Laverne Cox
Birthdate
May 29, 1972 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
Mobile, Alabama, USA
Known For
Acting
Details
Birthdate
May 29, 1972 (52 years old)
Place of Birth
Mobile, Alabama, USA
Known For
Acting
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.
Laverne Cox's LGBTQ+ Titles
Freak Show
Felicia Watts
Acting (73)
2025
Outcome
2024
Uglies as Dr. Cable
2023
The Stroll as Self (archive footage)
2022
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter as Self
2022
Power of Women: The Changemakers as Self
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show as Self (1 episode)
2022
If We're Being Honest with Laverne Cox as Host - Self (1 episode)
2022
Password as Self - Celebrity Guest (1 episode)
2022
Inventing Anna as Kacy Duke (9 episodes)
2021
Jolt as Detective Nevin
2021
The Normal Heart
2021
Bad Hair as Virgie
2021
Senior Entourage as Laverne
2021
Amend: The Fight for America as Self (3 episodes)
2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune as Self - Contestant (1 episode)
2020
Promising Young Woman as Gail
2020
Disclosure as Self - Actress
2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's as Self (1 episode)
2020
Visible: Out on Television as Self (5 episodes)
2020
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens as God (voice) (1 episode)
2019
Charlie's Angels as Bomb Instructor
2019
Savage X Fenty Show as Self
2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh as Self (1 episode)
2019
Can You Keep a Secret? as Cybill
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show (1 episode)
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show as Kiana (1 episode)
2019
Weird City as Liquia (1 episode)
2018
We Won't Be Erased
2018
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler as Self (1 episode)
2018
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom as Narrator (voice)
2018
Freak Show as Felicia Watts
2017
Drop the Mic as Self (1 episode)
2017
Gavin Grimm vs. as Self
2017
Time Marches Forward & So Do We as Narrator (voice)
2017
Doubt as Cameron Wirth (13 episodes)
2016
The Trans List as Self
2016
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party (1 episode)
2016
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
2016
Match Game as Self - Panelist (1 episode)
2016
To Tell the Truth as Self - Panelist (1 episode)
2016
Free CeCe as Herself
2015
Grandma as Deathy
2015
Lip Sync Battle as Herself (1 episode)
2015
Lip Sync Battle as Self (1 episode)
2014
The T Word as Herself
2014
Trailblazer Honors as Self - Honoree (1 episode)
2014
Grand Street as Chardonnay
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver as Self (1 episode)
2014
Faking It as Margot (1 episode)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self (3 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self (1 episode)
2013
The Blacklist as Dr. Laken Perillos (2 episodes)
2013
Orange Is the New Black as Sophia Burset (40 episodes)
2012
The Mindy Project as Sheena (3 episodes)
2012
The Exhibitionists as Blithe Stargazer
2012
Musical Chairs as Chantelle
2011
Carl(a) as Cinnamon
2010
Down This Road as Bartender
2010
Who Do You Think You Are? as Self (1 episode)
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest (7 episodes)
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race as Self (1 episode)
2009
Uncle Stephanie as Stephanie
2004
Project Runway as Self - Guest Judge (1 episode)
2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm as Laverne Cox (1 episode)
1999
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Candayce (1 episode)
1997
The View as Self - Guest (1 episode)
1997
The View as Self - Guest Co-Host (1 episode)
1996
The Daily Show as Self (2 episodes)
1990
Law & Order as Minnie (1 episode)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest (2 episodes)
1984
MTV Video Music Awards as Self - Presenter (1 episode)
1959
The Grammy Awards as Self (1 episode)
1953
The Oscars as Self (1 episode)
Directing (1)
2014
The T Word
• Director
Production (2)
2020
Disclosure
• Executive Producer
2014
The T Word
• Executive Producer