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Roderick Laverne Cox

Updated On August 26, 2023

Roderick Laverne Cox net worth is $2 Million. Also know about Roderick Laverne Cox bio, salary, height, age weight, relationship and more …

Roderick Laverne Cox Wiki Biography

Roderick Laverne Cox was born on the 29th May 1972 in Mobile, Alabama USA, and is now a transgender actress, probably best recognized for starring in the role of Sophia Burset in the TV series “Orange Is The New Black”, for which she was nominated for both a Primetime Emmy Award as well as an Emmy Award, the first transgender person to be so honoured. She is also recognized as a producer. Her career has been active since 2000.

So, have you ever wondered how rich Laverne Cox is, as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Laverne’s net worth is over $2 million, accumulated through her successful involvement in the entertainment industry, not only as an actress, but also as a producer.

Laverne Cox spent her childhood with an identical twin brother in her hometown, where she was brought up by a single mother and grandmother; her brother is M Lamar, who is known as a composer and musician. She went to the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham, where she initially studied creative writing, then switched to Dance, so then enrolled at Indiana University, Bloomington, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance. Later, she enrolled at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, to study acting.

Thus, her professional career began in 2000, when she made her debut appearance in the short video “Betty Anderson”. She was subsequently cast in the film “The Kings Of Brooklyn” in 2004, which really marked the establishment of her net worth, in the meantime appearing in various clubs and restaurants as a drag queen. In 2008, she began guest-starring in such TV series as “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”, and “Bored To Death”, after which she appeared in the role of Stephanie in the 2009 film “Uncle Stephanie”, and as a hooker in the film “Bronx Paradise” in 2010, so her net worth was rising consistently.

At the beginning of the next decade, Laverne had a major role when appearig as Cinnamon in the 2011 film “Carla”, directed by Eli Hershko, then as Chantelle in “Musical Chairs”, followed in 2013 when she starred as Genesuis in Eddy Duran’s film “36 Saints”, and later that year was selected to play Sophia Burset in the TV series “Orange Is The New Black” (2013-present). This latter has certainly boosted her net worth, as it is still running today.

Her next major role came in the documentary film about herself, entitled “Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word” (2014), which she also produced, and for which she was nominated for the 2015 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary, which added a considerable amount to her net worth too.

To speak further about her career, Laverne also appeared as Deathy in the 2015 film “Grandma”, starring alongside Julia Garner and Lily Tomlin, and was chosen to portray Sheena in the TV series “The Mindy Project” (2015-2017). Most recently, she featured as Cameron Wirth in the TV series “Doubt” (2017), and will appear as Amanda Jones in the film “The Trustee” set for a 2018 release, which will also increase her net worth.

Additional to her career as an actress, Cox has also become known as a producer. Her first project was the reality TV series “Transform Me” (2010), in which she was also one of the official cast, and then the previously mentioned  documentary about herself, for which she won the 2015 Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Special Class Special as the Executive Producer. Most recently, she worked on the film “Free CeCe” (2016). Her net worth is certainly rising.

Speaking about her personal life, Laverne Cox is an openly transgender woman, who has been in a relationship with Jono Freedrix since 2014. Unsurprisingly she is also known as a strong advocate for LGBT rights, and in fact was the first openly transgender person to appear on the cover of “Time” magazine. Laverne is still resident in New York City.

IMDB Wikipedia “Orange Is the New Black” (2013-2018) 1984 2000 2015 Actors Actress Alabama Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham Betty Anderson (video Bored To Death (2008) Bronx Paradise (2010) Critics’ Cho Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Special (2015) Doubt (2017) Eddy Duran Eli Hershko Freak Show (2017) Free CeCe (2016) Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce (2014) GLAAD Media Stephen F. Kolzak Award (2014) Glamour Award for Woman of the Year Glamour Award for Woman of the Year/The Advocate (2014) Grandma (2015) ice Television Award$2 million Indiana University Bloomington Julia Garner Laverne Cox Laverne Cox Net Worth Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word (2015) Law & Order: Special Victims Unit LGBT Advocate Lily Tomlin M Lamar Marymount Manhattan College May 29 Mobile NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress OUT Power 50 List (2017) Primetime Emmy Award producer Reality television star Screen Actors Guild Award (2016 Shorty Award for Best Actress (2015) Spirited The Mindy Project (2015-2017) The Trustee (2017) Transform Me (2010) Uncle Stephanie (2009) United States

