Laverne Cox Almost Quit Acting Months Before OITNB: I Was Devastated By Turning 40 And My Life Was In Shambles
first look at the Paley Center’s Pride Month programming, A Salute to LGBTQ+ Pride Achievements in Television, actress and activist Laverne Cox revealed shocking news about her journey to Hollywood superstardom. Just before booking the role of Sophie Burseton Netflix’s Orange Is The New Black, Cox considered throwing in the acting towel altogether.“In the fall of 2012 we started shooting this show and I was just so happy to have a job; I was in rent arrears on my apartment, I had rolled back rent and I was in all kinds of debt and I was going to give up acting actually, a few months before I booked Orange,” Cox said, as reported by People.