Laverne Cox

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736 appearances 3 recordings 2 series first heard Jun 2026 last heard 27 Jun

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Fresh Air · Laverne Cox · 22 Jun 2026 podcast

It may not exist yet, but I know that there are artists out there who I maybe haven't met yet who are writing it.

You know, Shonda Rhimes cast me to play Casey Duke, who is a real-life human being and a brilliant woman who I got to meet, and she's not transgender, in Inventing Anna.

I'm not fully clear if the character I played in Promising Young Woman is trans or not.

It doesn't suggest that she's trans.

So the audience can make the decision.

And I always have wondered if... With Casey, it's explicit that she's not trans.

But if the character's not written as trans... Well, like, if the character's not written as black and I play her, the character becomes black.

If the character's not written as trans, does she become trans because I'm playing her?

And I think in some cases, maybe.

And in some cases, maybe not.

It depends on if there's source material of them playing a real person.

And so for me, it's really about how complicated the character is, how challenging she is to play, and less about whether she's trans or not.

I certainly...

I don't see any limitations around what I can play as an actor.

And I think what I'm most excited about is if people feel that there's a limitation, I look forward to proving them wrong.

Yes, I'm very excited about that.

Thank you.

This has really been wonderful.

Chloe Mao, this week on NPR's Newsmakers.

Listen on the NPR app or wherever you get your podcasts.

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