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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
Net worth$6 million
Height5'11" (1.80m)
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Videos

Eye-catching fashion from the People's Choice Awards

The People's Choice Awards took place on Feb. 18. CNN highlighted some of the night's most glamorous looks. Laverne Cox wore a 1987 Thierry Mugler bustier, opera gloves and a Giuseppe Di Morabito skirt. Ice Spice rocked a burnt-orange Dolce & Gabbana dress with a satin bra top and leopard-patterned tights underneath. Heeled sandals and Le Vian jewelry rounded out the new artist of the year's look. Billie Eilish stayed true to her own style with baggy pants, big shoes, a sweater vest and tie.
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MOVIES & TV SHOWS

Carla
Carla
1h 35min
2011
Inventing Anna
Inventing Anna
1h 5min
2022
Promising Young Woman
Promising Young Woman
R
1h 53min
2020
90%
Disclosure
Disclosure
1h 40min
2020
98%
Can You Keep a Secret?
Can You Keep a Secret?
1h 34min
2019
29%
Doubt
Doubt
TV-14
0h 42min
2017
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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