Courteney Cox
Acting • Born 1964-06-15
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
110 credits
November
Movie • 2004
Sophie Jacobs
Bedtime Stories
Movie • 2008
Wendy
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Movie • 1994
Melissa Robinson
Mr. Destiny
Movie • 1990
Jewel Jagger
Scream
Movie • 1996
Gale Weathers
Scream 2
Movie • 1997
Gale Weathers
Scream 3
Movie • 2000
Gale Weathers
Cocoon: The Return
Movie • 1988
Sara
Masters of the Universe
Movie • 1987
Julie Winston
3000 Miles to Graceland
Movie • 2001
Cybil Waingrow
Scream: The Inside Story
Movie • 2011
Self
The Tripper
Movie • 2006
Cynthia
Barnyard
Movie • 2006
Daisy (voice)
Scream 4
Movie • 2011
Gale Weathers
Zoom
Movie • 2006
Marsha Holloway
Commandments
Movie • 1997
Rachel Luce
The Shrink Is In
Movie • 2001
Samantha Crumb
Get Well Soon
Movie • 2001
Lily Charles
Blue Desert
Movie • 1991
Lisa Roberts
Down Twisted
Movie • 1987
Tarah
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
Movie • 1995
Emmy
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
Movie • 1992
Carrie Davenport
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
Movie • 2001
Bruce's Fan (segment "Dancing in the Dark")
Battling for Baby
Movie • 1992
Katherine
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
Movie • 2008
Cece
TalhotBlond
Movie • 2012
Amanda
The Runner
Movie • 1999
Karina
Scream VI
Movie • 2023
Gale Weathers
Curiosity Kills
Movie • 1990
Gwen
Shaking the Tree
Movie • 1991
Kathleen
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Movie • 2002
Self
Alien Love Triangle
Movie • 2008
Alice
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Movie • 1988
Nora Bundy
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie • 2016
Self
Mothers and Daughters
Movie • 2016
Beth
Vanilla Ice Archive
Movie • 2012
Self (archive footage)
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
Movie • 1999
Self / Guest Host (archive footage) (uncredited)
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
Movie • 1989
Jacquie Kimberly
Misfits of Science
Movie • 1985
Gloria Dinallo
The Longest Yard
Movie • 2005
Lena
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Movie • 2020
Self
Friends: The Reunion
Movie • 2021
Self
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
Movie • 2019
Monica Geller
Celebrity Escape Room
Movie • 2020
Self
Scream
Movie • 2022
Gale Weathers
All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief
Movie • 2020
Self
The Making of The Tripper
Movie • 2025
The Making of 'Scream 4'
Movie • 2011
Self
Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother
Movie • 2007
Self
If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium
Movie • 1987
Hana Wyshocki
Charity Case
Movie • 2016
Hailey
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
Movie • 2025
Self - Actor & Co-Star (archive footage)
Till We Meet Again
Movie • 1989
Marie-Frederique 'Freddy' de Lancel
Scream 7
Movie • 2026
Gale Weathers
Murder, She Wrote
TV • 1984
Carol Bannister
Family Ties
TV • 1982
Lauren Miller
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Meryl
Dirt
TV • 2007
Lucy Spiller
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Friends
TV • 1994
Monica Geller
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV • 1988
Self - Guest
Today
TV • 1952
Self
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
TV • 1989
Marie-Frederique 'Freddy' de Lancel
MADtv
TV • 1995
Self
Celebrities Uncensored
TV • 2003
Self
Misfits of Science
TV • 1985
Gloria Dinallo
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV • 1992
The Masked Singer
TV • 2019
Special Message (via video)
The Trouble with Larry
TV • 1993
Gabriella Easden
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Cougar Town
TV • 2009
Jules Cobb
Shining Vale
TV • 2022
Patricia 'Pat' Phelps
Last Chance U
TV
Brittany Wagner
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2016
Self
Intimate Portrait
TV • 1993
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self
Celebrity Name Game
TV • 2014
Self
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
The Gong Show
TV • 2017
Self - Judge
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
The Drew Barrymore Show
TV • 2020
Self
Hot Ones
TV • 2015
Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV • 2010
Self
100 Scariest Movie Moments
TV • 2004
Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
TV • 1995
Emerald Salt Pork (voice)
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
TV • 2014
Self
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self
Web Therapy
TV • 2008
Serena DuVall
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
TV • 1996
Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Web Therapy
TV • 2011
Serena Duvall
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self
Dream On
TV • 1990
Alisha
Modern Family
TV • 2009
Courteney Cox
Shameless
TV • 2011
Jen Wagner
25 Words or Less
TV • 2018
Self
Off Camera with Sam Jones
TV • 2014
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
TV • 1962
Self
Go On
TV • 2012
Talia
The Charlie Puth Show
TV • 2024
Courteney Cox
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
The Larry Sanders Show
TV • 1992
Courteney Cox
Dispatches
TV • 1987
Scrubs
TV • 2001
Dr. Maddox
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
TV • 1993
Self - Guest