NewsCampus Life Actress Laverne Cox creates transgender awareness By Hallee Meltzer - November 16, 2014 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Laverne Cox, who stars in the Netflix original series “Orange is the New Black,” speaks about her experiences as transgender woman on Thursday night in the SAC Ballrooms. Hallee Meltzer // Assistant Photo Editor Laverne Cox, who stars in the Netflix original series “Orange is the New Black,” speaks about her experiences as transgender woman on Thursday night in the SAC Ballrooms. Hallee Meltzer // Assistant Photo Editor Actress Laverne Cox of “Orange if the New Black” visited campus Thursday night.