On Tuesday's "Live! With Kelly" Cynthia Nixon debuted a new look - a shaved head! She's only the latest lovely lady in the entertainment industry to shave her hair for a role.
The actress, best known for her role as Miranda Hobbs on the award winning HBO show, made the radical change to her appearance for her latest role as Vivian Bearing, a poetry professor battling terminal cancer in the Broadway show "Wit".
"I thought it was kind of gonna be a no muss-no fuss, but I have to shave it every day!" Nixon said of the big change. "It's got kind of a five o'clock shadow, and you don't want to go go on with that. I was always kind of curious to see what it would be like. I like it; I don't thing I'm gonna keep it forever."
The role is one that is near and dear to Nixon's heart after she personally battled with breast cancer in 2008.
So besides it's shock value, shaving your head for a role can be a good move for an actress.
He also gave the play itself a thumbs-up overall, saying it is a fine example of the 'artistic impact of stark simplicity'
Cynthia is following in good footsteps in playing terminal cancer patient Vivian Bearing at New York's Samuel J. Friedman Theatre
It makes starring in this production an extra special honour for Cynthia, especially as luvvie favourite Emma Thompson and Ugly Betty star Judith Light have both starred in the leading role previously.
It is another milestone in a career that has seen her win multiple awards for her role as Sex and the City's Miranda Hobbes, feature in films such as Addams Family Values and even appear in television classics such as Murder She Wrote.
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