Laverne Cox
Design Matters with Debbie Millman

Laverne Cox

B2Upper-intermediateJuly 13, 202643 min

Laverne Cox—best known for her groundbreaking role as Sophia Burset on Orange Is the New Black—is an Emmy-winning actor, producer, advocate, and one of the defining cultural figures of our time. She joins live at the Pride Book Fair in New York City to discuss her new memoir, Transcendent, reflecting on what it means to survive, heal, and become more fully yourself in a world determined to define you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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what I think everybody in the room is saying. How is it possible that you're even more gorgeous

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Hello there. Hello Laverne. Thank you so much for being here and doing this. I want to say what I think everybody in the room is saying. How is it possible that you're even more gorgeous in person than you are on television? I am just awestruck. It's going to take me a moment to get my sort of wits about me.

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From the TED Audio Collective, this is Design Matters with Debbie Millman. On Design Matters, Debbie talks with some of the most creative people in the world about what they do, how they got to be who they are,

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and what they're thinking about and working on. On this episode, Debbie speaks with Laverne Cox about her life and career and about the effects of fame on her aspirations.

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