Roderick Laverne Cox Quick Info

Full NameLaverne Cox
Net Worth$2 Million
Date Of BirthMay 29, 1972
Place Of BirthMobile, Alabama, United States
Height1.8 m
ProfessionActress, Reality Television Star, LGBT Advocate, Producer
EducationMarymount Manhattan College, Indiana University Bloomington, Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham
NationalityAmerican
ParentsGloria Cox
SiblingsM Lamar
Facebookhttp://www.facebook.com/lavernecoxforreal
Twitterhttp://www.twitter.com/lavernecox
Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/lavernecox/
LinkedInhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/laverne-cox-7531832
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm1209545
Allmusichttps://www.allmusic.com/artist/laverne-cox-mn0003563643
AwardsGlamour Award for Woman of the Year/The Advocate (2014), GLAAD Media Stephen F. Kolzak Award (2014), Screen Actors Guild Award (2016, 2015), Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Special (2015)
NominationsPrimetime Emmy Award, Shorty Award for Best Actress (2015), NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Critics’ Choice Television Award, EBONY Power 100 list (named 2014), World’s Most Beautiful Women List (2015, People)
MoviesThe Trustee (2017), Spirited, Freak Show (2017), Free CeCe (2016), Grandma (2015), Bronx Paradise (2010), Betty Anderson (video, 2000), Uncle Stephanie (2009), Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word (2015), OUT Power 50 List (2017)
TV ShowsOrange is The New Black (2013-2018), The Mindy Project (2015-2017), Doubt (2017), Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce (2014), Transform Me (2010), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Bored To Death (2008)

Roderick Laverne Cox Quotes

  • [as one spokesperson for the transgender movement] Some folks, they just don’t understand. And they need to get to know us as human beings. Others are just going to be opposed to us forever. But I do believe in the humanity of people and in people’s capacity to love and to change.

Roderick Laverne Cox Important Facts

  • The role of Cameron Wirth – her character in Doubt (2017) – was written specifically for a transgender actress.
  • Her nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series – for her performance in Orange Is the New Black (2013) – at the 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards makes her the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an acting award in the history of the Emmys.
  • She appeared on the cover of the June 9, 2014, issue of Time magazine, and was interviewed for the article “The Transgender Tipping Point” by Katy Steinmetz. This makes her the first openly transgender person to appear on the cover of Time in the magazine’s history.
  • She has spoken in many interviews about the bullying and lack of support she received from both peers and teachers as a child in Alabama. Her third grade teacher warned her mother that she was sick and “would end up in New Orleans wearing a dress if we don’t get him into therapy right away.” As an adult, in her capacity as an LGBT activist, she has lectured at many universities, including New Orleans’s Tulane, where she did indeed wear a dress.
  • She attended high school at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, a state-wide, public, magnet, boarding and day school in Birmingham. Admission to ASFA is by competitive application and – depending on the area of arts interest – audition. She started as a creative writing major, before later switching to the dance program.
  • She was named one of OUT Magazine’s 100 most influential gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender people for 2013.
  • She has a twin brother, musician M. Lamar, who appeared on Orange Is the New Black (2013) in a flashback as the pre-gender transition version of her character, Sophia.
  • During an interview with Michel Martin on the NPR talk show “Tell Me More”, she revealed that she grew up in Mobile, Alabama.

