Nicole Avery Cox (born June 2, 1978) is an American actress known mostly for her roles on the television series ''

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'', ''

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'', and ''

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''.

Career

Cox began her career at the age of four, when she appeared as a dancer in several ballet productions and TV specials. She began acting at the age of ten, making appearances in several movies and guest-starring on shows such as ''

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'', '' Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''

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'', ''

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'', and '' Blossom''. She also appeared in '' General Hospital'' from 1993 to 1995, and had a recurring role on the Saturday morning program ''

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''. Her appearances on various TV shows led to her first prime-time role as Tiffany Malloy on the sitcom ''

'', which ran on

The WB The WB Television Network (for Warner Bros., or the "Frog Network", for its former mascot, Michigan J. Frog) was an American television network launched on terrestrial television, broadcast television on January 11, 1995, as a joint venture be ...

from 1995–1999 for a total of five seasons. Her brother Matthew guest-starred on a handful of episodes, including one where he wore a "Ghostface" mask (the type of mask featured in ''

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''). After ''Unhappily Ever After'' was cancelled (she appeared in all 100 episodes), Cox went on to portray Taylor Clayton, a former call-girl turned social worker on the

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television sitcom ''

'' which lasted for three seasons (she appeared in 27 of its 54 episodes). Next she starred as Nikki White in ''

'', another sitcom vehicle that lasted for two seasons on

(2000–2002). The most successful show Cox co-starred in following her time on ''Unhappily Ever After'' was on the

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TV drama ''

'' from 2003–2007 for a total of four seasons. She played Mary Connell for 88 episodes. However, Cox would not appear on the fifth and final season of the show. On May 20 and 23, 2005, her ''Las Vegas'' character crossed over to

's soap opera ''

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'' to coincide with the arrival of two new characters introduced on ''Las Vegas''. In 2006, she became the spokesmodel for the online gaming website Sportsbook.com. In 2009, she provided the voice of Jenna in '' Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust''. That same year, she also appeared in '' Lonely Street'', a comedy, starring

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Jay Mohr Jon Ferguson "Jay" Mohr (born August 23, 1970) is an American actor, comedian and radio host. He is known for his roles as film producer Peter Dragon in the TV comedy series '' Action'', Professor Rick Payne in the TV series ''Ghost Whisperer'' ...

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, and

Lindsay Price Lindsay Jaylyn Price Stone (born December 6, 1976) is an American television actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Janet Sosna on ''Beverly Hills, 90210'' and as Victory Ford on '' Lipstick Jungle''. She is also known for her wor ...

. In 2016, Cox was nominated as the sole writer for Mohr's album ''Happy. And A Lot'' for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album at the

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Personal life

Cox dated co-star Kevin Connolly from ''

'' while the two were on the show. In 1997, she was engaged to

Bobcat Goldthwait Robert Francis "Bobcat" Goldthwait (born May 26, 1962) is an American actor, comedian, director and screenwriter, known for his black comedy stand-up act, delivered through an energetic stage persona with an unusual raspy and high-pitched voice. ...

, 16 years her senior, who voiced the character of Mr. Floppy on that same show. On December 29, 2006, she married comedian/actor

in Los Angeles. The two met on the set of ''Las Vegas''. In December 2008, Mohr petitioned a Los Angeles court to allow him to legally add her last name to his, changing his name to Jon Ferguson Cox Mohr. Cox and Mohr have a son. On the May 16, 2017, episode of '' The Adam Carolla Show'', Mohr confirmed that he and Cox were "in the middle" of a divorce. Their divorce was finalized in August 2018.

Filmography

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cox, Nikki Living people 20th-century American actresses 21st-century American actresses Actresses from Los Angeles American child actresses American female dancers American dancers American film actresses American soap opera actresses American television actresses 1978 births