Laverne Cox in “Rocky Horror Picture Show” Remake

Laverne Cox has made the old film by Dr. Frank-N-Furter her very own in the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” Remake on Fox. The actress also talked about her personal connection to the musical and how it gave her the courage to transition.

Cox is known in the transgender community as a trailblazer and much more. The actress was noticed when she portrayed Sophia Burset on “Orange is the New Black,” on Netflix. In fact, she was the first transgender actress to ever win a primetime Emmy nomination for her acting.

Now she is taking on the role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the “Rocky Horror Picture Show” on Fox. This is her chance to play the iconic role of the “gender-bending mad scientist.” The show means so much to Cox as it was an expression of the possibilities that could be for her gender. After she saw “Rocky Horror” for the first time it was a turning point for her.

The given name Laverne can be either masculine or feminine. It is taken from a surname that was derived from a place name in French that was taken from the Gaulish word vern that means “alder”. The name is occasionally associated with Laverna the Roman goddess or even the Latin word vernus that mean “of spring”.

There are a few notable people with the name, from Laverne Andrews a singer from group The Andrews Sisters or Laverne Harding who is an American cartoon animator.