![Laverne Cox](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w185/9x072mCHUbsIDbNNOC90WNzmjsW.jpg)
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.
Known For | Acting |
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Most Rating | 17.241 |
Birthday | 1972-05-29 |
Place of Birth | Mobile, Alabama, USA |
Also Known As |
![The Exhibitionists](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mlzGSpS3WrMP2PZuHy4aQkdMb39.jpg)
2012
![The Exhibitionists](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/mlzGSpS3WrMP2PZuHy4aQkdMb39.jpg)
The Exhibitionists
3.2/6
Follow filmmaker Walter Todd over 36 deadly hours as he exploits his closest friends and family during a New Year's Eve party, exposing their darkest...
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The Exhibitionists
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2014
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Grand Street
8/1
Camilla Reilly’s elegant life has come undone. Once a fast-track film executive living in a luxurious SoHo loft, she finds herself unemployed, broke,...
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Grand Street
![Grandma](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/4LW20TF4NfQgHj5rZs0d0cgxRjV.jpg)
2015
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Grandma
6.5/351
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2016
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
5.1/200
Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a gender ambiguous scientist. As...
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![Free CeCe](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hjUGLsvhfGGZKdwTv0dnw0wpwhk.jpg)
2016
![Free CeCe](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/hjUGLsvhfGGZKdwTv0dnw0wpwhk.jpg)
Free CeCe
7.7/6
This film confronts the culture of violence surrounding trans women of color. It is told through the voices of Laverne Cox and Cece McDonald.
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Free CeCe
![The T Word](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lmmWqbg6uqERQkYSGHXVuhbYMkn.jpg)
2014
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The T Word
4.8/3
Documentary produced by Laverne Cox. The hour-long documentary follows the lives of seven transgender youths. They hail from New York, New Orleans and...
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The T Word
![Carl(a)](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ckRAyYvnFNAyS3K3dYzC8ycOqj.jpg)
2011
![Carl(a)](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/ckRAyYvnFNAyS3K3dYzC8ycOqj.jpg)
Carl(a)
7.2/4
Carla is a transgender person living in NYC who aspires to be a fashion designer. Making a living as a on-line sex worker Carla must deal with a fami...
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Carl(a)
![The Trans List](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xBJ1JofLfRHyzVn6Q4SDfaPQSwj.jpg)
2016
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The Trans List
6.1/14
A documentary that explores the range of experiences lived by transgender Americans.
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The Trans List
![Freak Show](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/aDBkMb4CMXLOZrCzKfdtv2M4vpt.jpg)
2018
![Freak Show](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/aDBkMb4CMXLOZrCzKfdtv2M4vpt.jpg)
Freak Show
6.853/116
The story of teenager Billy Bloom who, despite attending an ultra conservative high school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen.
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Freak Show
![Time Marches Forward & So Do We](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xAZ9Pmi4niBtTxUqGmab2Z2EQOQ.jpg)
2017
![Time Marches Forward & So Do We](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/xAZ9Pmi4niBtTxUqGmab2Z2EQOQ.jpg)
Time Marches Forward & So Do We
0/0
Narrator Laverne Cox takes us on an animated journey through trans history and resistance.
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Time Marches Forward & So Do We
![Can You Keep a Secret?](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/7QtCOlHESPEYtFANmd4yLqsYKZ4.jpg)
2019
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Can You Keep a Secret?
6.449/884
Emma Corrigan, a girl with a few secrets on a turbulent plane ride, thinks she’s about to die, Emma spills them all to the handsome stranger sitting n...
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Can You Keep a Secret?
![We Won't Be Erased](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1EAlGhCyGNGDpkVpIrqRnYA8XEe.jpg)
2018
![We Won't Be Erased](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1EAlGhCyGNGDpkVpIrqRnYA8XEe.jpg)
We Won't Be Erased
0/0
42 members of the trans and non-binary communities share their stories and explain why, no matter what the current media narratives or political clima...
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We Won't Be Erased
![The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qKQpZo1SpcALLV1Pw7H9Io2DsAd.jpg)
2018
![The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/qKQpZo1SpcALLV1Pw7H9Io2DsAd.jpg)
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
7.7/3
Documentary exploring The Advocate's role at the forefront of the LGBT movement in the U.S.
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The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
![Promising Young Woman](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/73QoFJFmUrJfDG2EynFjNc5gJxk.jpg)
2020
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Promising Young Woman
7.442/3122
A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.
