Courteney Cox
Courteney Bass Cox (previously Courteney Cox-Arquette; 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
![Scream VI](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wDWwtvkRRlgTiUr6TyLSMX8FCuZ.jpg)
Scream VI
![Shining Vale](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4156YHzv8ihEbscH2Yp67YYtwv4.jpg)
Shining Vale
![Scream](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/1m3W6cpgwuIyjtg5nSnPx7yFkXW.jpg)
Scream
![A Bloody Legacy: Scream 25 Years Later](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jCx6cQrffahRvxTBs2zndZ7HG9v.jpg)
A Bloody Legacy: Scream 25 Years Later
![Friends: The Reunion](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bT3c4TSOP8vBmMoXZRDPTII6eDa.jpg)
Friends: The Reunion
![The Drew Barrymore Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7X3BkHmyPUp2pbYeN1qITgKfrOz.jpg)
The Drew Barrymore Show
![You Cannot Kill David Arquette](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rBrwaANEz4uSqxUjBKKGh8eS0rt.jpg)
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
![All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vrgPpZzT1aFNT1PVOGSDx8UhUIY.jpg)
All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief
![Celebrity Escape Room](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/z21oelicEnMXZcoztMMxyOTnGvY.jpg)
Celebrity Escape Room
![Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vZZa4cFxK6DQtbaBuUeZoxaWNcq.jpg)
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
![The Masked Singer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g2y2duCEYzCsfG4vbnTKKhUST5w.jpg)
The Masked Singer
![25 Words or Less](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7eIJAjfShHPrIlsv5MiPwYByNJW.jpg)
25 Words or Less
![The Gong Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/61L3YhmBjwZW39tZEwhHxiCb3Og.jpg)
The Gong Show
![Mothers and Daughters](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tTu3xPJOIV4s6ZzNwjvcwGytMla.jpg)
Mothers and Daughters
![Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wLdBrJBywEBHTaoF1XrKHk1oj3Y.jpg)
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
![Join or Die with Craig Ferguson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7NZBqM4G73GQrTSj5czGxnH0wMH.jpg)
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
![Just Before I Go](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rEwXZIOh3CLVA5JJmxT5kaYY6ff.jpg)
Just Before I Go
![The Late Late Show with James Corden](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qPmVoG8G9tc1nN8ZwGV2zYcknit.jpg)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
![Hot Ones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4uudasFgKCVQFNGqfanD6wEGVS1.jpg)
Hot Ones
![Celebrity Name Game](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pxenwgq31ZxYXlNnwVPNz7uVXnX.jpg)
Celebrity Name Game
![Running Wild with Bear Grylls](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sA3E8KlWPGVY2JjbsmtgW8Lk4mG.jpg)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
![Late Night with Seth Meyers](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/g6MrJxNaHYGYU7Sxo72e5B8gKOV.jpg)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
![Off Camera with Sam Jones](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/wFzCudeLabyjvwh0n5C9rEtCqVy.jpg)
Off Camera with Sam Jones
![TalhotBlond](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3FF9YFuVvh5t393NxfME47wxqrZ.jpg)
TalhotBlond
![Web Therapy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9LD7OvTYYCuDAEjetcNm6QaCVqQ.jpg)
Web Therapy
![Scream 4](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/tcrI37K98TVopLbcZBa55mWhLT1.jpg)
Scream 4
![Scream: The Inside Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/5kT5M0GV2ijsR4a7nscNWUsCjCy.jpg)
Scream: The Inside Story
![Shameless](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/9akij7PqZ1g6zl42DQQTtL9CTSb.jpg)
Shameless
![Who Do You Think You Are?](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/crwTatZuf6Yz8ERwEuPz1PbD6Kl.jpg)
Who Do You Think You Are?
![Cougar Town](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/AvxlfUW8OVQ630v7Se1mesDYbfW.jpg)
Cougar Town
![Bedtime Stories](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rSOnWm8ahvgThYp8TKGRUTcvsyw.jpg)
Bedtime Stories
![Web Therapy](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/32B1UJmPnjVwoX37sr4783xsXZw.jpg)
Web Therapy
![The Butler's In Love](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mCPLdxILMVTuKh0mAUubRauqBsq.jpg)
The Butler's In Love
![Alien Love Triangle](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7bkTQNYheUIUt0lWqljGyFvtckp.jpg)
Alien Love Triangle
![The Graham Norton Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vrbqaBXB8AALynQzpWz6JdCPEJS.jpg)
The Graham Norton Show
![Dirt](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/JZs8u8XfZJDjv72LUidoXdb9qz.jpg)
Dirt
![Zoom](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/v4rSFmiy0v9D7qmKkaUVJn5UhZ1.jpg)
Zoom
![Barnyard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vPu2TfokecRICi9ScwtHh41RM4i.jpg)
Barnyard
![The Tripper](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/ffdwEch96j7I2MhSC23c5gihUL6.jpg)
The Tripper
![The Reichen Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/x9fDBKqmmHHUvcaal1Tzw6iqTW.jpg)
The Reichen Show
![The Longest Yard](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nbKcVBcxF96ARW2oKHqDYAcLdu.jpg)
The Longest Yard
![100 Scariest Movie Moments](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/iUGXGQYVBB71zzgWIX35rGi3Dp1.jpg)
100 Scariest Movie Moments
![November](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qqCn3bYlG85dlVdUBd5Vjv3i0Qg.jpg)
November
![The Ellen DeGeneres Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/PhUYIGUUk1RzWq2Aw3TqH65McE.jpg)
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
![Celebrities Uncensored](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/cwZ6ZXREDPOtsAiAUcA4uKBhy1e.jpg)
Celebrities Uncensored
![Jimmy Kimmel Live!](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/6uKEYejjR88GwHgNq6NAQ30glTx.jpg)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
