Personal Info
- Known ForActing
- GenderFemale
- Birthday1972-05-29 (53 years)
- Place of BirthMobile, Alabama, USA
- Also Known As-
Laverne 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...Read More
Acting Career
- 2025
Animal Farm
As: Snowball (voice)
- 2025
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
As: Stacy
- 2025
Clean Slate
As: Desiree
- 2024
Uglies
As: Dr. Cable
- 2022
Inventing Anna
As: Kacy Duke
- 2021
Jolt
As: Detective Nevin
- 2021
Bad Hair
As: Virgie
- 2021
Senior Entourage
As: Laverne
- 2020
Promising Young Woman
As: Gail
2020Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
As: God (voice)
- 2019
Charlie's Angels
As: Bomb Instructor
- 2019
Can You Keep a Secret?
As: Cybill
2019A Black Lady Sketch Show
As: Kiana
2019Weird City
As: Liquia
2018The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
As: Narrator (voice)
2018Freak Show
As: Felicia Watts
2017Time Marches Forward & So Do We
As: Narrator (voice)
2017Doubt
As: Cameron Wirth
2016The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
As: Dr. Frank-N-Furter
2015Grandma
As: Deathy
2014Grand Street
As: Chardonnay
2014Faking It
As: Margot
2013The Blacklist
As: Dr. Laken Perillos
2013Orange Is the New Black
As: Sophia Burset
2012The Mindy Project
As: Sheena
2012The Exhibitionists
As: Blithe Stargazer
2012Musical Chairs
As: Chantelle
2011Carl(a)
As: Cinnamon
2010Down This Road
As: Bartender
2009Uncle Stephanie
As: Stephanie
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm
As: Laverne Cox
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
As: Candayce
1990Law & Order
As: Minnie