who does laverne cox play in orange is the new black
Laverne Cox Laverne Cox is an American actress and LGBT advocate.[2][3][4] She rose to prominence with her role as Sophia Burset on the Netflix series Orange is the New Black, becoming the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the acting category,[5][6] and the first to be nominated for an Emmy Award since composer Angela Morley in 1990.[7] In 2015, she won a Daytime Emmy Award in Outstanding Special Class Special as executive producer for Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word,[8][9] making her the first openly transgender woman to win the award.[8] In 2017, she became the first transgender person to play a transgender series regular on broadcast TV as Cameron Wirth on CBS's Doubt.[10]
Emma Myles Emma Myles is an actress best known for her recurring role as Leanne Taylor on the Netflix original series Orange Is the New Black. She was friends with fellow actress Dascha Polanco prior to being cast on the show, having met her after they both auditioned for a guest role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.[1]