Key Points

Cynthia Nixon opens up about her passion for layered, imperfect characters in her acting career. The Emmy winner reflects on how Miranda Hobbes shaped her opportunities while embracing fresh challenges in period dramas. She appreciates fan love for Sex and the City but seeks recognition for her evolving range. Nixon feels excited to showcase new dimensions of her craft through diverse roles.

Key Points: Cynthia Nixon Prefers Juicy Characters Like Miranda Hobbes

  • Nixon enjoys playing flawed, multi-dimensional characters
  • She embraces diverse roles in The Gilded Age and beyond
  • Credits Miranda Hobbes for opening career doors
  • Hopes audiences see her beyond Sex and the City
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Cynthia Nixon has a keen interest in 'juicy characters'

Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon discusses her love for complex roles and moving beyond Miranda Hobbes in new projects.

"I love characters who aren't always nice or who don't always do the right thing. - Cynthia Nixon"

Los Angeles, June 29

Actress Cynthia Nixon doesn’t like her characters to be one monochromatic or one dimensional. The actress loves to add colours to the characters that she essays.

She feels she's able to "show so many more colours" in her characters at her age, reports ‘Female First UK’.

The 59-year-old actress is best known for portraying Miranda Hobbes in the ‘Sex and the City’ series, films and spin-off series ‘And Just Like That’. She also stars as Ada Brook in hit historical drama ‘The Gilded Age’.

As per ‘Female First UK’, Cynthia said she loves getting her teeth into "juicy characters" and prefers playing those who aren't "always nice".

She told Best UK magazine, "It has always been the same, just very juicy characters. I love characters who aren't always nice or who don't always do the right thing. I'm excited to be at an age where I feel I am being allowed to show so many more colours and have so many more strings in my bow. The characters I am playing now are so different from what I have done before. The rest is about who I'm excited to work with, be directed by and what writers are creating the character and the story”.

Cynthia shared it's sad that some people will only ever associate her with Miranda. She explained, "It's a tremendous blessing. I am so proud of the show, the films and everything else. I love that people are still watching and that new people are discovering it. Miranda gave me so many opportunities. She opened doors for me that never would have been open had it not been for that role”.

“The only real downside is if people only think of me as that character, but I have been lucky to be offered different kinds of roles. I am so proud of Miranda, the shows and the films”, she added.

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Rahul R
Interesting perspective! In Bollywood, we rarely see actresses getting such complex roles after 40. Hollywood seems more progressive in this aspect. Maybe our filmmakers should take notes.
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Sarah B
While I admire her work, I wish she wouldn't dismiss Miranda so much. That character helped so many women feel seen. Sometimes typecasting happens for good reason - you were perfect for it!
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Aditya G
The Gilded Age is amazing! Her performance as Ada is so different from Miranda. Shows her range as an actress. More Indian actors should get opportunities to play such layered characters on international platforms.
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Nisha Z
As someone who's watched her journey from SATC to now, it's inspiring to see an actress embrace aging gracefully in Hollywood. In India, we still pressure actresses to play younger roles well into their 50s. Needs to change!

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