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Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox

Actor and producer, also writer · Born May 29, 1972 (54) · Mobile, Alabama, USA

2 Screen Actors Guild Awards · Primetime Emmy nominee

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, making her the first trans woman to win the award. In 2017, she became the first transgender person to play a transgender series regularly on U.S. broadcast TV, as Cameron Wirth on CBS's Doubt. Cox appeared as a contestant on the first season of VH1's reality show I Want to Work for Diddy and co-produced and co-hosted the VH1 makeover television series TRANSform Me. In April 2014, Cox was honoured by GLAAD with its Stephen F. Kolzak Award for advocating for the transgender community. In June 2014, Cox became the first transgender person to appear on the cover of Time magazine. Cox is the first transgender person to appear on the cover of a Cosmopolitan magazine, with her February 2018 cover on the South African edition. She is also the first openly transgender person to have a wax figure of herself at Madame Tussauds. Description above from the Wikipedia article Laverne Cox, licensed under CC-BY-SA, is a full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
May 29, 1972 (54)
From
Mobile, Alabama, USA
Works as
Actor and producer, also writer
Titles
30 on MovieCove · 42 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Official site (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 23% in 30 days

What are Laverne Cox's films like?

Across their 20 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Society.

Genres

Documentary6 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 87th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Documentary movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 29th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Action2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 19th percentile
: browse their Action movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
31%
Society
19%
Morality
19%
Bonds
14%
Power
12%
Ideas
5%
Survival
1%
Identity10 titles, browse their movies with this themeCommunity6 titles, browse their movies with this themeFreedom4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds2 titles, browse their movies with this themeTruth2 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice3 titles, browse their movies with this themeLegacy2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 16 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 10 · Serious 4 · Dark 2

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 8 · Stylized 5 · Heightened 3

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 4 · Charged 6 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 7 · Shifting 5 · Whiplash 4

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 8 · Funny 3

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 6 · Even-paced 7 · Relentless 3

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 9 · Engaged 6 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 12 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Roles they play

7 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 2 of 7 analyzed roles.

Ally
2 of 7
Trickster
1 of 7
Shapeshifter
1 of 7
Shadow
1 of 7
Mentor
1 of 7
Hero
1 of 7
Show the 7 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
8
Warm
7
Contemplative
7
Hopeful
6
Absurd
7
Other
20

How their films linger

Hopeful10 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy6
  • Bittersweet9
  • Ambiguous5

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Laverne Cox's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 26 of their 30 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Netflix (6).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Laverne Cox's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

42 credits, 30 with a MovieCove page; 44 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Animal Farm(2025)

    as Snowball (voice)

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Outcome(2026)

    as Virginia Allen-Green

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • A Very Jonas Christmas Movie(2025)

    as Stacy

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Outlaws with TS Madison (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Clean Slate(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Story · as Desiree

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all shows

  • Heightened Scrutiny (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2025)

    Executive Producer · as Self

  • Uglies(2024)

    as Dr. Cable

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • If We're Being Honest with Laverne Cox(2022)

    Show 1 episode · Producer · as Host - Self

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all shows (provisional, few ratings)

  • Inventing Anna(2022)

    Show 9 episodes · as Kacy Duke

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all shows

  • Jolt(2021)

    as Detective Nevin

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • The Normal Heart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2021)

    Actor

  • Bad Hair(2020)

    as Virgie

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Senior Entourage(2021)

    as Laverne · as Self

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Promising Young Woman(2020)

    as Gail

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Disclosure(2020)

    Executive Producer · as Self - Actress

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens(2020)

    Show 1 episode · as God (voice)

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all shows

  • Charlie's Angels(2019)

    as Bomb Instructor

    Midcredits score: 20th percentile of all films

  • Can You Keep a Secret?(2019)

    as Cybill

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • A Black Lady Sketch Show(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Kiana

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all shows

  • Weird City (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 1 episode · as Liquia

  • The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom(2018)

    as Narrator (voice)

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Freak Show(2017)

    as Felicia Watts

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Time Marches Forward & So Do We (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2017)

    as Narrator (voice)

  • Doubt(2017)

    Show 13 episodes · as Cameron Wirth

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all shows

  • Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again(2016)

    as Dr. Frank-N-Furter

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films

  • Grandma(2015)

    as Deathy

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The T Word (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Director · Executive Producer · as Herself

  • Grand Street (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Chardonnay

  • Faking It(2014)

    Show 1 episode · as Margot

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all shows

  • The Blacklist(2013)

    Show 2 episodes · as Dr. Laken Perillos

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all shows

  • Orange Is the New Black(2013)

    Show 40 episodes · as Sophia Burset

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • The Mindy Project(2012)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sheena

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • The Exhibitionists(2012)

    as Blithe Stargazer

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Musical Chairs(2011)

    as Chantelle

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • Carl(a) (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    as Cinnamon

  • Down This Road (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Bartender

  • Uncle Stephanie (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Stephanie

  • Curb Your Enthusiasm(2000)

    Show 1 episode · as Laverne Cox

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit(1999)

    Show 1 episode · as Candayce

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Law & Order(1990)

    Show 1 episode · as Minnie

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Soapbox (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · Actor

Career shape

Star power in the 95th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 43 titles, 42 of them dated from 1990 to 2026; peak year 2015.

Biggest box office

Promising Young Woman (2020)

$19M worldwide

Highest rated

Disclosure (2020)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Promising Young Woman (2020)

Film career

MilestoneBreakoutAward win
19902026

Peak 2015 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting40 of 43: 38 only acting, 2 with another role · typical Midcredits score36thDirecting1 of 43: 0 only directing, 1 with another roleWriting1 of 43: 0 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing5 of 43: 2 only producing, 3 with another roleOther crew1 of 43: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

43 titles, 3 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 2 of them.

By decade

1990s2 · acting2000s2 · acting2010s22 · 21 acting · 1 crew2020s16 · 14 acting · 3 crew

Billing

usually 6th · top billed in 9% of 11 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

Awards

2 Screen Actors Guild Awards from 6 major nominations, 2014–2020.

WinNomination
  1. 2020
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
  2. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
  3. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
  4. 2016
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  5. 2015
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  6. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Laverne Cox's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 29th percentile, the median of all 17; across their 16 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 38th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

38thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Approval · how many liked their films

27thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Reach · how many have seen their films

87thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 16

Midcredits score across 30 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up7
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th7
  • Below 25th10

Shape of the crowd

11 of their 30 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved5
  • Universally Panned2
  • Divisive4
  • Cult Classic1
  • Crowd Pleaser6
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed11

Most divisive · actor, producer

If We're Being Honest with Laverne Cox (2022)

98th percentile spread · 52% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor, producer

Disclosure (2020)

Midcredits 98th · 88% liked

Reviewers score the acting 63/100 in their films, across 9 reviewed titles; fans 77, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Laverne Cox's work okay for kids?

Across up to 8 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore6 titles4–65 · median 45 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity8 titles16–53 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity7 titles36–74 · median 53 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs6 titles22–62 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense6 titles10–62 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Laverne Cox work with?

People who share at least 2 of Laverne Cox's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; George Clooney shares the most, 2.

Actors

Producers

Mixed roles