Someone told her that her birthday might be a holiday one day. They’re probably right.

It may seem like she’s just on a TV show, but “Orange Is the New Black” star Laverne Cox is making history and changing perceptions just by nature of her existence on the show. Her humility makes me like her even more than I already did.

[Unfortunately, FX cancelled “Totally Biased With W. Kamau Bell,” and the videos, including this clip, are no longer accessible online. Fortunately, Upworthy has more on Laverne Cox being a trailblazer! Check out these:

• A slice of life from a woman you may have seen on the cover of Time
• If you said 10 years ago someone like her would be famous, this actress might have laughed at you.
• It was Fourth of July, so she wore a tight red, white, and blue dress. Then came the comments.