Laverne Cox

Laverne Cox is an Emmy-nominated actor and LGBTQ+ advocate who is best known for her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series "Orange Is the New Black." She was the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in any acting category, and she won a Daytime Emmy Award for producing the documentary special, "The T Word.” She also starred in “Promising Young Woman,” “Inventing Anna,” and “Uglies.” You can see her next starring in the series “Clean Slate” streaming February 6 on Amazon Prime Video.