Laverne Cox: movies and TV shows
Laverne Cox has 99 credits in the archive: 42 films and 57 TV series, from 1953 to 2026. Highest rated: People's Choice Awards (9.2/10).
Career timeline
1953 – 2026 · busiest year: 2025 (11 credits)
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Full filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Type | Rating | Age then |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Outcome | Virginia Allen-Green | Film | 5.4 | 54 |
| 2026 | Animal Farm | Snowball (voice) | Film | 6.4 | 54 |
| 2025 | Clean Slate | Desiree | TV | 6.4 | 53 |
| 2025 | Clean Slate | TV | 6.4 | 53 | |
| 2025 | Clean Slate | TV | 6.4 | 53 | |
| 2025 | Clean Slate | TV | 6.4 | 53 | |
| 2025 | Celebrity Weakest Link | Self - Contestant | TV | 5.0 | 53 |
| 2025 | Heightened Scrutiny | Self | Film | 8.0 | 53 |
| 2025 | Heightened Scrutiny | Film | 8.0 | 53 | |
| 2025 | A Very Jonas Christmas Movie | Stacy | Film | 6.2 | 53 |
| 2025 | The Golden Girls: 40 Years of Laughter and Friendship - A Special Edition of 20/20 | Self | Film | 9.0 | 53 |
| 2025 | A Deeper Love: The Story of Miss Peppermint | Self | Film | — | 53 |
| 2025 | Outlaws with TS Madison | TV | — | 53 | |
| 2024 | Uglies | Dr. Cable | Film | 5.7 | 52 |
| 2023 | The Stroll | Self (archive footage) | Film | 6.5 | 51 |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Show | Self | TV | 5.6 | 50 |
| 2022 | Sherri | Self - Guest | TV | 2.6 | 50 |
| 2022 | Inventing Anna | Kacy Duke | TV | 6.8 | 50 |
| 2022 | Password | Self - Celebrity Guest | TV | 5.8 | 50 |
| 2022 | Power of Women: The Changemakers | Self | Film | — | 50 |
| 2022 | Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter | Self | Film | 8.0 | 50 |
| 2022 | If We're Being Honest with Laverne Cox | Host - Self | TV | 5.5 | 50 |
| 2021 | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | Self - Contestant | TV | 7.1 | 49 |
| 2021 | Jolt | Detective Nevin | Film | 6.5 | 49 |
| 2021 | Amend: The Fight for America | Self | TV | 7.1 | 49 |
| 2021 | Senior Entourage | Laverne | Film | 2.0 | 49 |
| 2021 | Senior Entourage | Self | Film | 2.0 | 49 |
| 2021 | Bad Hair | Virgie | Film | 5.6 | 49 |
| 2021 | The Normal Heart | Film | — | 49 | |
| 2020 | Promising Young Woman | Gail | Film | 7.4 | 48 |
| 2020 | Awkwafina Is Nora from Queens | God (voice) | TV | 6.9 | 48 |
| 2020 | Disclosure | Self - Actress | Film | 7.8 | 48 |
| 2020 | Disclosure | Film | 7.8 | 48 | |
| 2020 | Bottomless Brunch at Colman's | Self | TV | 10.0 | 48 |
| 2020 | Visible: Out on Television | Self | TV | 6.3 | 48 |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV | 6.3 | 47 |
| 2019 | A Little Late with Lilly Singh | Self | TV | 3.4 | 47 |
| 2019 | Charlie's Angels | Bomb Instructor | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 2019 | A Black Lady Sketch Show | Kiana | TV | 6.9 | 47 |
| 2019 | Can You Keep a Secret? | Cybill | Film | 6.4 | 47 |
| 2019 | Weird City | Liquia | TV | 6.1 | 47 |
| 2019 | Savage X Fenty Show | Self | Film | 8.0 | 47 |
| 2018 | Freak Show | Felicia Watts | Film | 6.7 | 46 |
| 2018 | Unapologetic with Aisha Tyler | Self | TV | 5.0 | 46 |
| 2018 | We Won't Be Erased | Self | Film | — | 46 |
