Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox was born on May 29, 1972 in Mobile, Alabama. As a well-known actress in the American cinema and television world, she has gained a unique place in a short time since she started her career.

She is best remembered for her portrayal of Sophia Burset in Netflix's popular series Orange Is the New Black. With this performance, she received a Primetime Emmy nomination as the first artist to openly reveal her trans identity; This made her the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy since composer Angela Morley in 1990.

In 2015, she executive produced the production Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word and won first place in the "Outstanding Special Class Special" category of the Daytime Emmy Award with this project; this made her the first openly trans woman to receive an award in this category. Then, in 2017, he made history by taking on the role of Cameron Wirth in CBS's Doubt, becoming the first transgender person to portray a transgender character on television.

Productions in which he took part

He took part in a total of 91 productions; 12 of the most well-known are listed.

• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (2009) — Self - Guest
• Law & Order (1990) — Minnie
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — Candayce
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (2014)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014) — Self - Guest
• The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
• The Daily Show (1996)
• The View (1997) — Self - Guest
• The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022)
• The Blacklist (2013) — Dr. Lake Perillos
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988) — Self - Guest
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003) — Self - Guest

Production and imprint information was taken from TMDB.