<P> Cynthia Ellen Nixon ( born April 9 , 1966 ) is an American actress . She is 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 ) . Other film credits include Amadeus ( 1984 ) , The Pelican Brief ( 1993 ) , Little Manhattan ( 2005 ) , 5 Flights Up ( 2014 ) , James White ( 2015 ) , and playing Emily Dickinson in A Quiet Passion ( 2016 ) . </P>
<P> Cynthia Ellen Nixon ( born April 9 , 1966 ) is an American actress . She is 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 ) . Other film credits include Amadeus ( 1984 ) , The Pelican Brief ( 1993 ) , Little Manhattan ( 2005 ) , 5 Flights Up ( 2014 ) , James White ( 2015 ) , and playing Emily Dickinson in A Quiet Passion ( 2016 ) . </P>
who played miranda in sex and the city
who played miranda in sex and the city
Cynthia Ellen Nixon
Cynthia Ellen Nixon