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Courteney Bass Cox (previously Courteney Cox Arquette; born June 15, 1964) is an American actress and filmmaker. She gained international recognition for her starring role as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom ''
Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Li ...
'', which aired from 1994 to 2004. For her performance in the series, she received seven
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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 ''
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'' (1987–1989), Lucy Spiller in the FX drama series '' Dirt'' (2007–2008), and as
Jules Cobb ''Cougar Town'' is an American television sitcom that aired on ABC and later TBS. The characters were created by Bill Lawrence and Kevin Biegel. It focuses on a recently divorced woman who reenters the dating world while living with her 17-year- ...
in the ABC/ TBS sitcom '' Cougar Town'' (2009–2015), the lattermost of which earned her nominations at the
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and the Critics' Choice Awards. Cox's other films include the action fantasy ''
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'' (1987), the comedy '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' (1994), the animated comedy ''
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'' (2006), the fantasy comedy '' Bedtime Stories'' (2008), and the independent drama '' Mothers and Daughters'' (2016). She owns the production company
Coquette Productions Coquette Productions is a film and television production company founded by Courteney Cox and David Arquette in June 2004. The company is located in Los Angeles, California. The company name is a portmanteau of Cox's and Arquette's surnames. F ...
, which was created by Cox and her then-husband
David Arquette David Arquette (born September 8, 1971) is an American actor and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his role as Dewey Riley in the slasher film franchise ''Scream'', for which he won a Teen Choice Award and two Blockbuster En ...
. 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 ''Just Before I Go'', previously entitled ''Hello I Must Be Going'', is a 2014 American black comedy drama film directed by Courteney Cox, in her second directorial effort (following her debut with the Lifetime original film ''TalhotBlond''), fr ...
'' (2014).


Early life

Cox was born and raised in
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. She is a daughter of businessman Richard Lewis Cox and Courteney Copeland (née Bass). Cox has two older sisters, Virginia and Dorothy, and an older brother, Richard Jr. Her parents divorced in 1974 and her mother then married businessman Hunter Copeland (uncle to music promoter and business manager
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and
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drummer Stewart Copeland). After graduating from
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, Cox left for Mount Vernon College in Washington, D.C. (now part of
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), but did not complete her architecture course, opting instead to pursue a career in modeling and acting. She has
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ancestry.


Career


1984–1993: Beginnings and early roles

Cox worked at video game publisher
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briefly in the 1980s. She was chosen from a casting call by director Brian De Palma to appear in the 1984 music video for
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's " Dancing in the Dark", as the young woman pulled onstage at the
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to dance with Springsteen. Her early television work includes a starring role as Gloria Dinallo in the short-lived NBC science-fiction fantasy series '' Misfits of Science'' (1985), and guest-starring roles in the ABC comedy-drama series '' The Love Boat'' (1986) and the CBS crime drama series ''
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'' (1986). She later had a recurring role as Lauren Miller, the girlfriend of Michael J. Fox's character Alex P. Keaton in the NBC comedy series ''
Family Ties ''Family Ties'' is an American sitcom television series that aired on NBC for seven seasons, premiering on September 22, 1982, and concluding on May 14, 1989. The series, created by Gary David Goldberg, reflected the move in the United States ...
'' (1987–1989). Cox's early film roles include ''
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'' (1987), '' Cocoon: The Return'' (1988), and '' I'll Be Home for Christmas'' (1988). She also played Jewel Jagger, the tough-as-nails assistant of Larry Burrows ( James Belushi), in '' Mr. Destiny'' (1990). In 1993, she co-starred in the short-lived CBS sitcom '' The Trouble with Larry'', alongside
Bronson Pinchot Bronson Alcott Pinchot (; born May 20, 1959) is an American actor. He is best known for playing Balki Bartokomous on the ABC sitcom '' Perfect Strangers'' (1986–93). He also performed in films, such as ''Risky Business'' (1983), ''Beverly Hills ...
and
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. The following year, shortly before the debut of the sitcom ''Friends'', Cox starred alongside
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in the comedy film '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', and as
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's girlfriend, Meryl, in the ''
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'' episode " The Wife". In 1995, she was cast in Toad the Wet Sprocket's music video "Good Intentions". The song was also featured on the ''Friends'' soundtrack.


