Courteney Cox

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

105

Gender

Female

Birthday

1964-06-15 (61 years old)

Place of Birth

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Courteney Cox

Biography

Courteney Bass Cox (born June 15, 1964) is an American actress, director, and producer. She gained recognition for her starring role as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends, which aired from 1994 to 2004. For her performance in the series, she received seven Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, of which she won one. She received further recognition for starring as Gale Weathers in the horror film franchise Scream (1996–present). She also starred as Lauren Miller in the NBC sitcom Family Ties (1987–1989), Lucy Spiller in the FX drama series Dirt (2007–2008), and as Jules Cobb in the ABC/TBS sitcom Cougar Town (2009–2015), the lattermost of which earned her nominations at the Golden Globe Awards and the Critics' Choice Awards. Cox's other films include the action fantasy Masters of the Universe (1987), the comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), the animated comedy Barnyard (2006), the fantasy comedy Bedtime Stories (2008), and the independent drama Mothers and Daughters (2016). She owns the production company Coquette Productions, which was created by Cox and her then-husband David Arquette. She also worked as a director on her sitcom Cougar Town, the television drama film TalhotBlond (2012), and the black comedy drama film Just Before I Go (2014).

Known For

  • Shameless

    Shameless

  • The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

    The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

  • Friends

    Friends

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Modern Family

    Modern Family

  • Seinfeld

    Seinfeld

  • The Graham Norton Show

    The Graham Norton Show

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Murder, She Wrote

    Murder, She Wrote

  • Off Camera with Sam Jones

    Off Camera with Sam Jones

  • Scrubs

    Scrubs

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Drew Barrymore Show

    The Drew Barrymore Show

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

    Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

  • Hot Ones

    Hot Ones

  • 25 Words or Less

    25 Words or Less

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Family Ties

    Family Ties

  • Scream

    Scream

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Masked Singer

    The Masked Singer

  • Intimate Portrait

    Intimate Portrait

  • Cougar Town

    Cougar Town

  • Scream

    Scream

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

    Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child

  • Scream VI

    Scream VI

  • Dream On

    Dream On

  • Scream 4

    Scream 4

  • Scream 3

    Scream 3

  • Bedtime Stories

    Bedtime Stories

  • Scream 2

    Scream 2

  • MTV Movie & TV Awards

    MTV Movie & TV Awards

  • Web Therapy

    Web Therapy

  • Today

    Today

  • Entertainment Tonight

    Entertainment Tonight

  • Celebrity Name Game

    Celebrity Name Game

  • The Longest Yard

    The Longest Yard

  • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

    Ace Ventura: Pet Detective

  • Misfits of Science

    Misfits of Science

  • Go On

    Go On

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Running Wild with Bear Grylls

    Running Wild with Bear Grylls

  • Scream: The Inside Story

    Scream: The Inside Story

  • Dirt

    Dirt

  • Sketch Artist II: Hands That See

    Sketch Artist II: Hands That See

  • Cocoon: The Return

    Cocoon: The Return

  • Masters of the Universe

    Masters of the Universe

  • Barnyard

    Barnyard

  • Scream 7

    Scream 7

  • Web Therapy

    Web Therapy

  • The Rosie O'Donnell Show

    The Rosie O'Donnell Show

  • 3000 Miles to Graceland

    3000 Miles to Graceland

  • Mothers and Daughters

    Mothers and Daughters

  • Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000

    Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000

  • Zoom

    Zoom

  • Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy

    Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy

  • Shining Vale

    Shining Vale

  • The Monday Before Thanksgiving

    The Monday Before Thanksgiving

  • The Gong Show

    The Gong Show

  • Join or Die with Craig Ferguson

    Join or Die with Craig Ferguson

  • Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

    Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

  • The Tripper

    The Tripper

  • Friends: The Reunion

    Friends: The Reunion

  • Mr. Destiny

    Mr. Destiny

  • If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium

    If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium

  • Battling for Baby

    Battling for Baby

  • Blue Desert

    Blue Desert

  • The Runner

    The Runner

  • November

    November

  • You Cannot Kill David Arquette

    You Cannot Kill David Arquette

  • All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief

    All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief

  • Curiosity Kills

    Curiosity Kills

  • 100 Scariest Movie Moments

    100 Scariest Movie Moments

  • Down Twisted

    Down Twisted

  • Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again

    Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again

  • The Trouble with Larry

    The Trouble with Larry

  • Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary

    Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary

  • The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them

    The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them

  • MADtv

    MADtv

  • Get Well Soon

    Get Well Soon

  • E! True Hollywood Story

    E! True Hollywood Story

  • Commandments

    Commandments

  • TalhotBlond

    TalhotBlond

  • Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer

    Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer

  • The Charlie Puth Show

    The Charlie Puth Show

  • NBC 75th Anniversary Special

    NBC 75th Anniversary Special

  • The Shrink Is In

    The Shrink Is In

  • The Making of 'Scream 4'

    The Making of 'Scream 4'

  • SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

    SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler

  • I'll Be Home for Christmas

    I'll Be Home for Christmas

  • Celebrity Escape Room

    Celebrity Escape Room

  • Misfits of Science

    Misfits of Science

  • Vanilla Ice Archive

    Vanilla Ice Archive

  • Alien Love Triangle

    Alien Love Triangle

  • Till We Meet Again

    Till We Meet Again

  • Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother

    Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother

  • Last Chance U

    Last Chance U

  • The Making of The Tripper

    The Making of The Tripper

  • Celebrities Uncensored

    Celebrities Uncensored

  • Charity Case

    Charity Case

  • Shaking the Tree

    Shaking the Tree