5. Laverne Cox – Net Worth: $2 million
This is a big deal. Cox was the first openly transgender person to be nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award.
But that’s not all. She also appeared in “You & I (Nobody in the World)” song by John Legend.
And you might also know her from the cover of Time magazine from 2014. And yes, she is famous because of her role as Sophia Buster on Netflix’s Orange is the New Black.
Cox is a role model in the transgender community, using her part on the popular series as a platform to speak on issues that transgender people face in today’s society.
