Laverne Cox

    Laverne Cox is an American actress and producer. She first gained recognition on the 2008 VH1 reality series I Want to Work for Diddy. Cox also produced and starred in 2010's Transform Me for the network. She is best known for her role as Sophia Burset on Netflix's Orange Is the New Black from 2013 to 2019. The performance earned her four Emmy Award nominations, making her the first openly transgender person to be nominated in an acting category. Cox also starred on CBS' Doubt in 2017 and Netflix's Inventing Anna in 2022. 
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    SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 06: 2022 PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS -- Pictured: Carrie Underwood arrives to the 2022 People's Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar on December 6, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. -- (Photo by Chris Polk/E! Entertainment/NBC via Getty Images)SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 06: 2022 PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARDS -- Pictured: Michaela Jaé Rodriguez arrives to the 2022 People's Choice Awards held at the Barker Hangar on December 6, 2022 in Santa Monica, California. -- (Photo by Chris Polk/E! Entertainment/NBC via Getty Images)Mandatory Credit: Photo by Rob Latour/Shutterstock (13651822bi) Olivia Wilde People's Choice Awards, Arrivals, Los Angeles, California, USA - 06 Dec 2022
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    Laverne Cox Dances in a Semi-Sheer Gucci Bodysuit to Janet Jackson Song: 'We Love You!'
    President Joe Biden, Laverne Cox, Ellen DeGeneres and More Mark Transgender Day of Remembrance
    President Joe Biden, Laverne Cox, Ellen DeGeneres, and More Observe Transgender Day of Remembrance
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    Laverne Cox Opens Up About How She Almost Quit Acting Before Being Cast on 'Orange Is the New Black'
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    Laverne Cox Taking Over as Host of E!'s Red Carpet Coverage After Giuliana Rancic's Exit
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    Laverne Cox Feels 'Festive' in Red Plunging Dress and ''Bridgerton' Hair' at the Golden Globes
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    Laverne Cox Is in a New Relationship After Finding Love Last Year: 'It Feels Amazing'
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    Laverne Cox Says She's 'Shocked' and 'Triggered' After She and Friend Suffer Transphobic Attack
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    Stars Who Have Used Dating Apps and What They Had to Say About Them
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    See All the Stars Who've Stepped Out in Beyoncé's New Ivy Park x Adidas Collection
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    Laverne Cox on Her Hair Journey and Feeling Beautiful at Age 47
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    Laverne Cox Recalls 'Trauma' of Watching Loved Ones Die of HIV/AIDS and Wondering, 'Am I Next?'
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    Laverne Cox Opens up About Her Surprise Phone Call from Meghan Markle — and Her Fangirl Moment
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    Meghan Markle's Personal Connection to the Women Handpicked for Cover of Her British 'Vogue' Issue
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    'Orange Is the New Black' Season 7 Trailer Teases Piper's Life After Prison
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    Laverne Cox and Boyfriend Kyle Draper Split After 2 Years of Dating: 'We Have Decided It's Time'
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    Here's Every Single Celebrity Cameo in Taylor Swift's 'You Need to Calm Down' Music Video
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    'You Are More Than a Number on a Scale': Stars Who Are Redefining How We Talk About Beauty
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    How Beyoncé and JAY-Z, the Obamas and More Stars Paid Tribute to Black History Month This Year
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    Ashley Graham Introduces Transgender Man Who's 'Never Met' Another Trans Person to Laverne Cox
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    Laverne Cox Says She Planned to Kill Herself 17 Years Ago: 'I'm So Grateful That I Survived'
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    Jazz Jennings Reacts to Government Memo Proposing 'Transgender' Definition Be Legally Erased
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    Ted Danson and Laverne Cox Team Up for Star-Studded Smirnoff Campaign
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    Laverne Cox Celebrates 1-Year Anniversary with Her Boyfriend: 'I Love You So Much!'
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    Tiffany Haddish Was on 'Pimp My Ride' — And More Throwback Celeb Reality TV Appearances
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    Laverne Cox Gushes Over Boyfriend She Met on Tinder: 'It's Really Dumb Luck That We Met'
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    'I'm in Love': Laverne Cox Gushes About Her Boyfriend of 8 Months (Who She Met on Tinder!)
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    Laverne Cox on Meeting Cardi B and Offset at Fashion Week: 'I Look Over and He's Smoking a Blunt!'
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    Laverne Cox Opens Up About Confronting a Man Over a Nonconsensual Sexual Encounter and #MeToo
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    Laverne Cox Is 'Breaking Barriers' as 'Cosmopolitan' 's First-Ever Openly Transgender Cover Model
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    Laverne Cox Scored a Gig Modeling for Beyoncé: 'It's Like I'm Dreaming'
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    Laverne Cox Celebrates Beyoncé's Birthday in a Bikini: 'No Filter, No Photoshop'
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    Laverne Cox Inspires 'America's Got Talent' Contestants: 'Do Not 'Ever' Give Up on Your Dreams!'
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    WATCH: Laverne Cox Honored by New York City Mayor with Her Own Day
    Brookline Principal Asa Sevelius Is Finally Becoming Himself
    Transgender Principal Comes Out to His School to Be 'My Most Authentic Self'
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    Transgender Teen Gavin Grimm Presses Bathroom Lawsuit Forward Before the Supreme Court
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    Ellen DeGeneres, Laverne Cox and More Speak Out on Trump's Lift of Bathroom Protections for Trans Students
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    Laverne Cox Opens Up About Her Steamy (but Also 'Scary'!) Love Scenes in 'Doubt'
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    Laverne Cox Teases Plot Details for 'Orange Is the New Black' Season 5: 'It's Really Juicy'
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    Laverne Cox Says Meeting Idol Beyoncé at the Grammys Was 'a Little Bit of a Blur'
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