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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Brigitte Nielsen to Bill Owen
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
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CREDITS
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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
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Television Appearances
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Series
- Miranda Hobbes, Sex and the City, HBO, 1998-
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002
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Pilots
- Vivian Campbell, Monty, 1994
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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
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The View, 2001, 2002
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Late Show with David Letterman, 2002
- Interviewee, When I Was a Girl, Women's Entertainment, 2002
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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
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The Balcony Scene, Circle Repertory Theatre, New York City, 1991
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Servy N Bernice 4-Ever, Provincetown Playhouse, New York City, 1991
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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
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The Illusion, Classic Stage Company, New York City, 1994
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The Scarlet Letter, Classic Stage Company, 1994
- Madeline, Indiscretions, Ethel Barrymore Theatre, New York City, 1995
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Kingdom on Earth, The Drama Dept., Greenwich House Theatre, New York City, 1996
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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
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Hope Is the Thing with Feathers, Greenwich House Theatre, 1998
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The Country Club, The Drama Dept., Greenwich House Theatre, 1999
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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
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Back Stage, January 17, 1997, p. 4
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Bust, summer, 2002, pp. 32-39
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Entertainment Weekly, February 13, 1998, p. 62
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Nation, August 24, 1998, p. 36
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Newsweek, November 5, 2001, p. 67
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TV Guide, February 2, 2002, pp. 28-30
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Variety, November 3, 1997, p. 104; January 19, 1998, p. 96
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