Laverne Cox
Skuespiller, Producer, Instruktør
29. maj 1972 (53 år)
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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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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| 2026 | Outcome · as Virginia Allen-Green |
| 2025 | Animal Farm · as Snowball (voice) |
| 2025 | A Very Jonas Christmas Movie · as Stacy |
| 2025 | Clean Slate · as Desiree |
| 2024 | Uglies · as Dr. Cable |
| 2022 | If We're Being Honest with Laverne Cox · as Host - Self |
| 2022 | Inventing Anna · as Kacy Duke |
| 2021 | Jolt · as Detective Nevin |
| 2021 | Senior Entourage · as Laverne |
| 2020 | Promising Young Woman · as Gail |
| 2020 | Bad Hair · as Virgie |
| 2020 | Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens · as God (voice) |
| 2019 | Charlie's Angels · as Bomb Instructor |
| 2019 | Can You Keep a Secret? · as Cybill |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch Show · as Kiana |
| 2019 | Tuca & Bertie · as Ebony Black |
| 2019 | Weird City · as Liquia |
| 2018 | The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom · as Narrator (voice) |
| 2017 | Freak Show · as Felicia Watts |
| 2017 | Dear White People · as Cynthia Fray |
| 2017 | Doubt · as Cameron Wirth |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again · as Dr. Frank-N-Furter |
| 2015 | Grandma · as Deathy |
| 2014 | Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce · as Adele Northrop |
| 2014 | Faking It (2014) · as Margot |
| 2013 | The Blacklist · as Dr. Laken Perillos |
| 2013 | 36 Saints · as Genesuis |
| 2013 | Orange Is the New Black · as Sophia Burset |
| 2012 | The Mindy Project · as Sheena |
| 2012 | The Exhibitionists · as Blithe Stargazer |
| 2011 | Musical Chairs · as Chantelle |
| 2011 | Carla · as CinnamonPå Plex |
| 2010 | Bronx Paradise · as Hooker |
| 2009 | Bored to Death · as Transexual Prostitute |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit · as Candayce |
| 1990 | Law & Order · as Minnie |
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | Celebrity Weakest Link · as Self - Contestant |
| 2025 | 56th NAACP Image Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2025 | Heightened Scrutiny · as Self |
| 2024 | The 66th Annual Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 2024 | TheWeeknight · as Self - Guest |
| 2023 | |
| 2023 | The Stroll · as Self (archive Footage) |
| 2023 | Black Pop · as Self - Actress, Producer |
| 2023 | The Oscars · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2023 | The Jason Lee Show · as Self - Guest |
| 2023 | 80th Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2022 | Framing Agnes · as Self |
| 2022 | The 48th Annual People's Choice Awards · as Self - Presenter |
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| 2022 | Power of Women: The Changemakers · as Self |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show · as Self |
| 2022 | Sherri (2022) · as Self - Guest |
| 2022 | Password (2022) · as Self - Celebrity Guest |
| 2022 | The Oscars · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2021 | The United States of Elie Tahari · as Self |
| 2021 | The Dorians Film Toast 2021 · as Self |
| 2021 | 2021 Golden Globe Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2021 | Amend: The Fight for America · as Self |
| 2021 | Bling Empire · as Self |
| 2021 | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune · as Self - Contestant |
| 2020 | The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart · as Self - Guest |
| 2020 | American Music Awards 2020 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | The 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | BET Awards 2020 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2020 | Disclosure · as Self - Actress |
| 2020 | Bottomless Brunch at Colman's · as SelfPå Plex |
| 2020 | What to Watch · as Self |
| 2020 | Visible: Out on Television · as Self |
| 2019 | The 71st Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2019 | Savage X Fenty Show · as Self |
| 2019 | A Little Late with Lilly Singh · as Self |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show · as Self |
| 2019 | 1969 · as Self |
| 2019 | The 25th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2019 | The Masked Singer (US) · as Self - Chess Piece |
| 2018 | Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler · as Self |
| 2018 | Glam Masters · as Self - Host |
| 2018 | 49th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2017 | The IMDb Show · as Self - Guest |
| 2017 | Drop the Mic · as Self |
| 2017 | Absolument Trans · as Self |
| 2017 | |
| 2016 | The Trans List · as Self |
| 2016 | The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2016 | Harry · as Self - Guest |
| 2016 | Teen Choice Awards 2016 · as Self |
| 2016 | Match Game (2016) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2016 | The $100,000 Pyramid (2016) · as Self |
| 2016 | To Tell The Truth (2016) · as Self - Panelist |
| 2016 | Free CeCe! · as Herself |
| 2016 | 2016 Billboard Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2016 | The 47th NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2016 | 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 2015 | The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | BET Awards 2015 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | 2015 Billboard Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2015 | Lip Sync Battle · as Self |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James Corden · as Self - Guest |
| 2015 | The 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards · as Self |
| 2015 | The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2014 | The T Word · as Herself |
| 2014 | 2014 MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver · as Self |
| 2014 | Gay Positive · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers · as Self - Guest |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · as Self |
| 2013 | |
| 2013 | The Real Daytime · as Self |
| 2013 | Hollywood Game Night · as Self - Celebrity Player |
| 2012 | Katie (2012) · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | CBS Mornings · as Self - Guest |
| 2012 | Project Runway All Stars · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2011 | The Chew · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | Dish Nation · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | The Talk · as Self - Guest |
| 2010 | Access Hollyood Live · as Self |
| 2010 | Who Do You Think You Are? (US) · as Self |
| 2009 | Talk Stoop · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | C à Vous · as Self |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · as Self - Guest |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race · as Self |
| 2008 | I Want to Work for Diddy · as Self |
| 2008 | Celebrity Family Feud · as Self - Contestant |
| 2008 | The Wendy Williams Show · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Chelsea Lately · as Self - Guest |
| 2007 | Morning Joe · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | Rachael Ray · as Self - Guest |
| 2006 | America's Got Talent · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2005 | Entertainment Tonight Canada · as Self - Nyc Fw |
| 2004 | Project Runway · as Self - Guest Judge |
| 2004 | The Insider · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show · as Self - Guest |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | Fashion Police · as Self - Guest |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm · as Laverne Cox |
| 1997 | The View · as Self - Guest Co-Host |
| 1996 | Access Hollywood · as Self |
| 1996 | The Daily Show · as Self |
| 1995 | E! Live from the Red Carpet · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra · as Self |
| 1991 | E! News · as Self |
| 1988 | Inside Edition · as Self |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark · as Self - Guest |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight · as Self |
| 1979 | SAG-AFTRA Foundation Conversations · as Self |
| 1975 | People's Choice Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1975 | Good Morning America · as Self - Guest |
| 1974 | American Music Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 1959 | The Grammy Awards · as Self |
| 1953 | The Academy Awards · as Self |
| 1952 | Today · as Self - Guest |
| 2025 | Clean Slate · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Heightened Scrutiny · as Executive Producer |
| 2022 | If We're Being Honest with Laverne Cox · as Executive Producer |
| 2020 | Disclosure · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Free CeCe! · as Co-Producer |
| 2014 | The T Word · as Executive Producer |
| 2014 |
| 2025 | Clean Slate · as Story |
| 2018 | Glam Masters · as Co-Executive Producer |