Cynthia Nixon
Cynthia Ellen Nixon is a theater director, activist, and actress from the United States. She won the 2004 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her portrayal of Miranda Hobbes in the HBO series Sex and the City.
She reenacted the role in the films Sex and the City and Sex and the City 2, as well as the television show And Just Like That. Her other film credits include Amadeus, James White, and A Quiet Passion, in which she played Emily Dickinson.
Cynthia was an outspoken supporter of gay rights even before she came out. She was an outspoken supporter of marriage equality, and she met her future wife at an LGBTQ+ rally in 2002.
She’s talked about how identifying as queer is far more liberating than identifying as gay or bisexual, because it encompasses her years of living a heterosexual lifestyle.