• American Tony and Emmy award winning actress Cynthia Nixon played the role of "Miranda Hobbes" on HBO's award winning television series Sex and the City.

  According to several media source in mid May of 2009, Nixon is engaged to her lesbian partner Christine Marinoni. The news was confirmed by Nixon's rep, Charlotte Burke.Breitbart: Nixon and Christine Marinoni are engaged (May 18, 2009)

• 1. Born: April 9, 1966
  2. Birthplace: New York, New York
  3. Mother: Actress Anne Knoll
  4. Father: Radio journalist Walter Nixon
  5. Attended: Barnard College
  6. Broadway debut: The Philadelphia Story
  7. Feature film debut: Little Darlings
  8. Breast cancer survivor
  9. Ambassador for Susan G. Komen for the Cure
  10. Was involved with English professor Danny Mozes
  11. Two children with Mozes: Samantha and Charles Ezekiel
  12. Came out in 2004 as a lesbian
  13. Began dating Christine Marinoni in 2003
  14. May 2009: Marinoni and Nixon's engagement was announced

• Early Years

  Nixon earned her first television spot in 1979 in an after school special on ABC. The very next year, she made her film debut with Little Darlings and her first Broadway appearance in the The Philadelphia Story revival.

• Miranda Hobbes

  After many minor and major roles in movies, television, and Broadway, she became in instant commercial success with her role as the straight-laced lawyer "Miranda Hobbes" on Sex and the City starring Sarah Jessica Parker. The show ran for six seasons and the cast reunited on film for the highly anticipated movie.

• Notable Film and Television Roles

  • 1980: Little Darlings as Sunshine
  • 1988: Tanner '88 as Alex Tanner
  • 1993: Addams Family Values as Heather
  • 1996: Marvin's Room as Retirement Home Director
  • 2002: Igby Goes Down as Mrs. Piggee
  • 1998-2004: Sex and the City as Miranda Hobbes
  • 2007: The Babysitters as Gail Beltran
  • 2008: Sex and the City Movie as Miranda Hobbes
  • 2008: Lymelife as Melissa Bragg
  • 2009: An Englishman in New York as Penny Arcade
  • 2010: Sex and the City 2 as Miranda Hobbes

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