Classmates include: Kyle Beltran (In the Heights), Hunter Ryan Herdlicka (A Little Night Music), Steffanie Leigh (Mary Poppins), and Ian Harding (Pretty Little Liars).

Nixon appeared in the 2009 production of Fat Camp the musical at NYMF,[1] and made her off-Broadway debut in Another Part of the Forest playing the role of Laurette.

[3] On June 10, 2012, Nixon appeared in an episode of Head Games titled "Moral Dilemma" on The Discovery Channel.

Nixon played Kate McGowan in the 5th Avenue Theatre's Concert Version of Titanic,[6] which commemorated the 100th Anniversary of the ship's sinking.

[8] Nixon starred as Lulu in the out of town try out Moonshine: that Heehaw Musical at Dallas Theatre Center in summer of 2015.