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    American actress and LGBT advocate

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  1. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › Laverne_CoxLaverne Cox - Wikipedia

    Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972) is an American actress and LGBT advocate. [3] [4] [5] 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, [6] [7] and the first to be nominated for an Emmy ...

  2. m.imdb.com › name › nm1209545Laverne Cox - IMDb

    Laverne Cox is a three time Emmy-nominated actress, Emmy winning documentary film producer and a prominent equal rights advocate. Laverne's role of Sophia Burset in the critically acclaimed Netflix original series "Orange is The New Black" brought her to the attention of diverse audiences all over the world.

  3. With various ‘firsts’ in her already impressive career, Laverne Cox is a four-time Emmy-nominated actress Emmy-winning producer, and a prominent equal rights advocate and public speaker. Laverne’s groundbreaking role of Sophia Burset in the critically acclaimed Netflix original series ‘Orange is The New Black’ brought her to the ...

  4. Emmy-nominated actress, documentary film producer + prominent equal rights advocate Laverne Cox continues to make history in her career and in her activism.

  5. www.biography.com › actors › a37890578Laverne Cox Biography

    May 13, 2022 · Dancer and actress Laverne Cox became one of the stars of 'Orange Is the New Black' and the first openly transgender person in history to receive an Emmy nomination.

  6. Laverne Cox. Actress: Promising Young Woman. Laverne Cox is a three time Emmy-nominated actress, Emmy winning documentary film producer and a prominent equal rights advocate.

  7. Apr 28, 2022 · Laverne Cox Is More Than the First. The most famous Black trans actress in the world feels the political weight of her success — and knows her career goes beyond broken ceilings. By Kimberly Drew. Photography by Myles Loftin. April 28, 2022.

  8. Feb 16, 2017 · Laverne Cox, a transgender actress who plays Sophia Burset in Netflix's "Orange is the New Black," is the first transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy. She also becomes the first ...

  9. I was the first openly transgender actress to be nominated for a Primetime acting Emmy and became the first Trans woman of color to have a leading role on a mainstream scripted...

  10. Jun 25, 2020 · In a new Netflix documentary, Disclosure, Cox talks about the systemic shifts needed to treat Black trans people equally in Hollywood and beyond.

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