Biography
Laverne Cox is an American actress, reality television star, television producer, and LGBT advocate. She became known for her portrayal of Sophia Burset on the Netflix television series Orange Is the New Black, for which she became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the acting category, and the first to be nominated for an Emmy Award since composer/musician Angela Morley in 1990. In 2015, she became the first openly transgender person to have a wax figure of herself at Madame Tussauds. In 2017, she became the first transgender person to play a transgender series regular on broadcast TV as Cameron Wirth on Doubt on CBS.
Filmography
all 79
TV Shows 43
self 43
Movies 36
Voice 3
Producer 1
Desiree / Creator / Executive Producer

Clean Slate (2025)
TV
Self / Executive Producer

Heightened Scrutiny (2025)
Movie
Dr. Cable

Uglies (2024)
Movie
6
Self (archive footage)

The Stroll (2023)
Movie
Self - Celebrity Guest

Password (2022)
TV
Kacy Duke

Inventing Anna (2022)
TV
7
Detective Nevin

Jolt (2021)
Movie
Virgie

Bad Hair (2021)
Movie
Laverne

Senior Entourage (2021)
Movie
Self - Contestant

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (2021)
TV
Self - Actress / Executive Producer

Disclosure (2020)
Movie
God (voice)

Awkwafina is Nora From Queens (2020)
TV
Bomb Instructor

Charlie's Angels (2019)
Movie
6.05
Liquia

Weird City (2019)
TV
4.22
Self - Host

Glam Masters (2018)
TV
Felicia Watts

Freak Show (2018)
Movie
Narrator (voice)

Time Marches Forward & So Do We (2017)
Movie
Cameron Wirth

Doubt (2017)
TV
Dr. Frank-N-Furter

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (2016)
Movie
Self - Panelist

Match Game (2016)
TV
Self - Panelist

To Tell the Truth (2016)
TV
Herself

Free CeCe (2016)
Movie
Deathy

Grandma (2015)
Movie
6
Herself / Executive Producer / Director

The T Word (2014)
Movie
Self - Honoree

Trailblazer Honors (2014)
TV
Chardonnay

Grand Street (2014)
Movie
Margot

Faking It (2014)
TV
6.09
Dr. Laken Perillos

The Blacklist (2013)
TV
6.79
Sophia Burset

Orange Is the New Black (2013)
TV
6.13
Blithe Stargazer

The Exhibitionists (2012)
Movie
Chantelle

Musical Chairs (2012)
Movie
Cinnamon

Carl(a) (2011)
Movie
Bartender

Down This Road (2010)
Movie
Self - Guest

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009)
TV
Stephanie

Uncle Stephanie (2009)
Movie
Self - Guest Judge

Project Runway (2004)
TV
8
Laverne Cox

Curb Your Enthusiasm (2000)
TV
6.07
Self - Guest / Self - Guest Co-Host

The View (1997)
TV
5.5
Minnie

Law & Order (1990)
TV
4.88
Self - Guest

LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
TV
Self - Presenter

MTV Video Music Awards (1984)
TV
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1972-05-29 (52 years old)
Birth NameRoderick Laverne Cox
Birth PlaceMobile, United States
SiblingsM Lamar
CitizenshipsUnited States
AwardsGLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award
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