Miranda Hobbes
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| Miranda Hobbes | |
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 Cynthia Nixon as Miranda Hobbes |
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| First appearance | Pilot (episode 1.01) |
| Portrayed by | Cynthia Nixon |
| Episode count | 94 |
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| Gender | Female |
| Date of birth | April 12, 1965 |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
| Spouse(s) | Steve Brady (husband) |
| Children | Brady Hobbes (son) |
Miranda Hobbes is a fictional character on the American HBO television comedy series Sex and the City and subsequent movies. She is portrayed by actress Cynthia Nixon.
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[edit] Character analysis
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Miranda Hobbes (Cynthia Nixon) is a career-minded lawyer with extremely cynical views on relationships and men. A 1990 Harvard University law graduate from Philadelphia, she is Carrie's best friend, confidante, and voice of reason. In the early seasons, she is portrayed also as masculine and borderline misandric, but this image softens over the years, particularly after she becomes pregnant by her on again-off again boyfriend, Steve Brady, whom she eventually marries. She is also very promiscuous but a long way from the promiscuity of Samantha Jones. Miranda at one point admitted that she had slept with 42 different men. The birth of her son, Brady Hobbes, brings up new issues for her Type A, workaholic personality, but she eventually finds a way to balance career, being single and motherhood. Of the four women, she is the first to purchase an apartment, (an indicator of her success), which she gives up when she moves into a Brooklyn townhouse in the final season to make room for her growing family.
[edit] Relationships
Skipper Johnston
Skipper Johnston is a twenty seven year old (age revealed in Season One, Episode Four) website designer whom Miranda enters into a tentative relationship with in the first season. Originally introduced through Carrie, Miranda finds Skipper young, immature, and becomes somewhat annoyed with his romantic view of life and love, which contrasts sharply with her cynical outlook on life. Although she occasionally engages in an on-off sexual relationship with Skipper, she never truly wishes to be with him. In contrast, Skipper is terribly smitten with Miranda from the start, even going so far as to break up with a girl in mid-intercourse after Miranda calls, as he believes it means that "the woman he loves most" wants to be with him. Skipper eventually disappears from the show in later seasons with little explanation.
Dr. Robert Leeds
Dr. Robert Leeds is a successful sports medicine doctor for the New York Knicks whom Miranda meets while interviewing him with fellow members of her building's tenant board to occupy a vacant apartment. Upon his arrival, Miranda is instantly charmed with Robert and somewhat hijacks the interview to learn more about him. Robert eventually is approved to move in and in time the two begin a short but lively romantic relationship, despite Miranda's longings for her on-off boyfriend Steve Brady. Eventually, at her son's first birthday party, Miranda professes her love to Steve and her and Robert's relationship is ended off-screen. After a few awkward encounters, Robert overcame his anger towards Miranda and Steve and was last seen in the series with two scantily dressed women in his apartment.
Steve Brady
Steve Brady and Miranda meet when she is waiting for Carrie at the bar where Steve works during the second season. Although Miranda simply sees Steve as a one-night-stand after they meet, Steve senses a strong connection and asks to see her again. Miranda refuses at first, but they become a couple after she realizes her strong attraction for Steve. The couple's difference in economic status creates a tension in their relationship, and they eventually break up. However they remain on friendly terms, often leading to a sexual relationship between the two. After Steve loses one of his testicles due to cancer, Miranda sympathizes with him and ends up sleeping with him so that he could feel like a "man", so to speak. This results in her pregnancy. She initially decides to have an abortion and keep Steve from ever finding out that she was pregnant. At the clinic, she changes her mind and decides to keep the baby. Miranda tells Steve she is pregnant and will take on full responsibility, including raising the child and all finances but Steve can "visit" whenever he wants. Steve later proposes to Miranda, which prompts her to yell at him that she doesn't want to marry him, to which Steve responds that he doesn't really want to marry her. Miranda gives birth to Brady Hobbes (an homage to their respective surnames), and the two try to raise him together as platonic partners. Miranda eventually realizes that she loves Steve, but discovers he is seeing another woman, Debbie, when she attempts to admit her feelings for him. Eventually, at Brady's first birthday party, Miranda ends up blurting out her love for Steve and, to her delight and surprise, Steve admits that he too loves Miranda and that she is "the one". They kiss, and within three weeks they are back together; they remain together for the rest of the series, eventually getting married and purchasing a townhouse in Brooklyn for their growing family.
[edit] Four Years Later
In The Sex and the City: The Movie , Miranda is still married to Steve and living in Brooklyn with their son Brady, who is now five years old. We learn that she is still employing Magda. Sadly, we also learn that Steve's mother Mary is living in a home following her stroke as she now suffers from memory loss. At one of their coffee dates, Miranda tells the girls that she and Steve have not had sex in six months and she soon learns that Steve slept with another woman one time out of frustration. Although Steve begs for forgiveness, Miranda insists on their splitting up and she moves to Chinatown. After several talks with Carrie, Miranda reunites with Steve.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Miranda Hobbes at the Internet Movie Database
- Official Sex and the City homepage
- Archive of the original Sex and the City newspaper columns
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