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.
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Known For
A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint
Self
2025
Animal Farm
Snowball (voice)
2025
Heightened Scrutiny
Self
2025
Uglies
Dr. Cable
2024
The Stroll
Self (archive footage)
2023
Power of Women: The Changemakers
Self
2022
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Self
2022
Jolt
Detective Nevin
2021
The Normal Heart
2021
Bad Hair
Virgie
2021
Senior Entourage
Laverne
2021
Promising Young Woman
Gail
2020
Disclosure
Self - Actress
2020
Charlie's Angels
Bomb Instructor
2019
Savage X Fenty Show
Self
2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
Self · (1 episode)
2019
Can You Keep a Secret?
Cybill
2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show
Kiana · (1 episode)
2019
We Won't Be Erased
2018
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
Narrator (voice)
2018
Freak Show
Felicia Watts
2018
Gavin Grimm vs.
Self
2017
Time Marches Forward & So Do We
Narrator (voice)
2017
The Trans List
Self
2016
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
Dr. Frank-N-Furter
2016
Free CeCe
Herself
2016
Grandma
Deathy
2015
The T Word
Herself
2014
Grand Street
Chardonnay
2014
Faking It
Margot · (1 episode)
2014
The Blacklist
Dr. Laken Perillos · (2 episodes)
2013
Orange Is the New Black
Sophia Burset · (40 episodes)
2013
The Exhibitionists
Blithe Stargazer
2012
Musical Chairs
Chantelle
2012
Carl(a)
Cinnamon
2011
Uncle Stephanie
Stephanie
2009
Outcome
Clean Slate
Desiree · (8 episodes)
2025
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self · (2 episodes)
2022
Sherri
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2022
If We're Being Honest with Laverne Cox
Host - Self · (1 episode)
2022
Password
Self - Celebrity Guest · (1 episode)
2022
Inventing Anna
Kacy Duke · (9 episodes)
2022
Amend: The Fight for America
Self · (3 episodes)
2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Self - Contestant · (1 episode)
2021
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
Self · (1 episode)
2020
Visible: Out on Television
Self · (5 episodes)
2020
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens
God (voice) · (1 episode)
2020
The Kelly Clarkson Show
(2 episodes)
2019
Weird City
Liquia · (1 episode)
2019
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler
Self · (1 episode)
2018
Drop the Mic
Self · (1 episode)
2017
Doubt
Cameron Wirth · (13 episodes)
2017
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
(1 episode)
2016
The $100,000 Pyramid
Self · (1 episode)
2016
Match Game
Self - Panelist · (1 episode)
2016
To Tell the Truth
Self - Panelist · (1 episode)
2016
Lip Sync Battle
Self · (1 episode)
2015
Trailblazer Honors
Self - Honoree · (1 episode)
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (3 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
The Mindy Project
Sheena · (3 episodes)
2012
Down This Road
Bartender
2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self · (1 episode)
2010
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (7 episodes)
2009
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self · (1 episode)
2009
Project Runway
Self - Guest Judge · (1 episode)
2004
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Laverne Cox · (1 episode)
2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Candayce · (1 episode)
1999
The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1997
The View
Self - Guest Co-Host · (1 episode)
1997
The Daily Show
Self · (2 episodes)
1996
Law & Order
Minnie · (1 episode)
1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (2 episodes)
1988
MTV Video Music Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1984
American Music Awards
Self - Presenter · (1 episode)
1974
The Grammys
Self · (1 episode)
1959
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953