Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
109
Gender
Female
Birthday
June 15, 1964 (61 years old)
Place of Birth
Birmingham, Alabama, USA
Also Known As
Courteney Cox-Arquette
Courteney Bass Cox
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).
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
Acting
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Last Chance U
as
Brittany Wagner
1 episode
2026
Scream 7
as
Gale Weathers
2025
The Making of The Tripper
2025
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
as
Self - Actor & Co-Star (archive footage)
2024
The Charlie Puth Show
as
Courteney Cox
1 episode
2023
Scream VI
as
Gale Weathers
2022
Shining Vale
as
Patricia 'Pat' Phelps
16 episode
s
2022
Scream
as
Gale Weathers
2021
Friends: The Reunion
as
Self
2020
The Drew Barrymore Show
as
Self
1 episode
2020
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
as
Self
2020
All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief
as
Self
2020
Celebrity Escape Room
as
Self
2019
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
as
Monica Geller
2019
The Masked Singer
as
Special Message (via video)
1 episode
2018
25 Words or Less
as
Self
1 episode
2017
The Gong Show
as
Self - Judge
1 episode
2016
Mothers and Daughters
as
Beth
2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as
Self
2016
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
as
Self
1 episode
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as
Self
1 episode
2015
Hot Ones
as
Self
1 episode
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as
Self
1 episode
2014
Celebrity Name Game
as
Self
5 episode
s
2014
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
as
Self
1 episode
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as
Self
1 episode
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as
Self - Guest
1 episode
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as
Self
1 episode
2012
Go On
as
Talia
1 episode
2012
Vanilla Ice Archive
as
Self (archive footage)
2012
TalhotBlond
as
Amanda
2011
The Making of 'Scream 4'
as
Self
2011
Web Therapy
as
Serena Duvall
1 episode
2011
Scream 4
as
Gale Weathers
2011
Scream: The Inside Story
as
Self
2011
Shameless
as
Jen Wagner
1 episode
2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
as
Self
1 episode
2009
Cougar Town
as
Jules Cobb
102 episode
s
2009
Modern Family
as
Courteney Cox
1 episode
2008
Bedtime Stories
as
Wendy
2008
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
as
Cece
2008
Web Therapy
as
Serena DuVall
3 episode
s
2008
Alien Love Triangle
as
Alice
2007
Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother
as
Self
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as
Self
1 episode
2007
Dirt
as
Lucy Spiller
20 episode
s
2006
Zoom
as
Marsha Holloway
2006
Barnyard
as
Daisy (voice)
2006
The Tripper
as
Cynthia
2005
The Reichen Show
as
Self
1 episode
2005
The Longest Yard
as
Lena
2004
100 Scariest Movie Moments
as
Self
5 episode
s
2004
November
as
Sophie Jacobs
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as
Self
3 episode
s
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
as
Self
3 episode
s
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as
Self
1 episode
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as
Self - Guest
2 episode
s
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as
Self
2001
Get Well Soon
as
Lily Charles
2001
Scrubs
as
Dr. Maddox
3 episode
s
2001
The Shrink Is In
as
Samantha Crumb
2001
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
as
Bruce's Fan (segment "Dancing in the Dark")
2001
3000 Miles to Graceland
as
Cybil Waingrow
2000
Scream 3
as
Gale Weathers
1999
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
as
Self / Guest Host (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999
The Runner
as
Karina
1997
Scream 2
as
Gale Weathers
1997
Commandments
as
Rachel Luce
1996
Scream
as
Gale Weathers
1996
E! True Hollywood Story
as
Self (archive footage)
2 episode
s
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as
Self - Guest
1 episode
1995
MADtv
as
Self
1 episode
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as
Emerald Salt Pork (voice)
1 episode
1995
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
as
Emmy
1994
Friends
as
Monica Geller
228 episode
s
1994
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
as
Melissa Robinson
1993
Intimate Portrait
as
Self
1 episode
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as
Self - Guest
1 episode
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
as
Self - Guest
1 episode
1993
The Trouble with Larry
as
Gabriella Easden
7 episode
s
1992
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
as
Carrie Davenport
1992
The Larry Sanders Show
as
Courteney Cox
1 episode
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1 episode
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as
Self
2 episode
s
1992
Battling for Baby
as
Katherine
1991
Shaking the Tree
as
Kathleen
1991
Blue Desert
as
Lisa Roberts
1990
Mr. Destiny
as
Jewel Jagger
1990
Dream On
as
Alisha
1 episode
1990
Curiosity Kills
as
Gwen
1989
Till We Meet Again
as
Marie-Frederique 'Freddy' de Lancel
1989
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
as
Marie-Frederique 'Freddy' de Lancel
2 episode
s
1989
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
as
Jacquie Kimberly
1989
Seinfeld
as
Meryl
1 episode
1988
I'll Be Home for Christmas
as
Nora Bundy
1988
Cocoon: The Return
as
Sara
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as
Self - Guest
2 episode
s
1987
Dispatches
1 episode
1987
Masters of the Universe
as
Julie Winston
1987
Down Twisted
as
Tarah
1987
If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium
as
Hana Wyshocki
1985
Misfits of Science
as
Gloria Dinallo
1985
Misfits of Science
as
Gloria Dinallo
16 episode
s
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as
Carol Bannister
2 episode
s
1982
Family Ties
as
Lauren Miller
17 episode
s
1981
Entertainment Tonight
as
Self
1 episode
1975
Saturday Night Live
as
Self - Host
1 episode
1962
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
as
Self
1 episode
1952
Today
as
Self
1 episode
