Laverne Cox to Guest Star on THE MINDY PROJECT

According to E! Online, ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK actress Laverne Cox has booked a guest starring role on Fox's comedy THE MINDY PROJECT.

Cox is set to "play a cousin of Tamra (Xosha Roquemore) who helps Mindy Kaling's character get her confidence back. We can only hope the episode is titled "How Mindy Got Her Groove Back." Wonder if the crisis of confidence has to do with the character's latest revelation..."

As of now, no word on when Cox will first appear on the series.

A critically acclaimed actress, producer, speaker and advocate, Cox can currently be seen in "Orange is The New Black" in the ground breaking role of Sophia Burset, an incarcerated African American, transgender woman. Cox has accomplished many firsts as a trans woman of color, from playing a leading role on a mainstream scripted television show, to producing and starring in her own television show to appearing on an American reality show. Her work as an actress and advocate landed her many accolades including the cover of TIME Magazine, multiple GLAAD Awards, the Dorian Rising Star Award, among others. This fall Laverne will executive produce and host "Trans Teen: The Documentary" and is also working on a documentary titled "Free CeCe." She is a renowned speaker and has taken her empowering message of moving beyond gender expectations to live more authentically all over the country. Her powerful voice and moving story landed her a book deal with Harlequin. In 2013, she won Best Supporting Actress at the Massachusetts Independent Film Festival for her work in the critically acclaimed film "Musical Chairs." Cox's other television credits include "TRANSForm Me," "Law and Order," "Law and Order: SVU," "Bored to Death," "I Wanna Work for Diddy" and the independent films "Carla" and "The Exhibitionists."

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