Laverne Cox
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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, ...
Known For
Filmography
Outcome
2026
as Virginia Allen-Green
Animal Farm
2026
as Snowball (voice)
Heightened Scrutiny
2025
as Self
A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint
2025
as Self
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
2025
as Stacy
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
2025
as Self
Clean Slate
2025
as Desiree
Celebrity Weakest Link
2025
as Self - Contestant
Outlaws with TS Madison
2025
Uglies
2024
as Dr. Cable
The Stroll
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Power of Women: The Changemakers
2022
as Self
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022
as Self
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
If We're Being Honest with Laverne Cox
2022
as Host - Self
Password
2022
as Self - Celebrity Guest
Inventing Anna
2022
as Kacy Duke
The Sherri Shepherd Show
2022
as Self - Guest
The Normal Heart
2021
Jolt
2021
as Detective Nevin
Bad Hair
2021
as Virgie
Senior Entourage
2021
as Laverne
Senior Entourage
2021
as Self
Amend: The Fight for America
2021
as Self
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
Promising Young Woman
2020
as Gail
Disclosure
2020
as Self - Actress
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020
as God (voice)
Visible: Out on Television
2020
as Self
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020
as Self
Can You Keep a Secret?
2019
as Cybill
Savage X Fenty Show
2019
as Self
Charlie's Angels
2019
as Bomb Instructor
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Kiana
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Weird City
2019
as Liquia
Freak Show
2018
as Felicia Watts
We Won't Be Erased
2018
as Self
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler
2018
as Self
Time Marches Forward & So Do We
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Gavin Grimm vs.
2017
as Self
Doubt
2017
as Cameron Wirth
Drop the Mic
2017
as Self
Drop the Mic
2017
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016
as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
Free CeCe!
2016
as Herself
The Trans List
2016
as Self
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016
as Self
Grandma
2015
as Deathy
Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
Celebrity Family Feud
2015
as Self - Contestant
Grand Street
2014
as Chardonnay
The T Word
2014
as Herself
Faking It
2014
as Margot
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Trailblazer Honors
2014
as Self - Honoree
The Blacklist
2013
as Dr. Laken Perillos
Orange Is the New Black
2013
as Sophia Burset
The Exhibitionists
2012
as Blithe Stargazer
Musical Chairs
2012
as Chantelle
The Mindy Project
2012
as Sheena
Carl(a)
2011
as Cinnamon
Down This Road
2010
as Bartender
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
Uncle Stephanie
2009
as Stephanie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self
Project Runway
2004
as Self - Guest Judge
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Laverne Cox
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Candayce
The View
1997
as Self - Guest
The View
1997
as Self - Guest Co-Host
The View
1997
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self - Guest
Law & Order
1990
as Minnie
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self - Presenter
People's Choice Awards
1975
as Self - Presenter
American Music Awards
1974
as Self - Presenter
The Grammys
1959
as Self
The Oscars
1953
as Self