Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox

Acting
Born 1972-05-29Mobile, Alabama, USA

Biography

Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972) is an American actress and LGBTQ 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. In 2015, she won a Daytime Emmy Award in Outstanding Special Class Special as executive producer for Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word, making her the first trans woman to win the award. In 2017, she became the first transgender person to play a transgender series regularly on U.S. broadcast TV, as Cameron Wirth on CBS's Doubt. Cox appeared as a contestant on the first season of VH1's reality show I Want to Work for Diddy and co-produced and co-hosted the VH1 makeover television series TRANSform Me. In April 2014, Cox was honoured by GLAAD with its Stephen F. Kolzak Award for advocating for the transgender community. In June 2014, Cox became the first transgender person to appear on the cover of Time magazine. Cox is the first transgender person to appear on the cover of a Cosmopolitan magazine, with her February 2018 cover on the South African edition. She is also the first openly transgender person to have a wax figure of herself at Madame Tussauds. Description above from the Wikipedia article Laverne Cox, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Movies (36)

Promising Young Woman
7.4

Promising Young Woman

2020Movie7.4
Charlie's Angels
6.4

Charlie's Angels

2019Movie6.4
Outcome
5.4

Outcome

2026Movie5.4
Animal Farm
6.4

Animal Farm

2026Movie6.4
Can You Keep a Secret?
6.4

Can You Keep a Secret?

2019Movie6.4
Jolt
6.5

Jolt

2021Movie6.5
Uglies
5.7

Uglies

2024Movie5.7
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
6.2

A Very Jonas Christmas Movie

2025Movie6.2
Freak Show
6.7

Freak Show

2018Movie6.7
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
5.1

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

2016Movie5.1
Bad Hair
5.6

Bad Hair

2021Movie5.6
Disclosure
7.8

Disclosure

2020Movie7.8
Grandma
6.4

Grandma

2015Movie6.4
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
8.0

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

2022Movie8.0
Heightened Scrutiny
4.5

Heightened Scrutiny

2025Movie4.5
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
9.0

The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20

2025Movie9.0
The Stroll
6.5

The Stroll

2023Movie6.5
A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint

A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint

2025Movie
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
7.7

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

2018Movie7.7
Savage X Fenty Show
8.0

Savage X Fenty Show

2019Movie8.0
Senior Entourage
2.0

Senior Entourage

2021Movie2.0
Power of Women: The Changemakers

Power of Women: The Changemakers

2022Movie
Free CeCe!
6.7

Free CeCe!

2016Movie6.7
Soapbox

Soapbox

Movie
Uncle Stephanie
1.0

Uncle Stephanie

2009Movie1.0
Carl(a)
7.2

Carl(a)

2011Movie7.2
Down This Road

Down This Road

2010Movie
Gavin Grimm vs.
5.0

Gavin Grimm vs.

2017Movie5.0
The Normal Heart

The Normal Heart

2021Movie
The Trans List
5.7

The Trans List

2016Movie5.7
The T Word
5.8

The T Word

2014Movie5.8
Grand Street
5.0

Grand Street

2014Movie5.0
The Exhibitionists
2.9

The Exhibitionists

2012Movie2.9
Musical Chairs
5.0

Musical Chairs

2012Movie5.0
Time Marches Forward & So Do We

Time Marches Forward & So Do We

2017Movie
We Won't Be Erased

We Won't Be Erased

2018Movie

TV Shows (50)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
4.9

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009Series4.9
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

1999Series8.0
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
5.8

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014Series5.8
Law & Order
7.3

Law & Order

1990Series7.3
The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

1996Series6.4
The Kelly Clarkson Show
6.3

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019Series6.3
Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.1

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014Series5.1
The Blacklist
7.6

The Blacklist

2013Series7.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
5.6

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022Series5.6
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
5.3

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003Series5.3
The View
4.3

The View

1997Series4.3
RuPaul's Drag Race
7.5

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009Series7.5
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
7.8

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

2014Series7.8
Orange Is the New Black
7.7

Orange Is the New Black

2013Series7.7
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988Series5.6
Project Runway
6.3

Project Runway

2004Series6.3
Curb Your Enthusiasm
8.1

Curb Your Enthusiasm

2000Series8.1
The Mindy Project
6.3

The Mindy Project

2012Series6.3
Sherri
2.6

Sherri

2022Series2.6
MTV Video Music Awards
7.9

MTV Video Music Awards

1984Series7.9
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
3.4

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

2019Series3.4
The Oscars
7.0

The Oscars

1953Series7.0
People's Choice Awards
9.2

People's Choice Awards

1975Series9.2
To Tell the Truth
5.8

To Tell the Truth

2016Series5.8
Match Game
6.4

Match Game

2016Series6.4
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
7.1

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

2021Series7.1
Celebrity Family Feud
7.7

Celebrity Family Feud

2015Series7.7
The $100,000 Pyramid
7.0

The $100,000 Pyramid

2016Series7.0
Lip Sync Battle
6.4

Lip Sync Battle

2015Series6.4
Celebrity Weakest Link
5.0

Celebrity Weakest Link

2025Series5.0
American Music Awards
8.2

American Music Awards

1974Series8.2
Inventing Anna
6.8

Inventing Anna

2022Series6.8
Faking It
6.7

Faking It

2014Series6.7
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
6.9

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

2020Series6.9
Trailblazer Honors
7.5

Trailblazer Honors

2014Series7.5
Who Do You Think You Are?
6.9

Who Do You Think You Are?

2010Series6.9
Password
4.4

Password

2022Series4.4
Amend: The Fight for America
7.1

Amend: The Fight for America

2021Series7.1
A Black Lady Sketch Show
7.1

A Black Lady Sketch Show

2019Series7.1
Drop the Mic
6.5

Drop the Mic

2017Series6.5
Weird City
6.1

Weird City

2019Series6.1
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
8.5

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

2016Series8.5
Clean Slate
6.3

Clean Slate

2025Series6.3
Visible: Out on Television
6.7

Visible: Out on Television

2020Series6.7
Doubt
4.5

Doubt

2017Series4.5
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
10.0

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

2020Series10.0
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler
5.0

Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler

2018Series5.0
Outlaws with TS Madison

Outlaws with TS Madison

2025Series
The Grammys
8.6

The Grammys

1959Series8.6
If We're Being Honest with Laverne Cox
5.5

If We're Being Honest with Laverne Cox

2022Series5.5