Laverne Cox Net Worth, Age, Height, Bio, Birthday, Wiki!

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Laverne Cox is one of the most popular and richest TV Actress who was born on May 29, 1972 in Mobile, Alabama, United States. Actress most well-known for her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix comedy series Orange Is the New Black. The actress made waves in 2014 as the first transgender woman in over 20 decades to win an Emmy. She was later featured in CBS Doubt.

She was on the video to She appeared in the music video for John Legend‘s “You & I (Nobody In The World)” in 2014.’s “You & I (Nobody In The World)” in 2014.

Cox appeared as a contestant on the first season of I Want to Work for Diddy; afterwards she was approached by VH1 about show ideas. From that came the makeover television series TRANSform Me, which made Cox the first African-American transgender person to produce and star in her own TV show. Both those shows were nominated for a GLAAD Media Award for outstanding reality program, and when Diddy won in 2009, Cox accepted the award at the ceremony, giving a speech described by the San Francisco Sentinel as “among the most poignant because [it] reminded us how important it is to tell our stories, all of our stories.” She has also acted in a number of TV shows and films, including Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Bored to Death, and Musical Chairs.

In 2013, Cox began her recurring role in the Netflix series Orange is the New Black as Sophia Burset, a trans woman sent to prison for credit-card fraud. In that year, she stated, “Sophia is written as a multi-dimensional character who the audience can really empathize with—all of the sudden they’re empathizing with a real Trans person. And for Trans folks out there, who need to see representations of people who are like them and of their experiences, that’s when it becomes really important.” Cox’s role in Orange is the New Black provides her a platform to speak on the rights of trans people.

His twin sister, M. Lamar, was also in Orange Is the New Black. In 2016, she began dating Her twin brother, M. Lamar, also appeared on Orange Is the New Black. In 2016, she began dating Jono Freedrix..

NameLaverne Cox
First NameLaverne
Last NameCox
OccupationTV Actress
BirthdayMay 29
Birth Year1972
Place of BirthMobile
Home TownAlabama
Birth CountryUnited States
Birth SignTaurus
Full/Birth Name
FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsM Lamar
SpouseNot Known
Children(s)Not Available

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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Cox was featured in the annual “Rebels” issue of V in late 2014. For the issue, V asked celebrities and artists to nominate who they saw as their personal rebels, and Natasha Lyonne nominated Cox. Cox was also on the cover of the October 2014 issue of Essence magazine, along with actresses Alfre Woodard, Nicole Beharie, and Danai Gurira.

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