Laverne Cox is an American actress, reality television star, television producer, and LGBT advocate, best known for her portrayal of Sophia Burset on the Netflix television series Orange Is the New ...
TV Personality, Television producer, Activist, Actor
Education
Marymount Manhattan College
Nationality
American
Parents
Gloria Cox
Siblings
M Lamar
Awards
Glamour Award for Woman of the Year
Nominations
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress - Comedy Series, NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Shorty Award for Best Actress
Movies
Freak Show, The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again, The Trans List, Grandma, Grand Street, Musical Chairs, Bronx Paradise, Migraine
TV Shows
Orange Is the New Black
Star Sign
Gemini
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Quote
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[as one spokesperson for the transgender movement] Some folks, they just don't understand. And they need to get to know us as human beings. Others are just going to be opposed to us forever. But I do believe in the humanity of people and in people's capacity to love and to change.
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Fact
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The role of Cameron Wirth - her character in Doubt (2017) - was written specifically for a transgender actress.
2
Her nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - for her performance in Orange Is the New Black (2013) - at the 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards makes her the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an acting award in the history of the Emmys.
3
She appeared on the cover of the June 9, 2014, issue of Time magazine, and was interviewed for the article "The Transgender Tipping Point" by Katy Steinmetz. This makes her the first openly transgender person to appear on the cover of Time in the magazine's history.
4
She has spoken in many interviews about the bullying and lack of support she received from both peers and teachers as a child in Alabama. Her third grade teacher warned her mother that she was sick and "would end up in New Orleans wearing a dress if we don't get him into therapy right away." As an adult, in her capacity as an LGBT activist, she has lectured at many universities, including New Orleans's Tulane, where she did indeed wear a dress.
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She attended high school at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, a state-wide, public, magnet, boarding and day school in Birmingham. Admission to ASFA is by competitive application and - depending on the area of arts interest - audition. She started as a creative writing major, before later switching to the dance program.
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She was named one of OUT Magazine's 100 most influential gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender people for 2013.
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She has a twin brother, musician M. Lamar, who appeared on Orange Is the New Black (2013) in a flashback as the pre-gender transition version of her character, Sophia.
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During an interview with Michel Martin on the NPR talk show "Tell Me More", she revealed that she grew up in Mobile, Alabama.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016
TV Movie
Dr. Frank-N-Furter
The Mindy Project
2015
TV Series
Sheena
Grandma
2015
Deathy
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce
2014
TV Series
Adele Northrop
Faking It
2014
TV Series
Margot
Grand Street
2014
Chardonnay
36 Saints
2013
Genesuis
The Exhibitionists
2012
Blithe Stargazer
Migraine
2012
Short
Lola
Musical Chairs
2011
Chantelle
Carla
2011
Cinnamon
Bronx Paradise
2010
Hooker
Uncle Stephanie
2009
Stephanie
Bored to Death
2009
TV Series
Transexual Prostitute
Law & Order
2008
TV Series
Minnie
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
2008
TV Series
Candace
All Night
2008
Short
Layla
The Kings of Brooklyn
2004
Girl
Betty Anderson
2000
Short
Deirdre
Producer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Free CeCe
2016
Documentary executive producer / co-producer
The T Word
2014
TV Movie documentary executive producer
Style Exposed
2011
TV Series producer - 1 episode
Transform Me
2010
TV Series producer - 8 episodes
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Style Exposed
2011
TV Series 1 episode
Soundtrack
Title
Year
Status
Character
Orange Is the New Black
2015
TV Series performer - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Talk
2015-2017
TV Series
Herself - Guest / Herself
Access Hollywood
2016-2017
TV Series
Herself
Access Hollywood Live
2016-2017
TV Series
Herself
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015-2017
TV Series
Herself - Guest / Herself
CBS This Morning
2014-2017
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Guest
Live with Kelly and Michael
2015-2017
TV Series
Herself - Guest / Herself
The Daily Show
2016-2017
TV Series
Herself
