Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox

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Laverne Cox

Actor 1972-05-29 Mobile, Alabama, USA

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...

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999 · Candayce

Promising Young Woman

Promising Young Woman

2020 · Gail

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

2013 · Dr. Laken Perillos

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

2019 · Bomb Instructor

Orange Is the New Black

Orange Is the New Black

2013 · Sophia Burset

Jolt

Jolt

2021 · Detective Nevin

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000 · Laverne Cox

Can You Keep a Secret?

Can You Keep a Secret?

2019 · Cybill

Uglies

Uglies

2024 · Dr. Cable

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014 · Self

Law & Order

Law & Order

1990 · Minnie

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

1996 · Self

Inventing Anna

Inventing Anna

2022 · Kacy Duke

Grandma

Grandma

2015 · Deathy

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 · Self

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009 · Self

Outcome

Outcome

2026 · Virginia Allen-Green

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self - Guest

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

2016 · Dr. Frank-N-Furter