Laverne Cox

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
BornMay 29, 1972
HometownMobile, Alabama, United States of America
Height5'11" (1.80m)
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Videos

Laverne Cox explains why she's stopped lying about her age on The Ellen Show

Laverne Cox explains why she's stopped lying about her age on The Ellen Show
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

Doubt
Doubt
TV-14
0h 42min
2017
Carla
Carla
1h 35min
2011
Inventing Anna
Inventing Anna
10h 3min
2022
Promising Young Woman
Promising Young Woman
R
1h 53min
2020
90%
Disclosure
Disclosure
1h 40min
2020
Can You Keep a Secret?
Can You Keep a Secret?
1h 34min
2019
30%
TRANSform Me
TRANSform Me
2010

AWARDS

YearAssociationsCategoryWorkResult
2016Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesOrange Is the New BlackWinner
2015Screen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesOrange Is the New BlackWinner

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