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2017
TV Series
Herself
E! Live from the Red Carpet
2014-2017
TV Series
Herself
Free CeCe
2016
Documentary
Herself - Interviewer
Lip Sync Battle
2016
TV Series
Herself
Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf
2015-2016
TV Series
Herself - Guest / Herself
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2016
TV Series
Herself
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2016
TV Series
Herself
Entertainment Tonight
2014-2016
TV Series
Herself
The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards
2016
TV Special
Herself
Extra
2016
TV Series
Herself
The Trans List
2016
TV Movie documentary
Herself
2016 Billboard Music Awards
2016
TV Movie
Herself - Presenter
Megyn Kelly Presents
2016
TV Special
Herself
Hollywood Game Night
2016
TV Series
Herself - Celebrity Player
The 47th NAACP Image Awards
2016
TV Movie
Herself
22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
2016
TV Special
Herself - Winner: Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Secrets of New York Fashion Week
2015
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Fashion Police
2014-2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards
2015
TV Special
Herself - Audience Member
Good Morning America
2014-2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest
BET Awards 2015
2015
TV Movie
Herself - Presenter
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Today
2014-2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Insider
2014-2015
TV Series
Herself / Herself - Orange Is the New Black / Herself - Orange is the New Black
2015 Billboard Music Awards
2015
TV Special
Herself - Presenter
The 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards
2015
TV Special
Herself
The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards
2015
TV Special
Herself - Presenter: Female Actor in a Drama Series
The View
2014-2015
TV Series
Herself - Guest Co-Hostess / Herself - Guest
Gay Positive
2014
Documentary
Herself
Project Runway All Stars
2014
TV Series
Herself - Guest Judge
The T Word
2014
TV Movie documentary
Herself
Revlon's #GoBold
2014
TV Series
Herself - Host
Inside Edition
2014
TV Series documentary
Herself
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards
2014
TV Special
Herself - Nominee: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
2014 MTV Video Music Awards
2014
TV Special
Herself - Presenter
2014 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards
2014
TV Special
Herself - Co-Presenter: Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Movie / Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special / Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series / ...
Conan
2014
TV Series
Herself - Guest
2014 Logo Trailblazers
2014
TV Movie
Herself
E! News
2014
TV Series
Herself
The 4th Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards
2014
TV Special
Herself
Chelsea Lately
2014
TV Series
Herself - Guest
It Got Better
2014
TV Mini-Series documentary
Herself
TakePart Live
2014
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Katie
2014
TV Series
Herself - Guest
The Wendy Williams Show
2014
TV Series
Herself - Guest
A World of Dreams: Voices from the Out100
2013
Documentary
Herself
Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell
2013
TV Series
Herself - Guest
Undateable
2010
TV Mini-Series documentary
Herself
Transform Me
2010
TV Series
Herself
Britain's Ugliest Models
2009
TV Series documentary
Herself
Transgender Basics
2009
Video documentary short
Herself - transgender woman
I Want to Work for Diddy
2008
TV Series
Herself
Archive Footage
Title
Year
Status
Character
Access Hollywood
2017
TV Series
Herself
Entertainment Tonight
2014-2016
TV Series
Herself / Herself - The View
Extra
2016
TV Series
Herself
Chelsea
2016
TV Series
Sophia Burset
Inside Edition
2014
TV Series documentary
Herself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2015
Daytime Emmy
Daytime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Special Class Special
Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word (2014)
2015
Actor
Screen Actors Guild Awards
Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
Orange Is the New Black (2013)
2014
Stephen F. Kolzak Award
GLAAD Media Awards
2014
The "We're Wilde About You" Rising Star Award
Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA)
2013
Festival Prize
Massachusetts Independent Film Festival
Best Supporting Actress in a Feature
Musical Chairs (2011)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
2015
Image Award
Image Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Orange Is the New Black (2013)
2014
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Orange Is the New Black (2013)
2014
Critics' Choice TV Award
Critics Choice Television Awards
Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Orange Is the New Black (2013)
2014
OFTA Television Award
Online Film & Television Association
Best Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Known for movies
Orange Is the New Black (2013-2017) as Sophia Burset
$2 Million
