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With various ‘firsts’ in her already impressive career, Laverne Cox is a three time Emmy-nominated actress, Emmy winning documentary film producer and a prominent equal rights advocate.  Laverne’s groundbreaking 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. This role lead to Laverne becoming the first openly transgender actress to be nominated for a Primetime acting Emmy. 

An artist and an advocate with an empowering message of moving beyond gender expectations to live more authentically, Laverne is the first openly transgender person to appear on the covers of TIME Magazine, Cosmopolitan magazine, and Essence magazines among others. 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.

Current and upcoming are the films “Can You Keep A Secret” with Alexandra Daddario, Justin Simien’s “Bad Hair”, “Dear White People” on Netflix, “ Curb Your Enthusiasm” on HBO, and Shonda Rhimes’ “Inventing Anna” for Netflix.

Laverne’s Emmy winning documentary “Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word” helped lead her to Executive Producing two powerful documentaries.

The upcoming “Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen”, premiering at Sundance 2020, is an unprecedented, groundbreaking look at the depiction of transgender characters throughout the history of film and TV and “Free CeCe” which tells the story of CeCe McDonald, a transgender woman who was controversially sentenced to 41 months in a men’s prison for second degree manslaughter after defending herself against a racist and transphobic attack. The documentary focuses on McDonald’s case, her experiences while incarcerated and the larger implications of her case for the transgender community and for communities of color at large. 

With various ‘firsts’ in her already impressive career, Laverne Cox is a three-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 attention of diverse audiences all over the world. This role lead to Laverne becoming the first openly transgender actress to be nominated for a Primetime acting Emmy and made her the first Trans woman of color to have a leading role on a mainstream scripted television series.  

Laverne is continuing to expand her presence on the big and small screens with diverse and groundbreaking roles. She is currently in production on Shonda Rhimes’ 10-episode limited series ‘Inventing Anna’ for Netflix. She recently appeared in the romantic comedy “Can You Keep A Secret” with Alexandra Daddario. Laverne’s upcoming films include Justin Simien’s independent film “Bad Hair,” Focus Features and FilmNation Entertainment’s thriller “Promising Young Woman” and the action comedy JOLT alongside Kate Beckinsale, Bobby Cannavale and Stanley Tucci.   

Laverne’s Emmy winning documentary “Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word” helped lead her to Executive Producing two powerful documentaries. The upcoming “Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen” an unprecedented, groundbreaking look at the depiction of transgender characters throughout the history of film and TV which will premiere on Netflix in June 2020 and “Free CeCe” which tells the story of CeCe McDonald, a transgender woman who was controversially sentenced to 41 months in a men’s prison for second degree manslaughter after defending herself against a racist and transphobic attack. The documentary focuses on McDonald’s case, her experiences while incarcerated and the larger implications of her case for the transgender community and for communities of color at large.  

An artist and an advocate with an empowering message of moving beyond gender expectations to live more authentically, Laverne is the first openly transgender person to appear on the covers of TIME Magazine, British Vogue, Cosmopolitan magazine and Essence magazines among others. 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 for “Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series.” Other accolades include a Critic’s Choice nomination for “Best Supporting Actress,” and consecutive NAACP Image Award nominations for “Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series.” 

Laverne currently has several projects in development.