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I was in film before I was on stage. I started acting when I was like 12. But, no, I think my mother indoctrinated me very early.

Cynthia Nixon

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Cynthia Nixon
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: April 9
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Cynthia Ellen Nixon
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