Laverne Cox is an American actress best known for her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix comedy series Orange Is the New Black. Born on May 29, 1972 in Mobile, AL, she made history in 2014 by becoming the first transgender person in over twenty years to be nominated for an Emmy. She has since gone on to star in CBS' Doubt.
Laverne Cox is a member of TV Actress
Age, Biography and Wiki
💰 Net worth: $2 million (2024)
About
Actress best known for playing Sophia Burset on the Netflix comedy series Orange Is the New Black. She made news in 2014 by being the first transgender person in over twenty years to be nominated for an Emmy. She later starred in CBS' Doubt.
Before Fame
She graduated from Marymount Manhattan College and appeared on the first season of the reality series I Want to Work for Diddy.
Trivia
She was ranked first on The Guardian's 2014 World Pride Power List of important members of the LGBT community.
Family Life
Her twin brother, M. Lamar, also appeared on Orange Is the New Black. In 2016, she began dating Jono Freedrix.
Associated With
She appeared in the music video for John Legend's "You & I (Nobody In The World)" in 2014.
