Laverne Cox
Born
1972-05-29
Place of birth
Mobile, Alabama, USA
Biography
Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972) is an American actress and LGBTQ advocate. She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black, becoming the first transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in an acting category and the first to be nominated for an Emmy Award since composer Angela Morley in 1990. In 2015, she won a Daytime Emmy Award in Outstanding Special Class Special as executive producer for Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word, making her the first trans woman to win the award. In 2017, she became the first transgender person ...
Known for
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Candayce
Promising Young Woman
Gail
The Blacklist
Dr. Laken Perillos
Charlie's Angels
Bomb Instructor
Orange Is the New Black
Sophia Burset
Jolt
Detective Nevin
Can You Keep a Secret?
Cybill
Uglies
Dr. Cable
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Laverne Cox
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
Law & Order
Minnie
The Daily Show
Self
Inventing Anna
Kacy Duke
Grandma
Deathy
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self