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Laverne Cox is looking back on her historic rise in Hollywood in her forthcoming memoir, Transcendent

The trans icon, who found breakout success with Orange Is the New Black , charts her life from her earliest days through her rise in the industry and beyond

PEOPLE is partnering with Cox to bring an exclusive first look at the memoir's cover

Laverne Cox is ready to tell her story in her new memoir Transcendent .

The Orange Is the New Black alum has made history in Hollywood as a trans activist and icon: She became the first openly transgender person to earn an acting nomination at the Primetime Emmys for her work on the hit Netflix series, which aired between 2013 and 2019. Cox, who played Sophia Burset, picked up four nominations at the awards show over the y

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