Who Do You Think You Are? USA: Laverne Cox
3:45 pm - 4:15 pm, Thursday, January 29 on BBC Two HD (102)
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Laverne Cox
Season 8, Episode 2
Actress and activist Laverne Cox pieces together the inspiring life of her African-American ancestor who challenged societal norms and pushed the boundaries, just years after emancipation
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Laverne Cox
(Contributor)
Dan Bucatinsky
(Executive producer)
Pamela Healey
(Executive producer)
Lisa Kudrow
(Executive producer)
Stephanie Schwam
(Executive producer)
Taylor Greathead
(Editor)
Justin D. Robertson
(Editor)
Adrienne Salisbury
(Editor)
Conrad Stanley
(Editor)
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Did You Know..
Laverne Cox
(Contributor)
Dan Bucatinsky
(Executive producer)
Pamela Healey
(Executive producer)
Lisa Kudrow
(Executive producer)
Born:
July 30, 1963
in
Encino, California
Best Known For:
Playing Phoebe in Friends.
Early-life:
Lisa Marie Diane Kudrow was born on July 30, 1963, in Encino, California, to Lee, a doctor, and Nedra, a travel agent. At school she was a talented tennis player, but decided to concentrate on more academic studies, and originally intended to become a scientist. She attended the famous Vassar College and graduated with a biology degree. However, the acting bug bit after Kudrow was inspired to perform by her brother's friend, comedian Jon Lovitz.
Career:
Started out with Los Angeles improvisational theatre group The Groundlings, and her first big TV break came in the sitcom Mad About You, playing feisty waitress Ursula. Since then, Friends has made her a familiar face to millions across the globe. She has also appeared in several movies, including Analyze This, and the sequel Analyze That, with Billy Crystal and Robert De Niro, and The Opposite of Sex, which won her a prestigious New York Film Critics Award. In 2005, she appeared in short-lived sitcom The Comeback.
Quote:
""I think I'm still Phoebe to people and it would be hard to convince them otherwise."
Trivia:
Kudrow was originally cast as Roz Doyle on Frasier, but the producers and writers decided they were changing the character too much to fit Kudrow's personality.
Stephanie Schwam
(Executive producer)
Taylor Greathead
(Editor)
Justin D. Robertson
(Editor)
Adrienne Salisbury
(Editor)
Conrad Stanley
(Editor)
