlings

1992

as The Granddaughter

Acting

This short comedy about the love of acting features a grandmother, daughter, and granddaughter in three different eras: first backstage at the Moscow ...

Through an Open Window

Through an Open Window

1992

as Nancy Cooper

Acting

A middle-aged suburban woman is haunted by what she believes to be a bird that is stuck in her house, convincing those around her that she has lost he...

Face of a Stranger

Face of a Stranger

1991

as Tina Foster

10.0
Acting

After the death of her husband, Pat learns that he gambled away all of their savings and that she's now destitute. She may even have to leave their ap...

The Love She Sought

The Love She Sought

1990

as Janet Raft

6.2
Acting

An aging school teacher (Lansbury) at a Catholic grammar school in Minnesota questions her life's existence when she has to start battling a new bisho...

It's Richard I Love

1990

Acting

A neurotic love story.

Let It Ride

Let It Ride

1989

as Evangeline

6.3
Acting

An average kind of guy who has a slight problem with gambling goes to the track, and mystically, it seems as though he can't lose, no matter how he be...

O.C. and Stiggs

O.C. and Stiggs

1987

as Michelle

4.5
Acting

O.C. and Stiggs aren't your average unhappy teenagers. They not only despise their suburban surroundings, but they also plot against it. They seek rev...

The Manhattan Project

The Manhattan Project

1986

as Jenny Anderman

6.2
Acting

A gifted high school student steals plutonium from the secret nuclear weapons facility in his home town in order to construct his own nuclear bomb, wi...

Amadeus

Amadeus

1984

as Lorl

8.0
Acting

Disciplined Italian composer Antonio Salieri becomes consumed by jealousy and resentment towards the hedonistic and remarkably talented young Viennese...

I Am The Cheese

I Am The Cheese

1983

as Amy Hertz

7.0
Acting

Adapted from the Robert Cormier novel. This film follows the life of a young boy whose happy, if somewhat unusual life with his friends and family gra...

Fifth of July

Fifth of July

1982

as Shirley Talley

7.0
Acting

Ken Talley, a Vietnam vet who lost his legs in combat, lives in a farmhouse in rural Missouri with his lover, Jed. Traumatized and bitter, Ken struggl...

My Body, My Child

My Body, My Child

1982

as Nancy

9.0
Acting

A woman must choose between having an abortion or giving birth to a deformed child.

Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn

Rascals and Robbers: The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn

1982

as Alice

5.0
Acting

The adventures and misadventures of Tom and Huck on the Mississippi River in Missouri with their involvement when they fall in with a gang of con arti...

Tattoo

Tattoo

1981

as Cindy

4.9
Acting

Karl Kinsky, an unbalanced tattoo artist, becomes obsessed with Maddy, a model he meets when he is hired to body-paint several women for a photo shoot...

Prince of the City

Prince of the City

1981

as Jeannie

7.0
Acting

New York City detective Daniel Ciello agrees to help the United States Department of Justice help eliminate corruption in the police department, as lo...

The Private History of a Campaign That Failed

The Private History of a Campaign That Failed

1981

as Sue Ellen

Acting

Mark Twain tale of cowardly Confederate soldiers.

Little Darlings

Little Darlings

1980

as Sunshine

6.5
Acting

Two 15-year-old girls from different sides of the tracks compete to see who will be first to lose their virginity while at camp.

Sex and the City: A Farewell

Sex and the City: A Farewell

N/A

as Miranda Hobbs

10.0
Acting

In this alternative to a "the making of" on the super hit-sitcom "Sex and the City", which simply does not rely on special effects, various actors and...