Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox

Born: May 29, 1972 (54 years)
Mobile, Alabama, USA

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.

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Movies as Actor (36)
Animal Farm

Animal Farm

as Snowball (voice)

Apr 30, 2026

Outcome

Outcome

as Virginia Allen-Green

Apr 6, 2026

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

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

as Self

Nov 11, 2025

A Very Jonas Christmas Movie

A Very Jonas Christmas Movie

as Stacy

Nov 10, 2025

A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint

A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint

as Self

Jun 26, 2025

Heightened Scrutiny

Heightened Scrutiny

as Self

Jan 27, 2025

Uglies

Uglies

as Dr. Cable

Sep 12, 2024

The Stroll

The Stroll

as Self (archive footage)

Jan 23, 2023

Power of Women: The Changemakers

Power of Women: The Changemakers

as Self

Sep 22, 2022

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

as Self

Sep 22, 2022

Jolt

Jolt

as Detective Nevin

Jul 15, 2021

The Normal Heart

The Normal Heart

May 8, 2021

Bad Hair

Bad Hair

as Virgie

May 5, 2021

Senior Entourage

Senior Entourage

as Laverne, Self

May 3, 2021

Promising Young Woman

Promising Young Woman

as Gail

Dec 13, 2020

Disclosure

Disclosure

as Self - Actress

Jun 19, 2020

Charlie's Angels

Charlie's Angels

as Bomb Instructor

Nov 14, 2019

Savage X Fenty Show

Savage X Fenty Show

as Self

Sep 20, 2019

Can You Keep a Secret?

Can You Keep a Secret?

as Cybill

Sep 13, 2019

We Won't Be Erased

We Won't Be Erased

as Self

Nov 22, 2018

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom

as Narrator (voice)

Mar 1, 2018

Freak Show

Freak Show

as Felicia Watts

Jan 12, 2018

Gavin Grimm vs.

Gavin Grimm vs.

as Self

Sep 21, 2017

Time Marches Forward & So Do We

Time Marches Forward & So Do We

as Narrator (voice)

Aug 10, 2017

The Trans List

The Trans List

as Self

Dec 5, 2016

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

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

as Dr. Frank-N-Furter

Oct 20, 2016

Free CeCe!

Free CeCe!

as Herself

Jun 3, 2016

Grandma

Grandma

as Deathy

Jun 4, 2015

The T Word

The T Word

as Herself

Oct 17, 2014

Grand Street

Grand Street

as Chardonnay

May 2, 2014

The Exhibitionists

The Exhibitionists

as Blithe Stargazer

Sep 22, 2012

Musical Chairs

Musical Chairs

as Chantelle

Mar 23, 2012

Carl(a)

Carl(a)

as Cinnamon

Oct 10, 2011

Down This Road

Down This Road

as Bartender

Apr 20, 2010

Uncle Stephanie

Uncle Stephanie

as Stephanie

Jan 2, 2009

Soapbox

Soapbox

TV Shows as Actor (49)
Celebrity Weakest Link

Celebrity Weakest Link

as Self - Contestant

Sep 15, 2025

Clean Slate

Clean Slate

as Desiree

Feb 6, 2025

The Jennifer Hudson Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

as Self

Sep 12, 2022

Sherri

Sherri

as Self - Guest

Sep 12, 2022

If We're Being Honest with Laverne Cox

If We're Being Honest with Laverne Cox

as Host - Self

Sep 5, 2022

Password

Password

as Self - Celebrity Guest

Aug 9, 2022

Inventing Anna

Inventing Anna

as Kacy Duke

Feb 11, 2022

Amend: The Fight for America

Amend: The Fight for America

as Self

Feb 17, 2021

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune

as Self - Contestant

Jan 7, 2021

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

Bottomless Brunch at Colman's

as Self

May 3, 2020

Visible: Out on Television

Visible: Out on Television

as Self

Feb 14, 2020

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens

as God (voice)

Jan 22, 2020

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

A Little Late with Lilly Singh

as Self

Sep 16, 2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Kelly Clarkson Show

as Self

Sep 9, 2019

A Black Lady Sketch Show

A Black Lady Sketch Show

as Kiana

Aug 2, 2019

Weird City

Weird City

as Liquia

Feb 13, 2019

Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler

Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler

as Self

Jun 4, 2018

Drop the Mic

Drop the Mic

as Self

Oct 24, 2017

Doubt

Doubt

as Cameron Wirth

Feb 15, 2017

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party

Nov 7, 2016

The $100,000 Pyramid

The $100,000 Pyramid

as Self

Jun 27, 2016

Match Game

Match Game

as Self - Panelist

Jun 26, 2016

To Tell the Truth

To Tell the Truth

as Self - Panelist

Jun 14, 2016

Celebrity Family Feud

Celebrity Family Feud

as Self - Contestant

Jun 21, 2015

Lip Sync Battle

Lip Sync Battle

as Self

Apr 2, 2015

Trailblazer Honors

Trailblazer Honors

as Self - Honoree

Jun 27, 2014

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Self

Apr 27, 2014

Faking It

Faking It

as Margot

Apr 22, 2014

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

as Self - Guest

Feb 25, 2014

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

as Self

Feb 17, 2014

The Blacklist

The Blacklist

as Dr. Laken Perillos

Sep 23, 2013

Orange Is the New Black

Orange Is the New Black

as Sophia Burset

Jul 11, 2013

The Mindy Project

The Mindy Project

as Sheena

Sep 25, 2012

Who Do You Think You Are?

Who Do You Think You Are?

as Self

Mar 5, 2010

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

as Self - Guest

Jul 16, 2009

RuPaul's Drag Race

RuPaul's Drag Race

as Self

Feb 2, 2009

Project Runway

Project Runway

as Self - Guest Judge

Dec 1, 2004

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

as Self - Guest

Jan 26, 2003

Curb Your Enthusiasm

Curb Your Enthusiasm

as Laverne Cox

Oct 15, 2000

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

as Candayce

Sep 20, 1999

The View

The View

as Self - Guest, Self - Guest Co-Host, Self

Aug 11, 1997

The Daily Show

The Daily Show

as Self, Self - Guest

Jul 22, 1996

Law & Order

Law & Order

as Minnie

Sep 13, 1990

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

as Self - Guest

Sep 5, 1988

MTV Video Music Awards

MTV Video Music Awards

as Self - Presenter

Sep 14, 1984

People's Choice Awards

People's Choice Awards

as Self - Presenter

Mar 4, 1975

American Music Awards

American Music Awards

as Self - Presenter

Feb 19, 1974

The Grammys

The Grammys

as Self

Nov 29, 1959

The Oscars

The Oscars

as Self

Mar 19, 1953