Laverne Cox
American actress and LGBT advocate
Laverne Cox is an American actress and LGBT 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.Wikipedia
Born | May 29, 1972 |
Hometown | Mobile, Alabama, United States of America |
Net worth | $6 million |
Height | 5'11" (1.80m) |
MOVIES & TV SHOWS
AWARDS
Year | Associations | Category | Work | Result |
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2016 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Orange Is the New Black | Winner |
2015 | Screen Actors Guild Awards | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Orange Is the New Black | Winner |
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