Laverna Cox is a South American actress. The girl achieved great success, playing one of the main roles in the series "Orange is the hit of the season." Laverna became the first transgender actress ever nominated for an Emmy Award. She encourages her fans to believe in themselves and never give up.
Childhood and youth
Laverna was born in May 1984 in the United States. Before her transformation, the girl was a guy, but at 11 she realized that she could no longer remain in her body. She became attracted to her male classmates. All this time, the young man was a real outcast at school. What Laverna Cox was before and after the operation can be seen in the photo below.
While still a boy, Cox very painfully perceived attacks in her direction. The young man decided that he would wear a skirt and makeup to school. This caused ridicule and bullying from classmates. The depressive period almost became fatal in the boy's life, because already at that time he almost committed suicide. But Laverna Cox did not cease to show her true nature to others. Having survived the condemnation of classmates, teachers and parents, the girl went through a lot and achieved her dream. She never gave up her feminine essence in the male body and expressed herself as best she could, overcoming public censure and constant ridicule.
Life and career
Laverna underwent a sex change operation. The girl refused to talk about the procedure even in an interview, so as not to focus on her past in the body of a man. After graduating from the art school, Cox went to New York to realize her second dream - to become a famous actress. After graduating from acting, Laverna Cox began acting in episodic roles of low-budget films, but soon luck smiled at her - she got a cameo role in the famous series Law and Order.
In 2013, she was offered a role in the TV series "Orange is the hit of the season." Laverna Cox is a transgender actress who has done her best to convey everything that people who are not like the others feel. Soon the series gained real popularity and was so fond of the Americans that the girl managed not only to show a great game, but also to call the public to the problems of transgenders and their place in this world.
“Orange is the hit of the season”
The story of the series revolves around the girl Piper Chapman, who accidentally ends up in prison. Being brought up in a good family, the girl finds herself in unusual conditions for herself. In prison, Chepman meets completely different people who are not alike, with different characters and preferences, among whom is the heroine of Laverna - Sofia Burset. The series does not justify the girls who went to prison, but draws the attention of the public to the fact that this can happen to everyone. For his role, Cox was nominated for an Emmy Award.
Rules for Success Cox Laverns
Soon Laverna wants to make her own film, in which she will tell the whole truth about transgender people and their lives.
Communicating with her fans, the famous actress talks about the basic rules that she adheres to:
- man does not need fame for beautiful clothes and constant parties, but in order to be an example and share with other knowledge;
- a woman is distinguished by kindness, determination and intelligence, and only then appearance;
- you can be criticized as much as you like, but if you are able to change at least one life - it already means a lot.
Despite the fact that, along with fans, the girl often meets the unjust and sometimes condemning opinion of anti-fans, Laverna Cox does not stop moving forward. She believes that if a person does not change himself under the oppression of the public, he will achieve a lot.