Today, the heroine of our story will be the American theater and film actress Cynthia Nixon. For most viewers, she is known for her role as lawyer Miranda Hobbs in the popular HBO television series titled Sex and the City. We suggest you get to know the actress better by reading the details of her career and personal life.
Cynthia Nixon: biography
The future Hollywood celebrity was born on April 9, 1966 in the American metropolis of New York. Her mother, Anna Knoll, was an actress, and dad, Walter Nixon, worked as a journalist on the radio. When she was still a little girl, her parents decided to divorce, and the cheerful, energetic and cheerful Anna took up raising her daughter. When Cynthia was thirteen, her mother admitted to her that she was ill. She has breast cancer. However, she reported this news as if between things, without attaching special importance to it.
Theatre
Cynthia has seen acting talent from a very young age. She began to play on the stage from the age of 12. When the girl was fifteen, she became the laureate of her first theater prize. And three years later, they talked about her only as a “Broadway miracle”, since the young actress at that time played the main roles in two musicals on Broadway. At the same time, Cynthia Nixon, whose biography was very difficult, not only did not drop out of high school (as most of the girls in her position would do), but also decided to continue her college education. Her career in the theater was developing well, the girl played in such productions as "Angels in America", "Last Night of the Absurd", "Rash Step" and "Philadelphia Story."
Cynthia Nixon: First Steps to the Cinema
The debut of the actress in the movie took place in 1981. It was a painting called Little Charming Girls, where she got the role of a heroine named Sunshine. Cynthia was so pleased to act in film that she decided to do everything in order to become a film actress in the future. In 1981, she was again offered a role in the film "Prince of the City" directed by Cindy Lumet. The next few years, Cynthia starred in several films, including "My child, my body", "Fifth of July" and others. The movie career of young Nixon gradually went uphill, and in 1984 she took part in the filming of the historical drama "Amadeus" directed by Milos Forman. The film was a great success at the box office and brought popularity to all the actors involved in it.
Continuing a movie career
The first success of Cynthia Nixon on the big screen is the 1986 Manhattan Project, where she brilliantly performed the role of Jenny Anderman. Two years later, she again appeared before the audience, taking part in the filming of the historical film "The Murder of Mary Fagan." In the same year, she starred in another film called "Tanner 88", playing the role of Alex Tanner. Then followed another successful work by Cynthia in the light comedy directed by Joe Pitka “Jump at full speed!”.
As for television, in the late 80s Nixon got only small roles in the series. The most notable were projects with her participation, such as "She wrote the murder" and "Equalizer."
1990 years
In the last decade of the 20th century, Cynthia was quite active in television series. So, she took part in such projects as “Ambulance”, “Law and Order”, “Detective Nash Bridges”, “Touching an Angel”, “Beyond the Possible” and others.
In addition, Cynthia often appeared on the big screen. She performed several secondary roles in such films as “The Values of the Adams Family”, “The Pelicans Case”, “Together at the Open Window” and “Monti”. In 1994, director Patrick Reed Johnson invited Nixon to play one of the main characters in the comedy adventure film "Baby Walking."
In 1995, she brilliantly worked in the drama "New York News." The following year, Cynthia was lucky to be on the same set with the star cast. We are talking about the family drama "Marvin's Room" directed by Jerry Sachs. Two more successful works of the actress in the cinema can be called such films in 1999 as "Arrivals" and "Council of the caterpillar."
In the late 90s, the popularity of Cynthia Nixon instantly soared to unprecedented heights, and all thanks to the performance of one of the main roles in one of the most popular series of all time “Sex and the City”. The actress got a character named Miranda Hobbs. The series itself tells about the life and adventures of four dissimilar, but always charming friends.
2000 years
In parallel with the filming of “Sex and the City” (1998-2004), Cynthia appeared on the big screen. For this period, there are such films with her participation as “Daddy's Angels”, “Sex and the Matrix”, “Tanner vs. Tanner”.
Then followed the shooting in the films “Little Manhattan” (2005), “Nannies” (2007), “Luxurious Life” (2008), “Englishman in New York” (2009). Also in 2008 and 2010, Cynthia took part in the continuation of the series "Sex and the City", which it was decided to transfer to large screens. Both films were enthusiastically received by the audience and were a huge success at the box office, both in the United States and in other countries, including Russia.
With regard to recent works, in 2014 it is expected to release a rental picture called "Hannibal", where Nixon plays one of the main roles.
Cynthia Nixon: photo, personal life
For 15 years, the actress was in a relationship with the Englishman David Moses. However, in 2003, they broke up. Cynthia gave birth to Moses two children - a daughter Samantha (b. 1996) and the son of Charles (b. 2002).
Since 2004, Cynthia has been in a relationship with one of the activists of the educational movement Christine Marinoni. They met during a picket protest against a decrease in funding for budget schools. In July 2009, Cynthia Nixon and Christine Marinoni announced to the press about their engagement. Three years later, they married in New York.
Cancer
The actress is a very courageous woman, and she is very zealously guarding her personal life. So, information that Cynthia Nixon was ill (she was also diagnosed with breast cancer) leaked to the press only when the Hollywood star was already recovering. She was diagnosed in 2006. Fortunately, thanks to timely diagnosis, Cynthia managed to defeat a terrible disease.