Acting
Laverne Cox
- Born
- May 29, 1972 · Age 54
- Place of birth
- Mobile, Alabama, USA
- Gender
- Female
- Movie credits
- 37
- TV credits
- 54
- Directing credits
- 1
Also known as (1)
- Roderick Leverne Cox
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…
