Cynthia Nixon
Biography
Cynthia Nixon was born in New York City on April 9, 1966, to Anne Elizabeth Knoll, an actress, and Walter E. Nixon, Jr., a radio journalist. She has German and English ancestry. Nixon made a memorable film debut in Little Darlings (1980). Her Broadway credits include "The Last Night of Ballyhoo," "Indiscretions," "Angels in America," "The Heidi Chronicles," and "The Women," and she managed to appear in both "Hurlyburly" and "The Real Thing" at the same time. Her stage honors include winning a Theatre World Award, a Los Angeles Drama Critics Award and a Tony Award. She is also a founding member of Drama Dept., a New York-based theater company. She had been a working, though mostly unknown, actress for almost 20 years when she hit the big time with her role on HBO's Sex and the City (1998), where the naturally blond Nixon played red-haired workaholic lawyer Miranda Hobbes.
60years old
Turns 61 on April 9in 177 days
- Born New York City
- Star sign: AriesThe sign runs March 21 to April 19
- Cynthia Ellen Nixon (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 28
- Career span
- 37 years1980 to 2017
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Behind the camera
Nixon was one of the founders of Drama Dept., an Off-Broadway troupe whose actors included Sarah Jessica Parker, Dylan Baker, John Cameron Mitchell and Billy Crudup. She acted in the group's Kingdom on Earth, June Moon, As Bees in Honey Drown, Hope is the Thing with Feathers and The Country Club.
A role that slipped away
Nixon originally lost the part of Lala Levy to another actress but eventually took over the role in the Tony-winning play The Last Night of Ballyhoo in 1997.
Cynthia Nixon movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Michael Patrick King directed two of these films. Willie Garson appears in three of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
Willie Garson's page
John Heard's page
John Lithgow's page
Matt Dillon's page
Diane Keaton's page
Denis O'Hare's page
Michael Patrick KingDirector, 2 films, 2008 to 2010
All films by Michael Patrick King
Also two films together17 more actors
- Josh Pais5 Flights Up (2014) and Little Manhattan (2005)
- Sarah Jessica ParkerSex and the City 2 (2010) and Sex and the City (2008)
- Kim CattrallSex and the City 2 (2010) and Sex and the City (2008)
- Hume CronynMarvin's Room (1996) and The Pelican Brief (1993)
- Mike PniewskiKilling Reagan (2016) and Warm Springs (2005)
- Chris NothSex and the City 2 (2010) and Sex and the City (2008)
- Alysia Reiner5 Flights Up (2014) and One Last Thing... (2005)
- Kristin DavisSex and the City 2 (2010) and Sex and the City (2008)
- Mario CantoneSex and the City 2 (2010) and Sex and the City (2008)
- Jason LewisSex and the City 2 (2010) and Sex and the City (2008)
- Brian F. DurkinKilling Reagan (2016) and Warm Springs (2005)
- David EigenbergSex and the City 2 (2010) and Sex and the City (2008)
- Evan HandlerSex and the City 2 (2010) and Sex and the City (2008)
- Ilana Levine5 Flights Up (2014) and Girl Most Likely (2012)
- Michael CristoferThe Adderall Diaries (2015) and 5 Flights Up (2014)
- Alexandra FongSex and the City 2 (2010) and Sex and the City (2008)
- Parker FongSex and the City 2 (2010) and Sex and the City (2008)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Cynthia Nixon's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$981 million
17 of the 28 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 28 films: 17 worldwide figure; 4 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 3 figure not found.
- 17Worldwide figure
- 4US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 3Figure not found
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 99% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$419M42.7% of the total
- 2$291M29.6% of the total
- 3$195M19.9% of the total
- 4$29M3.0% of the total
- 5$17M1.7% of the total
- 6$13M1.3% of the total
- 7$4.9M0.5% of the total
- 8$3.9M0.4% of the total
$9.0 millionfrom the other 9 films with a worldwide figure, 1% of the total
Awards
Five awards and honors from 1981 to 2008, three of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emmy Awards | |||
| 2008 | Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Won |
| 2004 | Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series | Sex and the City | Won |
| Tony Awards | |||
| 2006 | Best Actress in a Play | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 1999 | Lucy Award | Won | |
| 1981 | Theatre World Award | Won | |
Online
Official profiles and reference pages.