Cynthia Nixon

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Summary

Cynthia Nixon is an actor, director, and political activist best known for playing Miranda Hobbes in Sex and the City and its revival. Her screen and stage work has often centered on women’s lives, sexuality, and changing relationships; she has described Sex and the City as feminist. Since the 2000s, she has campaigned for public education and marriage equality, advocated for LGBTQ+ rights and abortion access, and run for New York governor on a progressive platform. Nixon publicly identifies as queer and has spoken about women’s rights and trans rights.