Laverne Cox on “Uglies,” Beauty Standards, and Being Herself

The Laverne Cox Show

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Education, Society & Culture

4.6 • 770 Ratings

🗓️ 24 September 2024

⏱️ 27 minutes

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A decade ago, Laverne Cox burst on to the scene with her role as Sophia Burset on Netflix’s “Orange is the New Black,” becoming the first openly transgender actress to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in an acting category. This month, Laverne stars in the Netflix film “Uglies,” a dystopian story set in a future society where everyone undergoes extreme cosmetic surgery at the age of 16 to become “pretty.” Laverne joins the Bright Side to discuss her latest role, her changing perceptions of beauty standards, and how at 52, she is saying “yes to life.”

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0:00.0	Once upon a time, Amazon Music met audiobooks and listeners everywhere rejoiced.
0:05.8	Oh yeah.
0:06.6	Because now they could listen to one audiobook title a month from an enormous library of popular audiobook titles, including romanticity,
0:15.3	autobiographies, true crime, and more.
0:19.3	Suddenly listeners didn't mind sitting in traffic or even missing their
0:22.6	flight. Amazon Music Unlimited now includes Audible. No way. Download the Amazon Music app now to start
0:28.4	listening. Terms apply. Hey fam. Hello, Sunshine. Today on the bright side, we're joined by actor
0:37.2	and Emmy winning producer Laverne Cox.
0:39.9	She's here to talk about love, beauty, and her decision to rebrand. Also, why is she saying
0:45.6	yes to life? Her new Netflix film Uglies is out now. It's Tuesday, September 24th. I'm Danielle Robe.
0:53.0	And I'm Simone Boyce, and this is The Bright Side from Hello Sunshine, a daily show where we come together to share women's stories, laugh, learn, and brighten your day.
1:04.5	Simone, we're so lucky that we've experienced so many firsts in our lifetime.
1:09.2	I think that means it signals progress, really.
1:12.3	But I think that our culture talks about first a lot. And LaVern Cox has always been a person
1:19.7	who has gone first. She burst into the spotlight when she starred as Sophia Burset in the
1:26.9	critically acclaimed Netflix series,
1:28.8	Orange is the New Black. That role earned her an Emmy nomination, and it made Laverne Cox the first
1:34.5	openly transgender actress to be nominated for an Emmy in any acting category.
1:41.0	Laverne also started a national conversation about trans representation
1:44.3	when she became the first ever openly transgender person
1:48.5	to appear on the covers of Time magazine and Cosmopolitan magazine.
1:52.9	And now Laverne is sparking a whole new dialogue around beauty,
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