[3][4][5] 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, [6][7] and the first to be nominated for an emmy award. 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. Laverne cox is a groundbreaking transgender actress, best known for her role in the netflix series orange is the new black, where she advocates for trans rights. Laverne cox is the first openly trans celeb (source Instagram) notably, she became the first openly transgender actress nominated for an emmy and the first transgender woman of color with a leading role in a mainstream scripted tv series Her advocacy extends to the webby awards, where she is honored as the webby advocate of the year.
Laverne cox dishes on her steamy sex life & how she's 'healing' from past relationships the trans model and actress says it's a 'miracle' that she's moving on from her trauma. 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 Learn more about cox’s life and career. The t workd’ and ‘free cece.’ laverne is the first openly transgender person to appear on the covers of time magazine, british vogue, cosmopolitan magazine, and essence magazine, among others.
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