American actress, Laverne Cox was born on May 29th, 1972 in Mobile, Alabama in the United States of America. She is a transgender woman.
She is well recognized for defending the rights of the LGBTQ community in the US. Laverne was the first transgender person to receive a Primetime Emmy nomination for acting.
Furthermore, she became the first nominee for an Emmy Award since 1990 by composer Angela Morley. She rose to fame because of her depiction of Sophia Burset in the Netflix series Orange Is the New Black.
Cox was a co-host and co-producer of the makeover television program TRANSform Me on VH1, and she competed in the inaugural season of the reality competition program I Want to Work for Diddy on VH1.
In April 2014, Cox was given the Stephen F. Kolzak Award by GLAAD in appreciation for her work on behalf of the transgender community.
Biography of Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox was born on May 29th, 1972 in Mobile, Alabama in the United States of America along with her twin brother, M Lamar. She was raised by her mother, Gloria Cox and her grandmother in an AME Zion church.
She earned her degree in dance from the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham, Alabama, where she had previously studied creative writing.
After spending two years at Indiana University Bloomington, she transferred to Marymount Manhattan College in New York City to study acting instead of dancing particularly, classical ballet.
She continued to perform as a drag queen at a restaurant on the Lower East Side where she had previously applied to work as a server during her first season on Orange Is the New Black.
Before Cox transitioned her gender to that of a female, she had earlier claimed that she nearly committed suicide upon realizing that she had developed feelings for her male classmate and she was bullied for not acting as a male.
Laverne Cox age
Cox was born in 1972. She is currently 50 years of age.
Laverne Cox family
Cox was born to Gloria Cox and has an identical twin brother named M Lamar. Details about her other relatives have not been documented on the internet yet.
Laverne Cox husband
Cox is not married yet but she has dated about three men after she changed her gender. She was once in a relationship with Kyle Draper, a social media expert but broke up after two years.
Her current love life has not been detailed on the internet but we believe Cox dreams of settling down with a man as her husband.
Laverne parents
Cox was raised by her mother, Gloria Cox. Details about her father has not been published on the web yet.
Laverne Cox sibling
Cox grew up with her identical twin brother, M Lamar who is also a performer, actor and artist, He was also born on May 29th, 1972 in Mobile, Alabama in the States.
Laverne Cox net worth
Cox’s net worth is estimated to be about $6 million.
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