Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox is an American actress, reality television star, television producer, and LGBT advocate. She became known for her portrayal of Sophia Burset on the Netflix television series Orange Is the New Black, for which she became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the acting category, and the first to be nominated for an Emmy Award since composer/musician Angela Morley in 1990. In 2015, she became the first openly transgender person to have a wax figure of herself at Madame Tussauds. In 2017, she became the first transgender person to play a transgender series regular on broadcast TV as Cameron Wirth on Doubt on CBS.
Acted in
Clean Slate
2025
as Desiree
Heightened Scrutiny
2025
as Self
Uglies
2024
as Dr. Cable
The Stroll
2023
as Self (archive footage)
Power of Women: The Changemakers
2022
as Self
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022
as Self
Password
2022
as Self - Celebrity Guest
Inventing Anna
2022
as Kacy Duke
Jolt
2021
as Detective Nevin
The Normal Heart
2021
Bad Hair
2021
as Virgie
Senior Entourage
2021
as Laverne
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
2021
as Self - Contestant
Promising Young Woman
2020
as Gail
Disclosure
2020
as Self - Actress
Visible: Out on Television
2020
as Self
Awkwafina is Nora From Queens
2020
as God (voice)
Charlie's Angels
2019
as Bomb Instructor
Savage X Fenty Show
2019
as Self
Can You Keep a Secret?
2019
as Cybill
A Black Lady Sketch Show
2019
as Kiana
Weird City
2019
as Liquia
We Won't Be Erased
2018
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Freak Show
2018
as Felicia Watts
Drop the Mic
2017
as Self
Gavin Grimm vs.
2017
as Self
Time Marches Forward & So Do We
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Doubt
2017
as Cameron Wirth
The Trans List
2016
as Self
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016
as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
Match Game
2016
as Self - Panelist
To Tell the Truth
2016
as Self - Panelist
Free CeCe
2016
as Herself
Grandma
2015
as Deathy
Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Self
Lip Sync Battle
2015
as Herself
The T Word
2014
as Herself
Trailblazer Honors
2014
as Self - Honoree
Grand Street
2014
as Chardonnay
Faking It
2014
as Margot
The Blacklist
2013
as Dr. Laken Perillos
Orange Is the New Black
2013
as Sophia Burset
The Mindy Project
2012
as Sheena
The Exhibitionists
2012
as Blithe Stargazer
Musical Chairs
2012
as Chantelle
Carl(a)
2011
as Cinnamon
Down This Road
2010
as Bartender
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self
Uncle Stephanie
2009
as Stephanie
Project Runway
2004
as Self - Guest Judge
Curb Your Enthusiasm
2000
as Laverne Cox
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
as Candayce
Law & Order
1990
as Minnie
MTV Video Music Awards
1984
as Self - Presenter
The Oscars
1953
as Self
