Miranda Hobbes by: Jennifer Marie Stranges

Meet Miranda Hobbes: lawyer, mother, wife, friend, super woman.

Portrayed by actress Cynthia Nixon, who has appeared on Law & Order, Murder She Wrote, and ER, Miranda proves to be one the most fascinating characters on Sex & The City. Her cynical view on relationships and her overtly masculine features make her to be an oppositional character from someone like Charlotte, who is a hopeless romantic. Miranda is a successful woman. A graduate of Harvard law school, she is determined and victorious in obtaining "Partner" at her law firm.


Miranda's "masculine" features are evident in her lack of enthusiasm toward dating in her first few seasons of the series. Although love is something she desires, she refuses to sacrifice her hard-earned success for a male companion. Furthermore, she refuses to settle for someone she deems unfit to date her. She participates in casual sex and initially rejects a marriage proposal from Steve Brady, whom impregnates her and she eventually marries (after she proposes to him). Their relationship was threatened by the financial barrier between the two; Miranda earned more than Steve.


Miranda is considered the "voice of reason". She could be viewed as the voice of the audience, who may be thinking certain things that Miranda vocalizes to her three friends. She is not afraid to "ask unpleasant questions" or to be honest with her friends. Miranda Hobbes represents the "working woman" that the networks we are studying are trying to reach. She is a work-a-holic, successful woman, who is eventually achieves balance in her life. 


Fun Fact: At one point in the show, she admits to having a "relationship with TiVo".