Laverne Cox
Born 05/29/1972
(51 years old)
Mobile, Alabama, USA
Biography (1)
Laverne Cox is an Emmy-nominated actress who was seen in the Netflix original series "Orange is The New Black", where she played the ground breaking role of Sophia Burset, an incarcerated African American, transgender woman. Laverne is the first trans woman of color to have a leading role on a mainstream scripted television show. Her work as an actress and advocate landed her on the cover of TIME Magazine as well as an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding Guest Actress… (more)
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Actress
| Movies | |
|---|---|
| 2024 |
Uglies |
| 2021 |
Jolt |
| 2020 |
Bad Hair |
Promising Young Woman |
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| 2019 |
Can You Keep a Secret? |
Charlie's Angels |
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| 2017 |
Freak Show |
| 2016 |
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (TV movie) |
| 2015 |
Grandma |
| 2014 |
Grand Street |
| 2013 |
36 Saints |
| 2012 |
The Exhibitionists |
| 2011 |
Carla |
Musical Chairs |
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| 2010 |
Bronx Paradise |
| 2004 |
The Kings of Brooklyn |
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2022 |
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter (TV movie) |
| 2021 |
Amend: The Fight for America (series) |
| 2020 |
Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen |
Visible: Out on Television (series) |
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The Dark Ages (E01) |
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| 2018 |
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom - narrator |
| 2017 |
Gavin Grimm vs. |
| 2016 |
The Trans List (TV movie) |
| 2014 |
Laverne Cox Presents: The T word (TV movie) |
| 2010 |
Undateable (series) |
| 2009 |
Britain's Ugliest Models (series) |
| Music videos | |
|---|---|
| 2019 |
Taylor Swift - You Need To Calm Down |
| 2014 |
John Legend: You & I (Nobody in the World) |
| Short | |
|---|---|
| 2012 |
Migraine |
| 2000 |
Betty Anderson |
Producer
| Documentaries | |
|---|---|
| 2020 |
Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen |