Cynthia Ellen Nixon (born April 9, 1966) is an American actress, known for her portrayal of
Miranda Hobbes in the
HBO series
Sex and the City (1998–2004), for which she won the 2004
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series. She reprised the role in the films
Sex and the City (2008) and
Sex and the City 2 (2010). Her other film appearances include
Amadeus (1984),
The Pelican Brief (1993),
Baby's Day Out (1994),
Little Manhattan (2005),
5 Flights Up (2014),
Stockholm, Pennsylvania (2015), and
James White (2015).