OITNB: Who Is The Real Piper And What’s Her Story?

Sophia’s Inspiration

Of course, many have celebrated the extremely diverse cast on Orange is the New Black. Sure, some of them have been totally invented, but others came from people Piper Kerman met in prison. Even though Orange is the New Black show writers came up with Sophia’s backstory, there was a trans woman who lived next to Kerman. On Orange is the New Black, Sophia is played by the fabulous Laverne Cox, and in the Orange is the New Black book, this trans woman is called Vanessa.

Sophia’s Inspiration