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# Laverne Cox
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/ideas-festival/speakers/laverne-cox/
- Published: 2026-04-17T20:13:37.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-21T22:27:47.000Z
- Author: Laverne Cox
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Laverne Cox is an Emmy-winning actress, producer, LGBTQ+ advocate, and author, best known for her role as Sophia Burset on Orange Is the New Black, which made her the first openly transgender person nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. Born in Mobile, Alabama, she studied at the Alabama School of Fine Arts before pursuing acting in New York City, where she now resides.

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[****Transcendent**](https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Transcendent/Laverne-Cox/9781668097755/?ref=cascadepbs.org) **\- A Memoir**

Four-time Emmy-nominated actress Laverne Cox shares her journey as a transgender woman in Hollywood, confronting childhood trauma, shame, gender identity, her transition, body image issues, her search for romantic love, deep-seated feelings of unworthiness, and ultimately, healing.

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