Laverne Cox Is Alive

ORIGIN
Laverne Cox is an American actress, reality star, television producer, and LGBT advocate. She stars as “Sophia Burset” on the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black. Her acting credits include the series ‘Doubt’, ‘TRANSform Me’ and the film Grandma (2015). Cox was born on May 29, 1984, in Mobile, Alabama. She was raised by a single mother, Gloria, a teacher. Her identical twin brother, M Lamar, is a musician. Cox studied creative writing and dance at the Alabama School of Fine Arts. She attended Indiana University Bloomington followed by Marymount Manhattan College. She graduated with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance.

CAREER
Cox made her television debut in a 2008 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Later that year she became a contestant on the reality show ‘I Want to Work for Diddy’. The series aired on VH1 and it was executive produced by Sean Combs. Cox appeared in a number of short films including Betty Anderson (2000), All Night (2008), and Migraine (2012). She produced and starred in the 2010 reality series, TRANSform Me. In 2011, she co-starred as “Chantelle” in the dance film, Musical Chairs. The film was directed by Susan Seidelman and also stars Leah Pipes.

In 2013, Cox landed her breakout role on the Netflix comedy-drama series Orange Is the New Black. She was cast as “Sophia Burset”, an imprisoned trans woman. Her per-transitioning stage was portrayed by her twin brother M Lamar. Other stars on the show include Taylor Schilling, Laura Prepon, Kate Mulgrew, and Uzo Aduba. Cox’s role earned her a Screen Actors Guild Award for outstanding performance. She was also nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards and an NAACP Image Award. Cox’s television credits also include The Mindy Project (2015) and Doubt (2017). She starred as “Dr. Frank-N-Furter” in the TV film The Rocky Horror Picture Show (2016). Other film appearances include Grandma (2015) with Lily Tomlin, and Freak Show (2017) with Alex Lawther. Cox won a Daytime Emmy Award as an Executive Producer for the documentary The T Word (2014).

In addition to acting, Cox is an LGBT advocate. She was presented with the Stephen F. Kolzak Award by GLAAD in 2014 for her contribution to the transgender community. Also in 2014, she became the first openly transgender person to appear on the cover of Time magazine. A wax figure of Cox was erected at the Madame Tussauds wax museum in 2015. She was awarded an Honorary Doctorate from NYC’s The New School in May 2016.

PERSONAL
Laverne Cox has an estimated net worth of $4 million. She’s about 5ft 11in tall and she’s of African-American ancestry. Cox is a trans woman. She began a relationship with screenwriter Jono Freedrix in 2016.

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