Laverne Cox
May 29, 1972 (52 years old) in Mobile, Alabama, USA
Laverne Cox is an American actress, reality television star, television producer, and LGBT advocate. She became known for her portrayal of Sophia Burset on the Netflix television series Orange Is the New Black, for which she became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the acting category, and the first to be nominated for an Emmy Award since composer/musician Angela Morley in 1990. In 2015, she became the first openly transgender person to have a wax figure of herself at Madame Tussauds. In 2017, she became the first transgender person to play a transgender series regular on broadcast TV as Cameron Wirth on Doubt on CBS.
Known For
Credits
- 2025 ·Outcomeas
- 2025 ·Clean Slateas Desiree
- 2024 ·Ugliesas Dr. Cable
- 2023 ·The Strollas Self (archive footage)
- 2022 ·Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughteras Self
- 2022 ·Power of Women: The Changemakersas Self
- 2022 ·The Jennifer Hudson Showas Self
- 2022 ·If We're Being Honest with Laverne Coxas Host - Self
- 2022 ·Passwordas Self - Celebrity Guest
- 2022 ·Inventing Annaas Kacy Duke
- 2021 ·Joltas Detective Nevin
- 2021 ·The Normal Heartas
- 2021 ·Bad Hairas Virgie
- 2021 ·Senior Entourageas Laverne
- 2021 ·Amend: The Fight for Americaas Self
- 2021 ·Celebrity Wheel of Fortuneas Self - Contestant
- 2020 ·Promising Young Womanas Gail
- 2020 ·Disclosureas Self - Actress
- 2020 ·Bottomless Brunch at Colman'sas Self
- 2020 ·Visible: Out on Televisionas Self
- 2020 ·Awkwafina is Nora From Queensas God (voice)
- 2019 ·Charlie's Angelsas Bomb Instructor
- 2019 ·Savage X Fenty Showas Self
- 2019 ·A Little Late with Lilly Singhas Self
- 2019 ·Can You Keep a Secret?as Cybill
- 2019 ·The Kelly Clarkson Showas
- 2019 ·A Black Lady Sketch Showas Kiana
- 2019 ·Weird Cityas Liquia
- 2018 ·We Won't Be Erasedas
- 2018 ·Unapologetic with Aisha Tyleras Self
- 2018 ·The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedomas Narrator (voice)
- 2018 ·Freak Showas Felicia Watts
- 2017 ·Drop the Micas Self
- 2017 ·Gavin Grimm vs.as Self
- 2017 ·Time Marches Forward & So Do Weas Narrator (voice)
- 2017 ·Doubtas Cameron Wirth
- 2016 ·The Trans Listas Self
- 2016 ·Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Partyas
- 2016 ·The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Againas Dr. Frank-N-Furter
- 2016 ·Match Gameas Self - Panelist
- 2016 ·To Tell the Truthas Self - Panelist
- 2016 ·Free CeCeas Herself
- 2015 ·Grandmaas Deathy
- 2015 ·Lip Sync Battleas Self
- 2015 ·Lip Sync Battleas Herself
- 2014 ·The T Wordas Herself
- 2014 ·Trailblazer Honorsas Self - Honoree
- 2014 ·Grand Streetas Chardonnay
- 2014 ·Last Week Tonight with John Oliveras Self
- 2014 ·Faking Itas Margot
- 2014 ·Late Night with Seth Meyersas Self
- 2014 ·The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self
- 2013 ·The Blacklistas Dr. Laken Perillos
- 2013 ·Orange Is the New Blackas Sophia Burset
- 2012 ·The Mindy Projectas Sheena
- 2012 ·The Exhibitionistsas Blithe Stargazer
- 2012 ·Musical Chairsas Chantelle
- 2011 ·Carl(a)as Cinnamon
- 2010 ·Down This Roadas Bartender
- 2010 ·Who Do You Think You Are?as Self
- 2009 ·Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - Guest
- 2009 ·RuPaul's Drag Raceas Self
- 2009 ·Uncle Stephanieas Stephanie
- 2004 ·Project Runwayas Self - Guest Judge
- 2000 ·Curb Your Enthusiasmas Laverne Cox
- 1999 ·Law & Order: Special Victims Unitas Candayce
- 1997 ·The Viewas Self - Guest
- 1997 ·The Viewas Self - Guest Co-Host
- 1996 ·The Daily Showas Self
- 1990 ·Law & Orderas Minnie
- 1988 ·LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - Guest
- 1984 ·MTV Video Music Awardsas Self - Presenter
- 1959 ·The Grammy Awardsas Self
- 1953 ·The Oscarsas Self