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May 13, 2022 · Best Known For: 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.
She was named one of Glamour magazine's 2014 Women of the Year. Laverne also proudly holds two SAG Awards winning them with her Orange Is The New Black cast mates. Laverne has been one of the faces of Beyonce's athleisure line, Ivy Park.
Apr 18, 2024 · Laverne Cox, American actress and activist who achieved a number of ‘firsts’ as an openly transgender woman in the entertainment industry. Notably, in 2014 she became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in an acting category.
TIME Magazine named her “the most dynamic transgender character in history.”. In 2014, Cox became both the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an Emmy Award for her role in “Orange in the New Black” and the first openly transgender person to appear on the cover of TIME in June.
Her nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - for her performance in Orange Is the New Black (2013) - at the 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards makes her the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an acting award in the history of the Emmys.
Jul 10, 2014 · Laverne Cox has become the first transgender person nominated for an Emmy award. Cox has been nominated in the “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series” category for her role as Sophia...
Aug 29, 2019 · When she won her Daytime Emmy Award for producing the docu-series “Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word,” she became the first openly transgender person to win that award.