1994–2000: Breakthrough with ''Friends'' and ''Scream''

In 1994, Cox was asked to audition for the starring role of
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on a new sitcom, ''
Friends ''Friends'' is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Li ...
''; she was cast as Monica Geller instead. At first, the most famous cast member of the new show, Cox joined
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(
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), Lisa Kudrow (
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), Matt LeBlanc ( Joey Tribbiani),
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(
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) and David Schwimmer ( Ross Geller) for what became her most famous role, lasting for 10 seasons until 2004. The series is commonly referred to as one of the greatest sitcoms of all time. According to the ''
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'' (2005), Cox (along with her female co-stars) became the highest-paid TV actress of all time, with her 1 million-per-episode fee for the final two seasons of ''Friends''. Syndication of the series earned Cox and her co-stars an estimated $20 million in annual residuals. Between seasons five and six, she married
David Arquette David Arquette (born September 8, 1971) is an American actor and former professional wrestler. He is best known for his role as Dewey Riley in the slasher film franchise ''Scream'', for which he won a Teen Choice Award and two Blockbuster En ...
and consequently changed her name to Courteney Cox Arquette. A joke reference to this is made in the opening credits of the episode " The One After Vegas", where the rest of the cast has "Arquette" added to their names. The dedication "For Courteney and David, who did get married" – a reference to Monica and Chandler's decision not to marry in the episode – appears during the fade out to the tag scene. Cox received further recognition and critical acclaim for her starring role as reporter Gale Weathers in the high-profile slasher horror film '' Scream'' (1996), and its sequels ''
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'' (1997) and '' Scream 3'' (2000). The series is one of the highest grossing and critically acclaimed horror franchises of all time. Cox's character was well known for her "snappy remarks and being brilliantly bossy". She met her future husband, David Arquette, who played her on-screen love interest, Dwight "Dewey" Riley, while filming the first ''Scream'' film. Cox also hosted an episode of the variety sketch series ''
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'' in July 1995, and appeared in the crime thriller film '' The Runner'' (1999).


2001–2008: ''Dirt'' and other projects

Cox's major films during this period include the crime drama ''
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'' (2001) and the comedy ''
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'' (2001). In late 2003, Cox and Arquette produced one season of the reality television series ''Mix It Up.'' The lifestyle series, which aired on the WE cable channel, struggled with low ratings and was not renewed for a second season. After the conclusion of ''Friends'', Cox was producer Marc Cherry's first choice to be offered a starring role as Susan Mayer on ''
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'', but Cox was unavailable due to her pregnancy and the role later went to
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."Coulda Been a Contender"
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. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
A few years later, Cox signed a deal with ABC Studios (formerly Touchstone Television) to star in her own series. She starred in the
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drama film ''
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'' (2005), which had a limited theatrical release. She had a
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in the big-budget remake '' The Longest Yard'' (2005) as Lena, the girlfriend of Paul Crewe (
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), and co-starred with Tim Allen in the critically derided '' Zoom'' (2006). Cox also voiced the role of Daisy in the animated film ''
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'' (2006). A ''Friends'' reunion film was rumored to be in production following the success of ''
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'' (2008), but this was later denied by Warner Bros. and others. Cox starred as Lucy Spiller, a cynical
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editor, in the FX television drama series ''Dirt'', which premiered in 2007. Cox and her then-husband David Arquette were the executive producers of the series. The series was eventually canceled after the second season in 2008. In July 2008, ''
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'' announced that Cox signed on to star in a three-episode arc for the television medical comedy series '' Scrubs''. Also that year, she starred in the fantasy comedy film '' Bedtime Stories'', reuniting with co-star Adam Sandler. She went to executive produce the short drama film ''
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'', directed by David Arquette.


