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Cynthia Nixon Biography (1966-)

Full name, Cynthia Ellen Nixon; born April 9, 1966, in New York, NY; daughterof Walter (a radio journalist) and Anne (an actress) Nixon; companion of Danny Mozes (a professor of English), beginning 1988; children: (with Mozes) Samantha, Charles. Addresses: Agent: William Morris Agency, 151 El CaminoDr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Emily Gerson Saines, Brookside Artist Management NY, 250 W. 57th St., Suite 2303, New York, NY 10107.

Nationality

American

Gender

Female

Occupation

Actress

Birth Details

April 9, 1966

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Appearances
• Sunshine Walker, Little Darlings, Paramount, 1980
• Cindy, Tattoo, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1981
• Jeannie, Prince of the City, Warner Bros., 1981
• Amy Hertz, I Am the Cheese, Almi, 1983
• Lorl, Amadeus (also known as Peter Shaffer's Amadeus), Orion, 1984
• Jenny Anderman, The Manhattan Project (also known as ManhattanProject: The Deadly Game), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
• Michelle, O.C. and Stiggs, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1987
• Evangeline, Let It Ride, Paramount, 1989
• Alice Stark, The Pelican Brief, Warner Bros., 1993
• Heather, Addams Family Values, Paramount, 1993
• Gilbertine, the nanny, Baby's Day Out, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1994
• Donna, The Cottonwood, 1996
• Retirement home director, Marvin's Room, Miramax, 1996
• Cara, The M Word, 1997
• Missy, Advice from a Caterpillar, 1999
• Sheena, The Out-of-Towners, United International, 1999
• Mrs. Piggee, Igby Goes Down, United Artists, 2002
• Voice, Mark Twain, 2002
• Television Appearances
• Series
• Miranda Hobbes, Sex and the City, HBO, 1998-
• Miniseries
• Alex Tanner, Tanner '88 (also known as Tanner: A Political Fable), HBO, 1988
• Doreen Camp, The Murder of Mary Phagan, NBC, 1988
• Donna Carson, Love, Lies, and Murder, NBC, 1991
• Movies
• Sue Ellen, Private History of a Campaign That Failed, 1980
• Nancy, My Body, My Child, ABC, 1982
• Alice, Rascals and Robbers--The Secret Adventures of Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn, CBS, 1982
• Shirley Talley, June's daughter, "Fifth of July," American Playhouse, PBS and Showtime, 1982
• Alison Slocum, "Sleep Well, Professor Oliver" (also known as "Gideon Oliver"), The ABC Mystery Movie, ABC, 1989
• Janet, The Love She Sought (also known as Last Chance for Romance and A Green Journey), NBC, 1990
• Sarah, "Women & Wallace," American Playhouse, PBS, 1990
• Tina Foster, Face of a Stranger (also known as My Shadow),CBS, 1991
• Sharon Jenkins, Papa's Angels, CBS, 2000
• Specials
• Melanie Gamble, "The Seven Wishes of a Rich Kid," ABC Afterschool Special, ABC, 1979
• Ann Cassidy, "It's No Crush, I'm in Love," ABC Afterschool Special, ABC, 1983
• Jennifer, "Kiss, Kiss Dahlings," Great Performances' 20th AnniversarySpecial, PBS, 1992
• Through an Open Window, syndicated, 1994
• Host and Gilbertine, The Making of "Baby's Day Out" (also known asA Nanny's Guide to "Baby's Day Out"), Fox, 1994
• Voice, Children Remember the Holocaust (also known as Nothing But Sun), 1995
• Presenter, The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1999
• 2000 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 2000
• Miranda Hobbes, Sex and the Matrix, 2000
• Interviewee, The Women of "Sex and the City", E! Entertainment Television, 2001
• Mary Haines, The Women (also known as Stage on Screen: The Women), PBS, 2002
• Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Lisagay Hamilton, Lifetime, 2002
• Interviewee, Intimate Portrait: Cynthia Nixon, Lifetime, 2002
• The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002
• Pilots
• Vivian Campbell, Monty, 1994
• Episodic
• Jackie, "Silent Fury," The Equalizer, CBS, 1989
• "Gathering Clouds: Parts I & II," The Young Riders, ABC, 1990
• Laura di Biasi, "Subterranean Homeboy Blues," Law & Order, NBC, 1990
• Alice Morgan, "Threshold of Fear," Murder, She Wrote, CBS, 1992
• "The Using Game, New York News, 1995
• Alisa, "Aloha Nash," Nash Bridges, CBS, 1996
• Sheila, "Baby," Early Edition, CBS, 1996
• Trudy, "Alien Radio," The Outer Limits, Showtime and syndicated, 1999
• Melina Richardson/Sister Sarah, "Into the Fire," Touched by an Angel, CBS, 1999
• The View, 2001, 2002
• Late Show with David Letterman, 2002
• Interviewee, When I Was a Girl, Women's Entertainment, 2002
• Stage Appearances
• (Stage debut) Dinah Lord, The Philadelphia Story, Vivian BeaumontTheatre, New York City, 1980
• Lydie Hickman, Lydie Breeze, American Place Theatre, New York City, 1982
• (Broadway debut) Debbie, The Real Thing, Plymouth Theatre, 1984
• Donna, Hurlyburly, Goodman Theatre, Chicago, IL, then Promenade Theatre, New York City, later Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, all 1984
• Sally Decker, Sally's Gone, She Left Her Home, Perry Street Theatre, New York City, 1985
• Carol, Lemon Sky, Second Stage Theatre, New York City, 1986
• Phoebe, Alterations, WPA Theatre, Chelsea Playhouse, New York City, 1986
• Piper, Cleveland and Half-Way Back, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City, 1987
• Juliet, Romeo and Juliet, New York Shakespeare Festival, Public/Newman Theatre, New York City, 1988
• Becky, Clara, and Denise, The Heidi Chronicles, Playwrights Horizons, New York City, then Plymouth Theatre, both 1989
• Honey, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, Center Theatre Group, Ahmanson Theatre, Los Angeles, 1989-1990
• Anya, The Cherry Orchard, York Theatre, New York City, 1990
• The Balcony Scene, Circle Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1991
• Servy N Bernice 4-Ever, Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, 1991
• On the Bum; or, The Next Train Through, Playwrights Horizons, 1992
• Harper Pitt, Angels in America: Millennium Approaches/Perestroika,Walter Kerr Theatre, New York City, 1994
• The Illusion, Classic Stage Company, New York City, 1994
• The Scarlet Letter, Classic Stage Company, 1994
• Madeline, Indiscretions, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1995
• Kingdom on Earth, The Drama Dept., Greenwich House Theatre, New York City, 1996
• As Bees in Honey Drown, The Drama Dept., 1997
• Lala Levy, The Last Night of Ballyhoo, Helen Hayes Theatre, New York City, 1997
• Eileen, June Moon, The Drama Dept., Ohio Theater, New York City, 1997, then Variety Arts Theatre, New York City, 1998
• Hope Is the Thing with Feathers, Greenwich House Theatre, 1998
• The Country Club, The Drama Dept., Greenwich House Theatre, 1999
• The Vagina Monologues, Westside Theatre (downstairs), New York City, 1999
• Mary Haines, The Women, Roundabout Theatre Company, American Airlines Theatre, 2001
• Also appeared in Young Playwrights and Moonchildren.

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals

• Back Stage, January 17, 1997, p. 4
• Bust, summer, 2002, pp. 32-39
• Entertainment Weekly, February 13, 1998, p. 62
• Nation, August 24, 1998, p. 36
• Newsweek, November 5, 2001, p. 67
• TV Guide, February 2, 2002, pp. 28-30
• Variety, November 3, 1997, p. 104; January 19, 1998, p. 96