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Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972) is an American actress and LGBT advocate. [3] [4] [5] 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, [6] [7] and the first to be nominated for an Emmy Award since composer Angela Morley in 1990. [8]
Laverne Cox. Actress: Promising Young Woman. Laverne Cox is a three time Emmy-nominated actress, Emmy winning documentary film producer and a prominent equal rights advocate. Laverne's role of Sophia Burset in the critically acclaimed Netflix original series "Orange is The New Black" brought her to the attention of diverse audiences all over the world.
Jun 20, 2024 · Laverne Cox as a Child, Twin Brother. Laverne Cox was born on May 29, 1972, in Mobile, Alabama. She and her twin brother were raised by their mother, Gloria, who was single and worked as a teacher.
With various ‘firsts’ in her already impressive career, Laverne Cox is a four-time Emmy-nominated actress Emmy-winning producer, and a prominent equal rights advocate and public speaker. Laverne’s groundbreaking role of Sophia Burset in the critically acclaimed Netflix original series ‘Orange is The New Black’ brought her to the ...
Emmy-nominated actress, documentary film producer + prominent equal rights advocate Laverne Cox continues to make history in her career and in her activism.
Laverne Cox. Actress: Promising Young Woman. Laverne Cox is a three time Emmy-nominated actress, Emmy winning documentary film producer and a prominent equal rights advocate. Laverne's role of Sophia Burset in the critically acclaimed Netflix original series "Orange is The New Black" brought her to the attention of diverse audiences all over the world.
May 25, 2024 · Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972, Mobile, Alabama, U.S.) is an American actress and activist who achieved a number of “firsts” as an openly transgender woman in the entertainment industry. She notably was the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in an acting category (in 2014 for Orange Is the New Black), and she was the first transgender person to win ...
Apr 28, 2022 · By Kimberly Drew Photography by Myles Loftin. April 28, 2022. Beyond the Tipping Point is Them' s Spring 2022 cover package about how Black trans actresses are reshaping Hollywood. Featuring Laverne Cox, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, and Eva Reign — three actresses at pivotal moments in their careers who represent hard-won progress and the future ...
February 28, 2023 7:00 AM EST. Buy a print of The Transgender Tipping Point cover here. When TIME asked Laverne Cox to be the magazine’s first out transgender cover subject, for a story about ...
Jun 16, 2020 · When Laverne Cox shot to fame for her work as Sophia Burset on Netflix ’s “Orange Is the New Black,” she also made history in 2014 by becoming the first openly transgender person to be ...
