Laverne Cox

actress • producer • soundtrack

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 n...

Born: May 29, 1972 in Mobile, Alabama, USA (age 53)

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Known For

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Inventing Anna

Movies & TV Credits

84 total credits across film and television

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
Outcome Movie	—	Actress	—	2025
Heightened Scrutiny Movie	—	Actress	Self	2025
Animal Farm Movie	7.5	Actress	Snowball (voice)	2025
A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint Movie	—	Actress	Self	2025
Clean Slate TV Show	6.4	Actress	Desiree(8 Episodes)	2025
Heightened Scrutiny Movie	—	Production	Executive Producer	2025
Clean Slate TV Show	6.4	Production	Executive Producer(8 Episodes)	2025
Uglies Movie	4.9	Actress	Dr. Cable	2024
The Stroll Movie	7.0	Actress	Self (archive footage)	2023
If We're Being Honest with Laverne Cox TV Show	7.2	Actress	Host - Self(1 Episode)	2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show TV Show	4.2	Actress	Self(2 Episodes)	2022
Password TV Show	6.2	Actress	Self - Celebrity Guest(1 Episode)	2022
Sherri TV Show	5.8	Actress	Self - Guest(1 Episode)	2022
Inventing Anna Limited Series	6.7	Actress	Kacy Duke(9 Episodes)	2022
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & Laughter TV Special	7.7	Actress	Self	2022
Power of Women: The Changemakers TV Special	7.1	Actress	Self	2022
Jolt Movie	5.5	Actress	Detective Nevin	2021
Bad Hair Movie	5.4	Actress	Virgie	2021
Senior Entourage Movie	4.0	Actress	Laverne	2021
The Normal Heart Movie	6.0	Actress	—	2021
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune TV Show	6.9	Actress	Self - Contestant(1 Episode)	2021
2021 MTV Video Music Awards TV Special	5.6	Actress	Self - Presenter(1 Episode)	2021
Amend: The Fight for America Limited Series	7.8	Actress	Self(3 Episodes)	2021
Promising Young Woman Movie	7.7	Actress	Gail	2020
Disclosure Movie	8.0	Actress	Self - Actress	2020
Visible: Out on Television Limited Series	8.4	Actress	Self(5 Episodes)	2020
Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens TV Show	7.3	Actress	God (voice)(1 Episode)	2020
Bottomless Brunch at Colman's TV Show	7.1	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	2020
Disclosure Movie	8.0	Production	Executive Producer	2020
Can You Keep a Secret? Movie	5.3	Actress	Cybill	2019
Charlie's Angels Movie	5.2	Actress	Bomb Instructor	2019
Weird City TV Show	6.1	Actress	Liquia(1 Episode)	2019
A Black Lady Sketch Show TV Show	7.3	Actress	Kiana(1 Episode)	2019
A Little Late with Lilly Singh TV Show	1.7	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show TV Show	6.1	Actress	—(2 Episodes)	2019
Savage X Fenty Show Movie	7.6	Actress	Self	2019
Freak Show Movie	6.7	Actress	Felicia Watts	2018
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom Movie	2.0	Actress	Narrator (voice)	2018
We Won't Be Erased Movie	—	Actress	—	2018
Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler TV Show	5.9	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	2018
Time Marches Forward & So Do We Movie	—	Actress	Narrator (voice)	2017
Doubt TV Show	6.1	Actress	Cameron Wirth(13 Episodes)	2017
Drop the Mic TV Show	4.2	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	2017
Gavin Grimm vs. Short Film	—	Actress	Self	2017
Free CeCe Movie	7.5	Actress	Herself	2016
Martha & Snoop's Potluck Party Challenge TV Show	7.1	Actress	—(1 Episode)	2016
Match Game TV Show	6.4	Actress	Self - Panelist(1 Episode)	2016
To Tell the Truth TV Show	6.3	Actress	Self - Panelist(1 Episode)	2016
The $100,000 Pyramid TV Show	6.0	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	2016
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again Movie	4.4	Actress	Dr. Frank-N-Furter	2016
The Trans List Movie	6.8	Actress	Self	2016
Grandma Movie	6.6	Actress	Deathy	2015
Lip Sync Battle TV Show	7.0	Actress	Herself(1 Episode)	2015
Lip Sync Battle TV Show	7.0	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	2015
Grand Street Movie	6.1	Actress	Chardonnay	2014
Faking It TV Show	7.4	Actress	Margot(1 Episode)	2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers TV Show	6.1	Actress	Self(3 Episodes)	2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver TV Show	8.6	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon TV Show	6.8	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	2014
Trailblazer Honors TV Show	—	Actress	Self - Honoree(1 Episode)	2014
The T Word Movie	8.0	Actress	Herself	2014
The T Word Movie	8.0	Production	Executive Producer	2014
The Blacklist TV Show	7.8	Actress	Dr. Laken Perillos(2 Episodes)	2013
Orange Is the New Black TV Show	7.9	Actress	Sophia Burset(40 Episodes)	2013
The Exhibitionists Movie	3.6	Actress	Blithe Stargazer	2012
Musical Chairs Movie	5.7	Actress	Chantelle	2012
The Mindy Project TV Show	7.3	Actress	Sheena(3 Episodes)	2012
Carl(a) Movie	6.7	Actress	Cinnamon	2011
Who Do You Think You Are? TV Show	7.9	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	2010
Down This Road Short Film	8.7	Actress	Bartender	2010
Uncle Stephanie Movie	2.1	Actress	Stephanie	2009
RuPaul's Drag Race TV Show	8.3	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen TV Show	5.7	Actress	Self - Guest(7 Episodes)	2009
Project Runway TV Show	7.2	Actress	Self - Guest Judge(1 Episode)	2004
Curb Your Enthusiasm TV Show	8.6	Actress	Laverne Cox(1 Episode)	2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit TV Show	8.2	Actress	Candayce(1 Episode)	1999
The View TV Show	2.6	Actress	Self - Guest Co-Host(1 Episode)	1997
The View TV Show	2.6	Actress	Self - Guest(1 Episode)	1997
The Daily Show TV Show	8.1	Actress	Self(2 Episodes)	1996
Law & Order TV Show	7.7	Actress	Minnie(1 Episode)	1990
LIVE with Kelly and Mark TV Show	4.7	Actress	Self - Guest(2 Episodes)	1988
American Music Awards TV Show	—	Actress	Self - Presenter(1 Episode)	1974
The Grammys TV Show	8.7	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1959
The Oscars TV Show	7.0	Actress	Self(1 Episode)	1953

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Laverne Cox

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Charlie's Angels

Promising Young Woman

Orange Is the New Black

Inventing Anna

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