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[My mother] was taking me to Shakespeare In The Park when I was like 6. There was just a lot of theater-going and a lot of movie-going and a lot of discussion about it afterwards, dissecting it and stuff.

Cynthia Nixon

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Cynthia Nixon
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: April 9
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New York City
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Cynthia Ellen Nixon
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