Cynthia Nixon is an accomplished American actress, activist, and theater director, best known for her role as Miranda Hobbes in the HBO series Sex and the City (1998–2004). She won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress for the role and reprised it in subsequent films and the television show And Just Like That... (2021–2025). Besides her acting career, she is also known for her activism.
Cynthia Nixon discusses her Broadway experiences and shares secrets from 'The Gilded Age' during an interview. Additionally, her early appearance on 'Law & Order' is highlighted as part of a list of future award winners who guest-starred on the show.
In October 2006, Cynthia Nixon was diagnosed with breast cancer during a routine mammography.
In 2007, Cynthia Nixon remarked, "I don't really feel I've changed. I'd been with men all my life, and I'd never fallen in love with a woman. But when I did, it didn't seem so strange. I'm just a woman in love with another woman."
In April 2008, Cynthia Nixon announced her battle with breast cancer in an interview with Good Morning America and has since become a breast cancer activist.
In 2008, Cynthia Nixon received the Muse Award presented by the New York Women in Film & Television.
In April 2009, Cynthia Nixon and education activist Christine Marinoni became engaged.
In 2010, Cynthia Nixon received the Vito Russo Award presented by the GLAAD Media Awards.
On May 27, 2012, Cynthia Nixon married Christine Marinoni in New York City. Nixon wore a custom-made, pale green dress by Carolina Herrera.
In 2012, Cynthia Nixon publicly identified herself as bisexual.
In 2013, Cynthia Nixon received the Yale University Artist for Equality award.
In 2016, Cynthia Nixon received the Faith Hubley Memorial Award during the Provincetown International Film Festival.
On March 19, 2018, Cynthia Nixon announced her campaign for Governor of New York, challenging incumbent Andrew Cuomo. Her platform included addressing income inequality, promoting renewable energy, establishing universal healthcare, ending mass incarceration, and protecting undocumented children from deportation.
In April 2018, Cynthia Nixon secured the nomination of the Working Families Party of New York with 91.5% of the vote after Andrew Cuomo withdrew from consideration. Nixon indicated she would confer with the party to decide the best course of action if she did not secure the Democratic nomination.
On May 23, 2018, Cynthia Nixon and other challengers were eliminated from the Democratic party endorsement at the state Democratic Convention after failing to meet the required delegate threshold. Nixon then filed a petition with 65,000 signatures to force a primary election.
In June 2018, Cynthia Nixon revealed that her oldest child is transgender.
On June 22, 2018, Cynthia Nixon referred to the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) as a "terrorist organization" during a campaign event in New York City and reiterated the statement in a Twitter post.
On October 5, 2018, the Working Families Party removed Cynthia Nixon's name from their ticket after deciding to endorse Cuomo and Hochul, ensuring Nixon would not appear on the general election ballot.
In 2018, Cynthia Nixon began identifying herself as queer.
In August 2021, Andrew Cuomo was forced to resign as governor following allegations of sexual harassment. As a result of the scandal, he was stripped of the honorary Emmy given to him for his televised Covid briefings in 2020.
On August 24, 2021, following Andrew Cuomo's forced resignation as governor due to sexual harassment allegations, Cynthia Nixon tweeted: "The difference between me and Andrew Cuomo? Neither of us is governor, but I still have my Emmy(s)."
In December 2023, Cynthia Nixon joined a five-day hunger strike outside the White House, calling for a ceasefire related to the conflict in Gaza.
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