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![Jolt](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/b0fBzqCmHr0a0XkeAdhc02XhKXG.jpg)
2021
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Jolt
6.588/1221
A bouncer with an anger management problem goes on a furious and resentful rampage after the murder of a friend.
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Jolt
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2019
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Savage X Fenty Show
8.2/38
The Savage X Fenty Show gives a look into Rihanna's creative process for her latest lingerie collection. Modeled by incredible, diverse talent; celebr...
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![Gavin Grimm vs.](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oVfhvxp9BSnQxvjZYepiOtJ7hT.jpg)
2017
![Gavin Grimm vs.](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/oVfhvxp9BSnQxvjZYepiOtJ7hT.jpg)
Gavin Grimm vs.
5/1
In 2016, transgender teen Gavin Grimm sued his local school board after its members refused to let him use the bathroom of his choice. He was ready to...
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![Charlie's Angels](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/1DPUFG6QnGqzpvEaDEv7TaepycM.jpg)
2019
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Charlie's Angels
6.449/2907
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Charlie's Angels
![Disclosure](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2MB2FPNxdSlykbH7ghBltoBYnTH.jpg)
2020
![Disclosure](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2MB2FPNxdSlykbH7ghBltoBYnTH.jpg)
Disclosure
7.95/129
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have...
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Disclosure
![Bad Hair](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/979LvAwRGCkVFgJ04uyPcsPaPF2.jpg)
2021
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Bad Hair
5.903/72
In 1989, an ambitious young woman gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television. However, her flourishing career ma...
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![Down This Road](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/jt7jDiIawNp9awAnPEwflqtTYAV.jpg)
2010
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Down This Road
0/0
12-year-old Rodney embarks on a journey across New York to reclaim the love of his struggling, wayward father.
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![Senior Entourage](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/2cALuLFjdBLrGfC8LKsZOqNGQLR.jpg)
2021
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Senior Entourage
2/1
Senior Entourage is a wild, wacky "Mockumentary" comedy featuring a zany, multi-racial cast ranging in age from 9 to 90. It's "Seinfeld for seniors" s...
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Senior Entourage
![Uglies](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/t6WP4kilpxPzHttWQjH5x7Iu6Bo.jpg)
2024
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Uglies
0/0
In a futuristic dystopia with enforced beauty standards, a teen awaiting mandatory cosmetic surgery embarks on a journey to find her missing friend.
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2022
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Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
8/4
The one-night-only celebration honoring the life and legacy of the famed producer features intimate conversations, special performances and surprise r...
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![Musical Chairs](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/za88BvlkkuHGkt0BDSpsOghpdEf.jpg)
2012
![Musical Chairs](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/za88BvlkkuHGkt0BDSpsOghpdEf.jpg)
Musical Chairs
5/3
When his dancer partner, Mia, lands in the hospital after an accident, Armando persuades her to train for an upcoming wheelchair ballroom dancing cont...
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Musical Chairs
![Uncle Stephanie](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/39UJ50qnJ59Cbbx7AfHxsmExC1z.jpg)
2009
![Uncle Stephanie](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/39UJ50qnJ59Cbbx7AfHxsmExC1z.jpg)
Uncle Stephanie
1/1
A college student shoots a documentary about his colorful aunt, an aspiring cabaret star from New York City, and learns more about his family than he...
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Uncle Stephanie
![Power of Women: The Changemakers](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/e5gXyQRzdaYhKgCj4NqyphImRYQ.jpg)
2022
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Power of Women: The Changemakers
0/0
Presents a intimate group of philanthropic women honored by Lifetime and Variety as some of the most powerful women working in media and entertainment...
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![The Normal Heart](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/lGF7k8Xm4hVKUAVUctmKn4PobeW.jpg)
2021
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The Normal Heart
0/0
Directed by Emmy Award-winning director Paris Barclay, this presentation, the first after Kramer's death, is also the first time the Tony Award-winnin...
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2023
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The Stroll
6.765/18
The history of New York’s Meatpacking District, told from the perspective of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. Filmmaker Kristen Lov...
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![Outcome](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sWey5pt41ntntS1DiZI9MOfL3vi.jpg)
![Outcome](http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w154/sWey5pt41ntntS1DiZI9MOfL3vi.jpg)
Outcome
0/0
A damaged Hollywood star must confront his demons and make amends after he is extorted with a mysterious video clip from his past.
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