Courteney Cox
Actor
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).
Filmography
Scream
as Gale Weathers 1996
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
as Melissa Robinson 1994
Scream 2
as Gale Weathers 1997
Scream 4
as Gale Weathers-Riley 2011
Scream 3
as Gale Weathers 2000
Scream
as Gale Weathers 2022
The Longest Yard
as Lena 2005
Scream VI
as Gale Weathers 2023
Bedtime Stories
as Wendy 2008
Friends: The Reunion
as Self 2021
Barnyard
as Daisy (voice) 2006
Cocoon: The Return
as Sara 1988
Masters of the Universe
as Julie Winston 1987
3000 Miles to Graceland
as Cybil Waingrow 2001
Zoom
as Marsha Holloway 2006
Mr. Destiny
as Jewel Jagger 1990
Mothers and Daughters
as Beth 2016