Career 1984–1993: Beginnings and early rolesĬox appeared in the 1984 music video for Bruce Springsteen's ' Dancing in the Dark', as the young woman pulled onstage at the St. (now part of George Washington University), but did not complete her architecture course, opting instead to pursue a career in modeling and acting. Īfter graduating from Mountain Brook High School, Cox left for Mount Vernon College in Washington, D.C. Her parents divorced in 1974 and her mother then married businessman Hunter Copeland (uncle to music promoter and business manager Ian Copeland and The Police drummer Stewart Copeland). Cox has two older sisters, Virginia and Dorothy, and an older brother, Richard Jr. She is a daughter of businessman Richard Lewis Cox and Courteney Copeland (née Bass). 2.4 2009–2017: Cougar Town and directorial debutĬox was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama.2.2 1994–2000: Breakthrough with Friends and Scream.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). She also owns the production company Coquette Productions, which was created by Cox and her then-husband David Arquette. 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.Ĭox'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 received further recognition for starring as Gale Weathers in the horror film franchise Scream (1996–present). She gained recognition for her starring role as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends (1994–2004), for which she received seven Screen Actors Guild Award nominations, of which she won one.

Courteney Bass Cox (previously Courteney Cox Arquette born June 15, 1964) is an American actress, producer, and director.

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