Roderick Laverne Cox Filmography

TitleYearStatusCharacterRole
Doubt2017TV SeriesCameron WirthActress
Freak Show2017/IIFelicia WattsActress
Orange Is the New Black2013-2017TV SeriesSophia BursetActress
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again2016TV MovieDr. Frank-N-FurterActress
The Mindy Project2015TV SeriesSheenaActress
Grandma2015DeathyActress
Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce2014TV SeriesAdele NorthropActress
Faking It2014TV SeriesMargotActress
Grand Street2014ChardonnayActress
36 Saints2013GenesuisActress
The Exhibitionists2012Blithe StargazerActress
Migraine2012ShortLolaActress
Musical Chairs2011ChantelleActress
Carla2011CinnamonActress
Bronx Paradise2010HookerActress
Uncle Stephanie2009StephanieActress
Bored to Death2009TV SeriesTransexual ProstituteActress
Law & Order2008TV SeriesMinnieActress
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit2008TV SeriesCandaceActress
All Night2008ShortLaylaActress
The Kings of Brooklyn2004GirlActress
Betty Anderson2000ShortDeirdreActress
Free CeCe2016Documentary executive producer / co-producerProducer
The T Word2014TV Movie documentary executive producerProducer
Style Exposed2011TV Series producer – 1 episodeProducer
Transform Me2010TV Series producer – 8 episodesProducer
Style Exposed2011TV Series 1 episodeWriter
Orange Is the New Black2015TV Series performer – 1 episodeSoundtrack
The Talk2015-2017TV SeriesHerself – Guest / HerselfSelf
Access Hollywood2016-2017TV SeriesHerselfSelf
Access Hollywood Live2016-2017TV SeriesHerselfSelf
The Late Late Show with James Corden2015-2017TV SeriesHerself – Guest / HerselfSelf
CBS This Morning2014-2017TV SeriesHerself / Herself – GuestSelf
Live with Kelly and Michael2015-2017TV SeriesHerself – Guest / HerselfSelf
The Daily Show2016-2017TV SeriesHerselfSelf
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2017TV SeriesHerselfSelf
E! Live from the Red Carpet2014-2017TV SeriesHerselfSelf
Free CeCe2016DocumentaryHerself – InterviewerSelf
Lip Sync Battle2016TV SeriesHerselfSelf
Talk Stoop with Cat Greenleaf2015-2016TV SeriesHerself – Guest / HerselfSelf
Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show2016TV SeriesHerselfSelf
Jimmy Kimmel Live!2016TV SeriesHerselfSelf
Entertainment Tonight2014-2016TV SeriesHerselfSelf
The 68th Primetime Emmy Awards2016TV SpecialHerselfSelf
Extra2016TV SeriesHerselfSelf
The Trans List2016TV Movie documentaryHerselfSelf
2016 Billboard Music Awards2016TV MovieHerself – PresenterSelf
Megyn Kelly Presents2016TV SpecialHerselfSelf
Hollywood Game Night2016TV SeriesHerself – Celebrity PlayerSelf
The 47th NAACP Image Awards2016TV MovieHerselfSelf
22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards2016TV SpecialHerself – Winner: Outstanding Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesSelf
Secrets of New York Fashion Week2015TV Movie documentaryHerselfSelf
Fashion Police2014-2015TV SeriesHerself – GuestSelf
The 67th Primetime Emmy Awards2015TV SpecialHerself – Audience MemberSelf
Good Morning America2014-2015TV SeriesHerself – GuestSelf
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver2015TV SeriesHerself – GuestSelf
BET Awards 20152015TV MovieHerself – PresenterSelf
Late Night with Seth Meyers2014-2015TV SeriesHerself – GuestSelf
Today2014-2015TV SeriesHerself – GuestSelf
The Insider2014-2015TV SeriesHerself / Herself – Orange Is the New Black / Herself – Orange is the New BlackSelf
2015 Billboard Music Awards2015TV SpecialHerself – PresenterSelf
The 46th Annual NAACP Image Awards2015TV SpecialHerselfSelf
The 21st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards2015TV SpecialHerself – Presenter: Female Actor in a Drama SeriesSelf
The View2014-2015TV SeriesHerself – Guest Co-Hostess / Herself – GuestSelf
Gay Positive2014DocumentaryHerselfSelf
Project Runway All Stars2014TV SeriesHerself – Guest JudgeSelf
The T Word2014TV Movie documentaryHerselfSelf
Revlon’s #GoBold2014TV SeriesHerself – HostSelf
Inside Edition2014TV Series documentaryHerselfSelf
The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards2014TV SpecialHerself – Nominee: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy SeriesSelf
2014 MTV Video Music Awards2014TV SpecialHerself – PresenterSelf
2014 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards2014TV SpecialHerself – Co-Presenter: Outstanding Hairstyling for a Miniseries or a Movie / Outstanding Hairstyling for a Multi-Camera Series or Special / Outstanding Hairstyling for a Single-Camera Series / …Self
Conan2014TV SeriesHerself – GuestSelf
2014 Logo Trailblazers2014TV MovieHerselfSelf
E! News2014TV SeriesHerselfSelf
The 4th Annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards2014TV SpecialHerselfSelf
Chelsea Lately2014TV SeriesHerself – GuestSelf
It Got Better2014TV Mini-Series documentaryHerselfSelf
TakePart Live2014TV SeriesHerself – GuestSelf
Katie2014TV SeriesHerself – GuestSelf
The Wendy Williams Show2014TV SeriesHerself – GuestSelf
A World of Dreams: Voices from the Out1002013DocumentaryHerselfSelf
Totally Biased with W. Kamau Bell2013TV SeriesHerself – GuestSelf
Undateable2010TV Mini-Series documentaryHerselfSelf
Transform Me2010TV SeriesHerselfSelf
Britain’s Ugliest Models2009TV Series documentaryHerselfSelf
Transgender Basics2009Video documentary shortHerself – transgender womanSelf
I Want to Work for Diddy2008TV SeriesHerselfSelf
Access Hollywood2017TV SeriesHerselfArchive Footage
Entertainment Tonight2014-2016TV SeriesHerself / Herself – The ViewArchive Footage
Extra2016TV SeriesHerselfArchive Footage
Chelsea2016TV SeriesSophia BursetArchive Footage
Inside Edition2014TV Series documentaryHerselfArchive Footage

Roderick Laverne Cox Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovieCategory
2015Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Special Class SpecialLaverne Cox Presents: The T Word (2014)Won
2015ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesOrange Is the New Black (2013)Won
2014Stephen F. Kolzak AwardGLAAD Media AwardsWon
2014The “We’re Wilde About You” Rising Star AwardGay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA)Won
2013Festival PrizeMassachusetts Independent Film FestivalBest Supporting Actress in a FeatureMusical Chairs (2011)Won
2015Daytime EmmyDaytime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Special Class SpecialLaverne Cox Presents: The T Word (2014)Nominated
2015ActorScreen Actors Guild AwardsOutstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy SeriesOrange Is the New Black (2013)Nominated
2014Stephen F. Kolzak AwardGLAAD Media AwardsNominated
2014The “We’re Wilde About You” Rising Star AwardGay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA)Nominated
2013Festival PrizeMassachusetts Independent Film FestivalBest Supporting Actress in a FeatureMusical Chairs (2011)Nominated

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