She landed a few small acting roles here and there, and appeared on a reality television show called I Wanna Work for Diddy about a decade ago; then, in 2012, she was cast on Orange Is the New Black.
For high school, she won a scholarship to attend the Alabama School of Fine Arts, which attracts students from all over the United States.
Unlike the character she plays, Cox was not married to a woman, has not had a child, has never been to prison.