laverne cox played sophia orange is the new black.
laverne cox played sophia orange is the new black.
who plays sophia orange is the new black?
laverne cox
laverne cox is an american actress, reality star, and transgender activist. cox has a recurring role in the netflix series "orange is the new black" as sophia burset, a transgender woman who went to prison for credit-card fraud, and is the hairdresser for many of the inmates. cox is best known for her role on "orange is the new black", for being a contestant on the first season of vh1's "i want to work for didd"y and for producing and co-hosting the vh1 makeover television series "transform me" (which made her the first african-american transgender person to produce and star in her own tv show). cox was on the cover of the june 9, 2014 issue of "time", and was interviewed for the article "the transgender tipping point" by katy steinmetz, which ran in that issue and the title of which was also featured on the cover; this makes cox the first openly transgender person on the cover of "time". later in 2014 cox became the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an emmy in an acting category, outstanding guest actress in a comedy series for her role as sophia burset in "orange is the new black", though she did not win.
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orange is the new black: my year in a women's prison









































orange is the new black: my year in a women's prison (titled orange is the new black: my time in a women's prison in some editions) is a 2010 memoir by piper kerman, which tells the story of her money laundering and drug trafficking conviction and subsequent year spent in a federal women's prison.









































the book was adapted into the netflix original comedy-drama series "orange is the new black".









































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orange is the new black: my year in a women's prison