Biography
Laverne Cox (born May 29, 1972) is an American actress and LGBTQ advocate. 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 and the first to be nominated for an Emmy Award since composer Angela Morley in 1990. In 2015, she won a Daytime Emmy Award in Outstanding Special Class Special as executive producer for Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word, ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint
2025
as Self
Drag Race star Peppermint takes center stage in this up close and personal documentary about her journey with fame, identity, and the art of drag. Sha...
Animal Farm
2025
as Snowball (voice)
A group of animals rebel against their human owners and take over the farm. Their uprising over, they are presented with a fresh set of challenges und...
Heightened Scrutiny
2025
as Self
Amid the surge in anti-trans legislation that Chase Strangio battles in the courtroom, he must also fight against media bias, exposing how the narrati...
Heightened Scrutiny
2025
Executive Producer
Amid the surge in anti-trans legislation that Chase Strangio battles in the courtroom, he must also fight against media bias, exposing how the narrati...
Uglies
2024
as Dr. Cable
In a futuristic dystopia with enforced beauty standards, a teen awaiting mandatory cosmetic surgery embarks on a journey to find her missing friend.
The Stroll
2023
as Self (archive footage)
The history of New York’s Meatpacking District, told from the perspective of transgender sex workers who lived and worked there. Filmmaker Kristen Lov...
Power of Women: The Changemakers
2022
as Self
Presents a intimate group of philanthropic women honored by Lifetime and Variety as some of the most powerful women working in media and entertainment...
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022
as Self
The one-night-only celebration honoring the life and legacy of the famed producer features intimate conversations, special performances and surprise r...
Jolt
2021
as Detective Nevin
A bouncer with an anger management problem goes on a furious and resentful rampage after the murder of a friend.
The Normal Heart
2021
Directed by Emmy Award-winning director Paris Barclay, this presentation, the first after Kramer's death, is also the first time the Tony Award-winnin...
Bad Hair
2021
as Virgie
In 1989, an ambitious young woman gets a weave in order to succeed in the image-obsessed world of music television. However, her flourishing career ma...
Senior Entourage
2021
as Laverne
Senior Entourage is a wild, wacky "Mockumentary" comedy featuring a zany, multi-racial cast ranging in age from 9 to 90. It's "Seinfeld for seniors" s...
Promising Young Woman
2020
as Gail
A young woman, traumatized by a tragic event in her past, seeks out vengeance against those who crossed her path.
Disclosure
2020
as Self - Actress
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have...
Disclosure
2020
Executive Producer
An investigation of how Hollywood's fabled stories have deeply influenced how Americans feel about transgender people, and how transgender people have...
Charlie's Angels
2019
as Bomb Instructor
Elena Houghlin is a scientist, engineer and inventor of Calisto -- a sustainable energy source that will revolutionize the way people use power. It wi...
Savage X Fenty Show
2019
as Self
The Savage X Fenty Show gives a look into Rihanna's creative process for her latest lingerie collection. Modeled by incredible, diverse talent; celebr...
Can You Keep a Secret?
2019
as Cybill
Emma Corrigan, a girl with a few secrets, thinks she’s about to die on a turbulent plane ride. She spills them all to the handsome stranger sitting ne...
We Won't Be Erased
2018
42 members of the trans and non-binary communities share their stories and explain why, no matter what the current media narratives or political clima...
The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom
2018
as Narrator (voice)
Documentary exploring The Advocate's role at the forefront of the LGBT movement in the U.S.
Freak Show
2018
as Felicia Watts
The story of teenager Billy Bloom who, despite attending an ultra conservative high school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen.
Gavin Grimm vs.
2017
as Self
In 2016, transgender teen Gavin Grimm sued his local school board after its members refused to let him use the bathroom of his choice. He was ready to...
Time Marches Forward & So Do We
2017
as Narrator (voice)
Narrator Laverne Cox takes us on an animated journey through trans history and resistance.
The Trans List
2016
as Self
A documentary that explores the range of experiences lived by transgender Americans.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016
as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a gender ambiguous scientist. As ...
Free CeCe
2016
as Herself
This film confronts the culture of violence surrounding trans women of color. It is told through the voices of Laverne Cox and Cece McDonald.
Grandma
2015
as Deathy
Self-described misanthrope Elle Reid has her protective bubble burst when her 18-year-old granddaughter, Sage, shows up needing help. The two of them ...
The T Word
2014
as Herself
Documentary produced by Laverne Cox. The hour-long documentary follows the lives of seven transgender youths. They hail from New York, New Orleans and...
The T Word
2014
Executive Producer, Director
Documentary produced by Laverne Cox. The hour-long documentary follows the lives of seven transgender youths. They hail from New York, New Orleans and...
Grand Street
2014
as Chardonnay
Camilla Reilly’s elegant life has come undone. Once a fast-track film executive living in a luxurious SoHo loft, she finds herself unemployed, broke, ...
The Exhibitionists
2012
as Blithe Stargazer
Follow filmmaker Walter Todd over 36 deadly hours as he exploits his closest friends and family during a New Year's Eve party, exposing their darkest ...
Musical Chairs
2012
as Chantelle
When his dancer partner, Mia, lands in the hospital after an accident, Armando persuades her to train for an upcoming wheelchair ballroom dancing cont...
Carl(a)
2011
as Cinnamon
Carla is a transgender person living in NYC who aspires to be a fashion designer. Making a living as a on-line sex worker Carla must deal with a fami...
Down This Road
2010
as Bartender
12-year-old Rodney embarks on a journey across New York to reclaim the love of his struggling, wayward father.
Uncle Stephanie
2009
as Stephanie
A college student shoots a documentary about his colorful aunt, an aspiring cabaret star from New York City, and learns more about his family than he ...
Outcome
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A damaged Hollywood star must confront his demons and make amends after he is extorted with a mysterious video clip from his past.