| 2018 | The Advocate Celebrates 50 Years: A Long Road to Freedom | Narrator (voice) | Film | 7.7 | 46 |
| 2017 | Drop the Mic | Self | TV | 6.5 | 45 |
| 2017 | Drop the Mic | TV | 6.5 | 45 | |
| 2017 | Doubt | Cameron Wirth | TV | 4.5 | 45 |
| 2017 | Gavin Grimm vs. | Self | Film | 5.0 | 45 |
| 2017 | Time Marches Forward & So Do We | Narrator (voice) | Film | — | 45 |
| 2016 | Match Game | Self - Panelist | TV | 6.4 | 44 |
| 2016 | To Tell the Truth | Self - Panelist | TV | 5.7 | 44 |
| 2016 | The $100,000 Pyramid | Self | TV | 7.0 | 44 |
| 2016 | Martha & Snoop's Potluck Dinner Party | TV | 8.5 | 44 | |
| 2016 | The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again | Dr. Frank-N-Furter | Film | 5.1 | 44 |
| 2016 | Free CeCe! | Herself | Film | 6.7 | 44 |
| 2016 | The Trans List | Self | Film | 5.7 | 44 |
| 2015 | Celebrity Family Feud | Self - Contestant | TV | 7.6 | 43 |
| 2015 | Lip Sync Battle | Self | TV | 6.4 | 43 |
| 2015 | Grandma | Deathy | Film | 6.4 | 43 |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV | 5.8 | 42 |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV | 5.1 | 42 |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Self | TV | 7.8 | 42 |
| 2014 | Faking It | Margot | TV | 6.7 | 42 |
| 2014 | Trailblazer Honors | Self - Honoree | TV | 7.5 | 42 |
| 2014 | The T Word | Herself | Film | 5.8 | 42 |
| 2014 | The T Word | Film | 5.8 | 42 | |
| 2014 | The T Word | Film | 5.8 | 42 | |
| 2014 | Grand Street | Chardonnay | Film | 5.0 | 42 |
| 2013 | The Blacklist | Dr. Laken Perillos | TV | 7.6 | 41 |
| 2013 | Orange Is the New Black | Sophia Burset | TV | 7.7 | 41 |
| 2012 | The Mindy Project | Sheena | TV | 6.3 | 40 |
| 2012 | The Exhibitionists | Blithe Stargazer | Film | 2.9 | 40 |
| 2012 | Musical Chairs | Chantelle | Film | 5.0 | 40 |
| 2011 | Carl(a) | Cinnamon | Film | 7.2 | 39 |
| 2010 | Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | TV | 6.9 | 38 |
| 2010 | Down This Road | Bartender | Film | — | 38 |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest | TV | 5.0 | 37 |
| 2009 | RuPaul's Drag Race | Self | TV | 7.5 | 37 |
| 2009 | Uncle Stephanie | Stephanie | Film | 1.0 | 37 |
| 2004 | Project Runway | Self - Guest Judge | TV | 6.3 | 32 |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV | 5.3 | 31 |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm | Laverne Cox | TV | 8.0 | 28 |
| 1999 | Law & Order: Special Victims Unit | Candayce | TV | 8.0 | 27 |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest | TV | 4.3 | 25 |
| 1997 | The View | Self - Guest Co-Host | TV | 4.3 | 25 |
| 1997 | The View | Self | TV | 4.3 | 25 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self | TV | 6.4 | 24 |
| 1996 | The Daily Show | Self - Guest | TV | 6.4 | 24 |
| 1990 | Law & Order | Minnie | TV | 7.3 | 18 |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self - Guest | TV | 5.6 | 16 |
| 1984 | MTV Video Music Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 7.8 | 12 |
| 1975 | People's Choice Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 9.2 | 3 |
| 1974 | American Music Awards | Self - Presenter | TV | 8.2 | 2 |
| 1959 | The Grammys | Self | TV | 8.6 | 12 |
| 1953 | The Oscars | Self | TV | 7.0 | 18 |
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