VIDEO: Laverne Cox Talks 'ROCKY HORROR': 'I Felt a Tremendous Amount of Pressure'

Laverne Cox stopped by THE TALK to chat about playing the iconic role of Dr. Frank-N-Furter in FOX's upcoming ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW. Says the actresss, "Tim Curry who made this role iconic - it was so iconic and so major so I felt a tremendous amount of pressure. It's the first time I'm starring in a TV movie too, so I'm singing and I'm dancing and acting, and there's a mid-atlantic accent, so there were a lot of moving pieces, but it just was one of the greatest joys of my life".

THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW, which is set to air this October on FOX. Reeve Carney, Victoria Justice, Adam Lambert, Christina Milian and Annaleigh Ashford and Ben Vereen will also star. The two-hour event is a reimagining of the cult classic and follows sweethearts Janet Weiss and Brad Majors, who stumble upon Dr. Frank-N-Furter's bizarre abode. Frank-N-Furter, a sexually ambiguous flirtatious alien mad-scientist, is holding an annual, Transylvanian Science convention to showcase the birth of 'Rocky Horror' -- a fit, attractive man created solely to fulfill Frank's desires.

Laverne Cox is an Emmy Award-nominated actress who is best known for portraying the groundbreaking role of transgender inmate "Sophia Burset" on the hit series ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK. She is the first trans woman of color to have a leading role on a mainstream scripted television show. Cox recently added another drama to her resume as the lead of the CBSpilot DOUBT. Additional TV credits include THE MINDY PROJECT, GIRLFRIENDS' GUIDE TO DIVORCE and FAKING IT. She also appeared opposite Lily Tomlin in the feature comedy GRANDMA, from acclaimed writer and director Paul Weitz. Her groundbreaking documentary, Laverne Cox PRESENTS: THE T WORD, won a Daytime Emmy Award and was nominated for a GLAAD Media Award. Her next trans-themed documentary, FREE CECE, is scheduled for release in 2016.

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