Laverne Cox is happy to have some company as a transgender actress working in television.

The Orange is the New Black star gave an emotional shout out on Instagram today to Amiyah Scott who is part of the cast of the new Fox musical drama Star from openly gay producer Lee Daniels.

‘I was so moved seeing a black trans woman playing a black trans woman on prime time television last night,’ Cox writes.

‘THIS IS STILL A BIG DEAL! She was also integral to the plot and did an amazing job.’

‘Amiyah was in Lee’s orbit so he wanted to share that reality. Congratulations Amiyah and thanks Lee for bringing Amiyah to a larger audience.’

While Scott made it to the air first, Cox is also playing a transgender character in the upcoming CBS legal drama Doubt opposite Katherine Heigl and Steven Pasquale.

‘Earlier this year I stood on the #Emmys stage and echoed #jeffreytambor’s words about giving trans talent a shot,’ Cox also writes in the Instagram post.

‘We were urging the entertainment industry to cast trans folks in both trans and non-trans roles. There’s so much talent out there.’

Star airs on Fox and revolves around three talented young female singers who navigate the music business on their road to success.

Queen Latifah leads the cast as the owner of an Atlanta beauty salon who becomes a surrogate mother to the three girls.Scott plays her daughter. She works at her mother’s salon and helps the girls kickstart their career.