Laverne Cox
Actor · Executive Producer · Director · Story
Born May 29, 1972 · Mobile, Alabama, USA
Active 1990–present · 5′11″ (180 cm)
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…
Filmography
Animal Farm (2026) — Snowball (voice)Outcome (2026) — Virginia Allen-GreenA Very Jonas Christmas Movie (2025) — StacyClean Slate (2025) — Desiree · Executive Producer · Story · CreatorLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999) — CandayceThe Blacklist (2013) — Dr. Laken PerillosOrange Is the New Black (2013) — Sophia BursetPromising Young Woman (2020) — GailCurb Your Enthusiasm (2000) — Laverne CoxCharlie's Angels (2019) — Bomb InstructorLaw & Order (1990) — MinnieJolt (2021) — Detective NevinCan You Keep a Secret? (2019) — CybillInventing Anna (2022) — Kacy DukeDisclosure (2020) — Executive ProducerUglies (2024) — Dr. CableGrandma (2015) — DeathyFaking It (2014) — MargotFreak Show (2018) — Felicia WattsThe Mindy Project (2012) — SheenaWeird City (2019) — LiquiaAwkwafina Is Nora from Queens (2020) — God (voice)A Black Lady Sketch Show (2019) — KianaThe Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (2016) — Dr. Frank-N-Furter