Kolzak Award by GLAAD for her outstanding work as an advocate for the trans community.
Frank-N-Furter for the 2016 version of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.Īn actress and activist, Laverne is most known for being the first transgender woman to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Orange Is The New Black and the first transgender woman to be nominated for an Emmy since the 1990s.Ĭox was later awarded the Stephen F. Laverne Cox rose to prominence for her role as Sophia Burset in Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black and has since worked on a variety of TV shows such as Dear White People and Black Lady Sketch Show. RELATED: Can Transgender TV Characters Help Bridge an Ideological Divide? Transgender Actors In Hollywood Laverne Cox