Laverne Cox
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, …
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Filmography
Acting (85)
Movies (35)
Outcome
2026as Virginia Allen Green
Animal Farm
2026as Snowball (voice)
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie
2025as Stacy
The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20
2025as Self
Heightened Scrutiny
2025as Self
A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint
2025as Self
Uglies
2024as Dr. Cable
The Stroll
2023as Self (archive footage)
Power of Women: The Changemakers
2022as Self
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022as Self
Jolt
2021as Detective Nevin
Bad Hair
2021as Virgie
The Normal Heart
2021
Senior Entourage
2021as Laverne
Disclosure
2020as Self - Actress
Promising Young Woman
2020as Gail
Charlie's Angels
2019as Bomb Instructor
Can You Keep a Secret?
2019as Cybill
Savage X Fenty Show
2019as Self
Freak Show
2018as Felicia Watts
We Won't Be Erased
2018as Self
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018as Narrator (voice)
Time Marches Forward & So Do We
2017as Narrator (voice)
Gavin Grimm vs.
2017as Self
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
Free CeCe!
2016as Herself
The Trans List
2016as Self
Grandma
2015as Deathy
The T Word
2014as Herself
Grand Street
2014as Chardonnay
Musical Chairs
2012as Chantelle
The Exhibitionists
2012as Blithe Stargazer
Carl(a)
2011as Cinnamon
Down This Road
2010as Bartender
Uncle Stephanie
2009as Stephanie
Television (50)
Celebrity Weakest Link
2025as Self - Contestant
Clean Slate
2025as Desiree
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022as Self
Sherri
2022as Self - Guest
Inventing Anna
2022as Kacy Duke
Password
2022as Self - Celebrity Guest
If We're Being Honest with Laverne Cox
2022as Host - Self
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021as Self - Contestant
Amend: The Fight for America
2021as Self
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens
2020as God (voice)
Visible: Out on Television
2020as Self
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's
2020as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019as Self
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019as Self
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019as Kiana
Weird City
2019as Liquia
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler
2018as Self
Drop the Mic
2017as Self
Doubt
2017as Cameron Wirth
The $100,000 Pyramid
2016as Self
Match Game
2016as Self - Panelist
To Tell the Truth
2016as Self - Panelist
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party
2016
Celebrity Family Feud
2015as Self - Contestant
Lip Sync Battle
2015as Herself
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014as Self - Guest
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014as Self
Faking It
2014as Margot
Trailblazer Honors
2014as Self - Honoree
The Blacklist
2013as Dr. Laken Perillos
Orange Is the New Black
2013as Sophia Burset
The Mindy Project
2012as Sheena
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010as Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009as Self
Project Runway
2004as Self - Guest Judge
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003as Self - Guest
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000as Laverne Cox
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999as Candayce
The View
1997as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996as Self
Law & Order
1990as Minnie
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988as Self - Guest
MTV Video Music Awards
1984as Self - Presenter
20/20
1978as Self
People's Choice Awards
1975as Self - Presenter
American Music Awards
1974as Self - Presenter
The Grammys
1959as Self
The Oscars
1953as Self
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