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Cox is the first transgender woman to play a transgender character on broadcast television.
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Laverne Cox - IMDb
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Laverne Cox Cast in CBS Pilot 'Doubt
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Katherine Heigl & Laverne Cox's 'Doubt' Picked Up by CBS!: Photo
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With The Trans Drama In The Media, Laverne Cox Makes TV History
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Katherine Heigl & Laverne Cox's 'Doubt' Picked Up by CBS!
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Laverne Cox cast in new CBS legal drama 'Doubt'
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Laverne Cox: 'Now I have the money to feminise my face I don't
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Orange Is the New Black's' Laverne Cox to Co-Star in CBS Legal Drama
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Orange Is the New Black's Laverne Cox Cast in CBS Pilot
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Laverne Cox – The Cardinal