Laverne Cox
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LGBT rights activist
actress
film actor
human
producer
public speaker
television actor
transgender woman
Laverne Cox is an Emmy-nominated American actress and LGBTQ+ advocate best known for her groundbreaking role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Laverne Cox canonical | 3 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
LGBT rights activist
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actress ⓘ film actor ⓘ human ⓘ producer ⓘ public speaker ⓘ television actor ⓘ transgender woman ⓘ |
| advocacyFocus |
LGBTQ+ equality
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transgender rights ⓘ |
| appearedIn |
Doubt
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Grandma ⓘ Inventing Anna ⓘ Orange Is the New Black ⓘ TRANSform Me ⓘ The Mindy Project ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Daytime Emmy Awards
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surface form:
Daytime Emmy Award as executive producer of Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word
GLAAD Stephen F. Kolzak Award ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1972-05-29 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Alabama School of Fine Arts
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Marymount Manhattan College ⓘ |
| employer |
Netflix
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surface form:
Netflix (for Orange Is the New Black)
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| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African-American
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| familyName | Cox ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
LGBTQ+ advocacy
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acting ⓘ |
| givenName | Laverne ⓘ |
| hasTwinSibling | M. Lamar ⓘ |
| knownFor | portraying Sophia Burset on Orange Is the New Black ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Laverne Cox self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
first openly transgender person nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in an acting category
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first openly transgender person to appear on the cover of Time magazine ⓘ |
| notableSpeech | speeches on transgender visibility and discrimination ⓘ |
| notableWork | Orange Is the New Black ⓘ |
| occupation |
LGBT rights activist
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actress ⓘ model ⓘ reality television participant ⓘ television producer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Mobile, Alabama
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surface form:
Mobile, Alabama, United States
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| religion |
Christianity
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surface form:
Christianity (raised)
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| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | female ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation |
LGBTPeople
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surface form:
LGBTQ+
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| sibling | M. Lamar ⓘ |
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