2009–2017: ''Cougar Town'' and directorial debut

Cox guest-starred in a three-episode story arc on former ''Friends'' co-star Lisa Kudrow's web comedy series ''
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'' (2009). In 2009, she began her role as the star of the single-camera ABC comedy series '' Cougar Town'', playing a newly single 40-year-old mother on the hunt for new experiences. It is notably Cox's most successful work since ''Friends'', earning her a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy. The series' third season was set to premiere in November 2011, but moved to February 14, 2012. Cox directed two episodes of the series' fifteen episodes that season. The fourth season premiered on January 8, 2013. The series came to an end on March 31, 2015, after six seasons. Cox reprised her role as Gale Weathers from the ''Scream'' trilogy for the sequel '' Scream 4''. The film was released in theaters on April 15, 2011. Cox made her directorial debut and had a cameo appearance in a Lifetime television drama film '' TalhotBlond'', which premiered on the network on June 23, 2012. In 2014, Cox directed and produced the black comedy film ''
Just Before I Go ''Just Before I Go'', previously entitled ''Hello I Must Be Going'', is a 2014 American black comedy drama film directed by Courteney Cox, in her second directorial effort (following her debut with the Lifetime original film ''TalhotBlond''), fr ...
'', starring Seann William Scott and
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. The film premiered at the
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on April 24, 2014, and it was released in select theaters on April 24, 2015. From 2014 to 2017, she executive produced the syndicated game show '' Celebrity Name Game'', hosted by
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. It ended after three seasons. The series earned her a nomination for the
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. In 2016, Cox starred in the independent drama film '' Mothers and Daughters'', alongside Susan Sarandon, Mira Sorvino, and Sharon Stone. The film was released to generally negative reviews on May 6, 2016.


2018–present: Current work

In 2019, she created and executive produced the Facebook Watch documentary series ''9 Months with Courteney Cox'', which focuses on "people from across the country of various race, religion, and class as they self-document their 9-month journey of pregnancy". It lasted for three seasons until 2021. In 2020, she guest starred in the ABC sitcom '' Modern Family''. Cox reunited with her ''Friends'' co-stars for a reunion special titled '' Friends: The Reunion'', which was released on May 27, 2021, on
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. The special earned Cox a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded). Cox reprised her role as Gale Weathers for the fifth ''Scream'' film, which was directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and
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. The film was released on January 14, 2022 to box office success and positive reviews. Cox signed on to star alongside
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in the
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horror comedy series ''
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'', from creators Sharon Horgan and Jeff Astrof. Cox stars as Patricia "Pat" Phelps, who moves her family "from the 'crazy' of the city to a large, old house in the suburbs where evil and humor collide." She is also set to executive produce and star as Brittany Wagner in the Spectrum Originals adaptation of the documentary series '' Last Chance U''.


Personal life

Cox dated actor Michael Keaton from 1989 to 1995. Cox married actor
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on June 12, 1999, at Grace Cathedral in
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. The couple have a daughter, born in June 2004.
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is the godmother. Cox revealed that she suffered from postpartum depression six months after the birth of her child. On October 11, 2010, Cox and Arquette announced that they had separated, although they still maintain a close friendship and ongoing business relationship in
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. In June 2012, Arquette filed for divorce after nearly two years of separation from Cox. The divorce became final in May 2013. Cox began dating
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band member Johnny McDaid in late 2013. The couple announced their engagement in June 2014. Soon afterward they called off the engagement, but they have remained a couple. Cox states that she does not remember much about being a cast member on 10 seasons of ''Friends'', due to her "bad memory." Cox is a practitioner of Budokan karate.


Filmography


Film


Television


Music videos


Awards and honors


Honors

* 1995: Honored as the Female Discovery of the Year by the Golden Apple Awards. * 2010: Honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award by the Women's Image Network. * 2010: Honored with the Lucy Award by the Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards.


Accolades


Notes


References


External links

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