Courteney Cox
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).
Known For
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Friends
1994
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Scream
1996
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Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994
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Scream 2
1997
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Scream 4
2011
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Scream 3
2000
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Scream
2022
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The Longest Yard
2005
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Modern Family
2009
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Shameless
2011
Acting
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
Scream
as Gale Weathers
2022
Shining Vale
as Patricia 'Pat' Phelps
(16 episodes)
2021
Friends: The Reunion
as Self
2020
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
as Self
2020
Celebrity Escape Room
as Self
2020
All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief
as Self
2020
The Drew Barrymore Show
as Self
(1 episode)
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
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
as Self
2016
Mothers and Daughters
as Beth
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
Celebrity Name Game
as Self
(5 episodes)
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
(1 episode)
2014
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
as Self
(1 episode)
2014
Off Camera with Sam Jones
as Self
(1 episode)
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
(1 episode)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
(1 episode)
2012
TalhotBlond
as Amanda
2012
Vanilla Ice Archive
as Self (archive footage)
2012
Go On
as Talia
(1 episode)
2011
Scream: The Inside Story
as Self
2011
Scream 4
as Gale Weathers
2011
The Making of 'Scream 4'
as Self
2011
Web Therapy
as Serena Duvall
(1 episode)
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 episodes)
2009
Modern Family
as Courteney Cox
(1 episode)
2008
Bedtime Stories
as Wendy
2008
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
as Cece
2008
Alien Love Triangle
as Alice
2008
Web Therapy
as Serena DuVall
(3 episodes)
2007
Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother
as Self
2007
Dirt
as Lucy Spiller
(20 episodes)
2007
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
(1 episode)
2006
The Tripper
as Cynthia
2006
Barnyard
as Daisy (voice)
2006
Zoom
as Marsha Holloway
2005
The Longest Yard
as Lena
2005
The Reichen Show
as Self
(1 episode)
2004
November
as Sophie Jacobs
2004
100 Scariest Movie Moments
as Self
(5 episodes)
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Self
(3 episodes)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
(1 episode)
2003
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self
(3 episodes)
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
(2 episodes)
2002
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
as Self
2001
3000 Miles to Graceland
as Cybil Waingrow
2001
The Shrink Is In
as Samantha Crumb
2001
Get Well Soon
as Lily Charles
2001
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
as Bruce's Fan (segment "Dancing in the Dark")
2001
Scrubs
as Dr. Maddox
(3 episodes)
2000
Scream 3
as Gale Weathers
1999
The Runner
as Karina
1999
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
as Self / Guest Host (archive footage) (uncredited)
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 episodes)
1996
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
as Self - Guest
(1 episode)
1995
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
as Emmy
1995
MADtv
as Self
(1 episode)
1995
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
as Emerald Salt Pork (voice)
(1 episode)
1994
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
as Melissa Robinson
1994
Friends
as Monica Geller
(228 episodes)
1993
The Trouble with Larry
as Gabriella Easden
(7 episodes)
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)
1992
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
as Carrie Davenport
1992
Battling for Baby
as Katherine
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
(2 episodes)
1992
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
The Larry Sanders Show
as Courteney Cox
(1 episode)
1991
Blue Desert
as Lisa Roberts
1991
Shaking the Tree
as Kathleen
1990
Mr. Destiny
as Jewel Jagger
1990
Curiosity Kills
as Gwen
1990
Dream On
as Alisha
(1 episode)
1989
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
as Jacquie Kimberly
1989
Till We Meet Again
as Marie-Frederique 'Freddy' de Lancel
1989
Seinfeld
as Meryl
(1 episode)
1989
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
as Marie-Frederique 'Freddy' de Lancel
(2 episodes)
1988
Cocoon: The Return
as Sara
1988
I'll Be Home for Christmas
as Nora Bundy
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
(2 episodes)
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
1987
Dispatches
1985
Misfits of Science
as Gloria Dinallo
1985
Misfits of Science
as Gloria Dinallo
(16 episodes)
1984
Murder, She Wrote
as Carol Bannister
(2 episodes)
1982
Family Ties
as Lauren Miller
(17 episodes)
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)
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Last Chance U
as Brittany Wagner
(1 episode)
Directing
2015
Just Before I Go
Director
2012
TalhotBlond
Director
2009
Cougar Town
Director
2008
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
Director
—
Evil Genius
Director
Writing
2008
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
Writer
Production
2023
Scream VI
Executive Producer
2022
Shining Vale
Producer
2021
Friends: The Reunion
Executive Producer
2015
Just Before I Go
Producer
2012
TalhotBlond
Producer
2009
Cougar Town
Producer
2008
The Butler's In Love
Executive Producer
2007
Dirt
Producer
2006
The Tripper
Producer
2005
Daisy Does America
Producer
2001
The Shrink Is In
Executive Producer
—
Evil Genius
Producer