Laverne Cox

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Laverne_Cox
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:activist
gptkb:actress
gptkbp:advocatesFor LGBTQ+ rights
transgender rights
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkbp:birthDate 1972-05-29
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Mobile,_Alabama,_USA
gptkbp:education gptkb:Marymount_Manhattan_College
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:TIME_100
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:The_Mindy_Project
gptkb:Promising_Young_Woman
gptkb:Doubt
gptkb:Inventing_Anna
gptkb:TRANSform_Me
gptkb:The_Rocky_Horror_Picture_Show:_Let's_Do_the_Time_Warp_Again
gptkbp:firstTransgenderEmmyNominee true
gptkbp:gender female
gptkbp:hostedBy gptkb:If_We're_Being_Honest_with_Laverne_Cox
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Laverne Cox
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableAchievement first openly transgender person to win a Daytime Emmy as an executive producer
first openly transgender person nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Orange_Is_the_New_Black
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:actress
producer
television presenter
gptkbp:role gptkb:Sophia_Burset
gptkbp:sexualOrientation transgender woman
gptkbp:sibling gptkb:M_Lamar
gptkbp:yearsActive 2000–present
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Emmy_Award
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3