United States
Laverne Cox is an Emmy-nominated actress and Emmy-winning producer whose breakout role as Sophia Burset on Netflix's "Orange Is the New Black" made her the first openly transgender performer to receive a Primetime Emmy nomination in an acting category.
Total Followers -0.1%
7.2M
Across Instagram, YouTube, TikTok
Primary Platform
6.7M followers · 94% of audience
Engagement
0.1%
vs. 1.5% category median
Sponsorship Tier
Mega
Est. $81K–$188K / IG post
Published June 9, 2026 via Simon & Schuster, the memoir traces Cox's journey from childhood in Alabama to Hollywood. The tour hit NYC (with Dylan Mulvaney), San Francisco, and Los Angeles.
In a widely covered interview, Cox linked the drop in speaking and brand work to explicit federal targeting of DEI and gender identity, asking what the impact means for less-privileged trans people.
The winning segment focused on LGBTQ+ community visibility and resistance during WorldPride in Washington, D.C.
The film debuted on Apple TV+ in April 2026, adding another streaming credit to Cox's recent acting work.
She announced the departure just ahead of the Golden Globes, citing excitement to keep growing as an actress, artist, host, and speaker.
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Laverne Cox is an Emmy-nominated actress and Emmy-winning producer whose breakout role as Sophia Burset on Netflix's "Orange Is the New Black" made her the first openly transgender performer to receive a Primetime Emmy nomination in an acting category. A Black transgender woman from Alabama, Cox extended that cultural moment into sustained public advocacy — her 2014 TIME Magazine cover, headlining "The Transgender Tipping Point," helped shift mainstream conversation on transgender visibility in America. Her memoir "Transcendent" and an active book tour reflect a parallel identity as a writer and public speaker that runs alongside her screen career.
On Instagram, where the bulk of her following is concentrated, Cox blends personal glamour, trans rights messaging, and pop-culture commentary — ranging from political calls to action to enthusiastic appreciation of Drag Race performers. Her audience skews female and millennial, consistent with both her LGBTQ+ advocacy core and the broader mainstream reach built through television. Engagement runs well below platform norms, a pattern common among celebrities whose followings accumulated via media coverage rather than native content creation. With a Prime Video series ("Clean Slate") extending her screen presence, Cox functions less as a traditional influencer than as a high-visibility public-figure channel — well positioned for entertainment, publishing, and brands seeking credible alignment with LGBTQ+ advocacy.
Lavernecox reaches an audience concentrated in United States primarily through Instagram, and is best activated via long-form YouTube integrations, Instagram Reels and Stories, TikTok branded content. As an entertainment creator they map naturally to brands targeting that space. Engagement on Instagram runs around 0.1%, pointing to an audience suited to category-relevant, mid-funnel brand campaigns rather than pure-reach buys.
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Laverne Cox played Sophia Burset, a transgender hairdresser incarcerated at Litchfield Penitentiary, in Netflix's Orange Is the New Black. Her performance made history in 2014 when she became the first openly transgender actress to receive a Primetime acting Emmy nomination, a milestone she references prominently in her public bios.
Clean Slate is a series streaming on Amazon Prime Video that stars Laverne Cox. She has actively promoted the show across her social media platforms, particularly on TikTok, where her bio directs fans to watch it.
Yes, Laverne Cox appears in Uglies, Netflix's adaptation of Scott Westerfeld's popular dystopian YA novel. She has posted about the project on social media, using the hashtag #uglies to promote her involvement.
Laverne Cox won an Emmy as a producer for her documentary work shining a light on the lives of transgender youth. Beyond this producing win, she has also earned four acting Emmy nominations, making her one of the most Emmy-recognized transgender artists in television history.
Yes, Laverne Cox appeared on the cover of TIME Magazine in 2014 for the landmark issue headlined 'The Transgender Tipping Point,' becoming one of the first transgender people to grace the magazine's cover. She references this milestone among the career 'firsts' listed in her YouTube bio.
Yes, Laverne Cox has a twin brother named M Lamar, who is also a performer and artist. M Lamar memorably played a younger version of Sophia Burset in Orange Is the New Black flashback scenes, making it a real-life sibling collaboration on screen.
Laverne Cox grew up in Mobile, Alabama, before relocating to New York City to pursue a career in performance arts. She has spoken openly about the challenges of growing up as a gender-nonconforming Black child in the South, which shaped much of her advocacy work.
Laverne Cox's memoir, titled Transcendent, explores her personal journey as a Black transgender woman in America, covering her upbringing, identity, and the barriers she has broken in Hollywood. She has been actively promoting it through a book tour that is linked directly in her Instagram bio.
Laverne Cox has appeared on RuPaul's Drag Race as a guest judge and is a highly visible supporter of the drag community. The hashtag #dragrace features regularly in her social posts, and she frequently celebrates drag performers on her platforms.
Laverne Cox has built an audience of over six million followers on Instagram, making it her primary and largest social platform by a wide margin. She uses it to share advocacy content around transgender rights, acting projects, and moments from her personal life.
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