![NBC 75th Anniversary Special](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bqZhFpEHrsLAhXx1oQFpNyoHfsd.jpg)
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
![Get Well Soon](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/amec13CdBUJIidnIjyIwIRr6RF0.jpg)
Get Well Soon
![Scrubs](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u1z05trCA7AuSuDhi365grwdos1.jpg)
Scrubs
![The Shrink Is In](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4nj4LaBxDuizYJmQ9KZy4unJGjh.jpg)
The Shrink Is In
![Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2s6U9t77ZF2mguCjpF99KfjtQFK.jpg)
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
![3000 Miles to Graceland](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/nJgr5sGoXnsgZ0EVt80i6X9dQiA.jpg)
3000 Miles to Graceland
![Scream 3](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/qpH8ToZVlFD1bakL04LkEKodyDI.jpg)
Scream 3
![Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/uSm0wO7vHQLoUXxCTlUDFGWUpIx.jpg)
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler
![The Runner](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/mzNyDHOm6Ingz8tSVDOKq8f1mgI.jpg)
The Runner
![Scream 2](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/dORlVasiaDkJXTqt9bdH7nFNs6C.jpg)
Scream 2
![Commandments](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bob97FFDOHzGoD62MamZc82jZy.jpg)
Commandments
![Scream](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3O3klyyYpAZBBE4n7IngzTomRDp.jpg)
Scream
![E! True Hollywood Story](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zuXXivVEjOkMswJvNFFRmJW0bTZ.jpg)
E! True Hollywood Story
![The Rosie O'Donnell Show](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rHHSx7kyLEHK48Y3LO3sNfclOT2.jpg)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
![MADtv](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4tXHrqYbETym7Def99MeXrpPyRA.jpg)
MADtv
![Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yOfpjbdrR4bc3Q0slw3o0j8b7sE.jpg)
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
![Sketch Artist II: Hands That See](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jpmsv0oDgCxxy0GGpSvSxMyFu9v.jpg)
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
![Friends](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/2koX1xLkpTQM4IZebYvKysFW1Nh.jpg)
Friends
![Ace Ventura: Pet Detective](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/yaHnZqJvsSddOKYxf4zCj2Ww2hA.jpg)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
![Intimate Portrait](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3S3G8DTeWrXcQn1QQSfAZ9sWXk2.jpg)
Intimate Portrait
![Late Night with Conan O'Brien](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gJZ1rhLLFpatuAeylJoUI82DKC7.jpg)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
![The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/u0uXe6IQqJB4G4PeKCc1Tz8TTHq.jpg)
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
![MTV Movie & TV Awards](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/77FuUQrJVO8GcyCpfHBZOICINwm.jpg)
MTV Movie & TV Awards
![The Tonight Show with Jay Leno](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xAFMZ3wFIEXTISryRZD94AAvWng.jpg)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
![Battling for Baby](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/bUeDDRJu4H7vdurXOjXBrXdBMfp.jpg)
Battling for Baby
![Shaking the Tree](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/pqStTw9chUZk0GPxv8ycMLrnkkM.jpg)
Shaking the Tree
![Blue Desert](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/lqBpMnZTokwaWtC2FYNrBNulkLE.jpg)
Blue Desert
![Mr. Destiny](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/zlYxDFP9l1YcUnspNzuIa8KVo4N.jpg)
Mr. Destiny
![Dream On](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/PcQj2XHPESPkkPB2SPxlp7cWR4.jpg)
Dream On
![Curiosity Kills](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/jO1J7fYB91xHVl79xE2VaPyuTnn.jpg)
Curiosity Kills
![Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rfjFWYLfST6OcltTxUqp6xWrbIT.jpg)
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
![Seinfeld](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/aCw8ONfyz3AhngVQa1E2Ss4KSUQ.jpg)
Seinfeld
![Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/hBOyDB0Dn1hA8jXp7WsqYhFll2t.jpg)
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
![I'll Be Home for Christmas](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/4i4XUItmsZBZMXBCGjNzFDwvYSF.jpg)
I'll Be Home for Christmas
![Cocoon: The Return](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xBsXdBl8qCXoQsWX6vfsVjWOMGk.jpg)
Cocoon: The Return
![LIVE with Kelly and Mark](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/b90Z7Nlw1EzPz38oL3utlvFjmFR.jpg)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
![Masters of the Universe](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/gaUecXFd31V68yOTJPJYaB9YhAf.jpg)
Masters of the Universe
![Down Twisted](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/7Dwpo0WuOceN1faGSbzC3EMIsxq.jpg)
Down Twisted
![Misfits of Science](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/10G3uMONllAwlL4qfvJFDV8Zk5P.jpg)
Misfits of Science
![Murder, She Wrote](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/3UxBFG4fiuZ0P9n2sCrjXh64Avy.jpg)
Murder, She Wrote
![Family Ties](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/vxERANdozlMKgl7VqGxbAvZ6u1O.jpg)
Family Ties
![Entertainment Tonight](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/rVAMCmlyDqhw20NHg5jk9sMuMNg.jpg)
Entertainment Tonight
![Saturday Night Live](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/sHGuKFjIBisPk8cvtCZTDVktYfs.jpg)
Saturday Night Live
![The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/oA8QVTGlAN511uCAMDN60aVQUs1.jpg)
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
![Today](https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w342/xlWdasY9oYg3OO5VTNqlPFftgya.jpg)
Today
Acting
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
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Bruce's Fan (segment "Dancing in the Dark")
1999
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler
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Self / Guest Host (archive footage) (uncredited)