Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

29/05/1972

Age

53 years old

Place of Birth

Mobile, Alabama, USA

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 n... Read More

Filmography

Cast

2025

Animal Farm

as Snowball (voice)

2024

Uglies

as Dr. Cable

2023

The Stroll

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Jolt

as Detective Nevin

2021

Bad Hair

as Virgie

2021

Senior Entourage

as Laverne

2020

Disclosure

as Self - Actress

2019

Charlie's Angels

as Bomb Instructor

2018

Freak Show

as Felicia Watts

2017

Gavin Grimm vs.

as Self

2017

Time Marches Forward & So Do We

as Narrator (voice)

2016

The Trans List

as Self

2016

Free CeCe

as Herself

2015

Grandma

as Deathy

2014

The T Word

as Herself

2014

Grand Street

as Chardonnay

2012

The Exhibitionists

as Blithe Stargazer

2012

Musical Chairs

as Chantelle

2011

Carl(a)

as Cinnamon

2009

Uncle Stephanie

as Stephanie

2010

Down This Road

as Bartender

Crew

2025

Heightened Scrutiny

as Executive Producer

2020

Disclosure

as Executive Producer

2014

The T Word

as Executive Producer

2014

The T Word

as Director