Laverne Cox was born in Mobile, Alabama, United States, on May 29, 1972, is an American actress. Young Laverne Cox first started her acting career in short film Betty Anderson (2000) in role as Deirdre. She made her big screen debut in drama film The Kings of Brooklyn (2004) in role as Girl. She got her television debut as a contestant in first season of VH1 reality show I Want to Work for Diddy (2008). Laverne's breakthrough performance came as Sophia Burset in Netflix comedy drama television series Orange Is the New Black (2013-2019).
How tall is Laverne Cox and what is her weight? Laverne Cox's height is 5' 11" іn fееt аnd іnсhеѕ or 180 іn cеntіmеtrеѕ, her weight is 123.5 іn pоunds or 56 іn kіlоgrаmѕ. She is 52 years old. Her net worth is around 4 million dollars. Laverne Cox body measurements are bust-waist-hip 36-29-35 in inches or 91.5-73.5-89 in cеntіmеtrеѕ, her bra size is 34B with cup size B.
Laverne Cox
May 29, 1972
52 years old
United States
Gemini
Dark Brown
Dark Brown
5 ft 11 in | 180 cm
$4 Million
36-29-35 in | 91.5-73.5-89 cm
56 kg | 123.5 lbs
34B
13 US | 44 EU
She produced and narrated documentary movie Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word (2014) for which won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Special and was nominated for the GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary.
Musical Chairs (2011) romance dance as Chantelle
36 Saints (2013) thriller as Genesuis
Grandma (2015) comedy drama as Deathy
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (2016) comedy as Dr. Frank-N-Furter
Freak Show (2017) comedy drama as Felicia
Can You Keep a Secret? (2019) romantic comedy as Cybill
Bad Hair (2020) satirical comedy horror as Virgie
Promising Young Woman (2020) black comedy thriller as Gail
She produced and starred in documentary film Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen (2020).
Senior Entourage (2021) comedy as Laverne
Jolt (2021) action as Detective Nevin
She was nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as Sophia Burset in Netflix comedy drama television series Orange Is the New Black (2013-2019).
She produced and starred in VH1 reality television series TRANSform Me (2010).
She had recurring role as Sheena in Fox romantic comedy series The Mindy Project (2015-2017).
Doubt (2017) CBS drama series as Cameron Wirth
Inventing Anna (2022) Netflix drama miniseries as Kacy Duke
Graduated from Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham, Alabama.
Studied at the Indiana University Bloomington.
Studied acting at the Marymount Manhattan College in New York City.
Has twin brother, M Lamar.
She was first openly transgender person to be nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award in acting category.
She was honored by GLAAD with its Stephen F. Kolzak Award in 2014.
Has a wax figure of herself at Madame Tussauds.
Featured in music video for Taylor Swift "You Need to Calm Down" (2019).
She dated Kyle Draper (2017-2019) and Jono Freedrix (2014-2017).