Acting · Birmingham, Alabama, USA · Born June 15, 1964
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).
MovieScream 7
2026
as Gale Weathers
The Making of The Tripper
2025
MovieMatthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
2025
as Self - Actor & Co-Star (archive footage)
TVThe Charlie Puth Show
2024
as Courteney Cox
MovieScream VI
2023
as Gale Weathers
TVShining Vale
2022
as Patricia 'Pat' Phelps
MovieScream
2022
as Gale Weathers
MovieFriends: The Reunion
2021
as Self
TVThe Drew Barrymore Show
2020
as Self
MovieYou Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020
as Self
MovieAll in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief
2020
as Self
MovieCelebrity Escape Room
2020
as Self
MovieFriends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
2019
as Monica Geller
TVThe Masked Singer
2019
as Special Message (via video)
TV25 Words or Less
2018
as Self
TVThe Gong Show
2017
as Self - Judge
MovieMothers and Daughters
2016
as Beth
MovieMust See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
TVJoin or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016
as Self
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self
TVHot Ones
2015
as Self
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
TVCelebrity Name Game
2014
as Self
TVRunning Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
TVOff Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
TVGo On
2012
as Talia
Vanilla Ice Archive
2012
as Self (archive footage)
MovieTalhotBlond
2012
as Amanda
MovieThe Making of 'Scream 4'
2011
as Self
TVWeb Therapy
2011
as Serena Duvall
MovieScream 4
2011
as Gale Weathers
MovieScream: The Inside Story
2011
as Self
TVShameless
2011
as Jen Wagner
TVThe Talk
2010
as Self
TVWho Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
TVCougar Town
2009
as Jules Cobb
TVModern Family
2009
as Courteney Cox
MovieBedtime Stories
2008
as Wendy
MovieThe Monday Before Thanksgiving
2008
as Cece
TVWeb Therapy
2008
as Serena DuVall
MovieAlien Love Triangle
2008
as Alice
MovieAlexis Arquette: She's My Brother
2007
as Self
TVThe Graham Norton Show
2007
as Self
TVDirt
2007
as Lucy Spiller
MovieZoom
2006
as Marsha Holloway
MovieBarnyard
2006
as Daisy (voice)
MovieThe Tripper
2006
as Cynthia
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
MovieThe Longest Yard
2005
as Lena
TV100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004
as Self
MovieNovember
2004
as Sophie Jacobs
TVThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
TVCelebrities Uncensored
2003
as Self
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
MovieNBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
MovieGet Well Soon
2001
as Lily Charles
TVScrubs
2001
as Dr. Maddox
MovieThe Shrink Is In
2001
as Samantha Crumb
MovieBruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
2001
as Bruce's Fan (segment "Dancing in the Dark")
Movie3000 Miles to Graceland
2001
as Cybil Waingrow
MovieScream 3
2000
as Gale Weathers
MovieSNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
1999
as Self / Guest Host (archive footage) (uncredited)
MovieThe Runner
1999
as Karina
MovieScream 2
1997
as Gale Weathers
MovieCommandments
1997
as Rachel Luce
MovieScream
1996
as Gale Weathers
TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
as Self (archive footage)
TVThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996
as Self - Guest
TVMADtv
1995
as Self
TVHappily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Emerald Salt Pork (voice)
MovieSketch Artist II: Hands That See
1995
as Emmy
TVFriends
1994
as Monica Geller
MovieAce Ventura: Pet Detective
1994
as Melissa Robinson
TVIntimate Portrait
1993
as Self
TVLate Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TVLate Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
TVThe Trouble with Larry
1993
as Gabriella Easden
MovieThe Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
1992
as Carrie Davenport
TVThe Larry Sanders Show
1992
as Courteney Cox
TVMTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
TVThe Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
MovieBattling for Baby
1992
as Katherine
MovieShaking the Tree
1991
as Kathleen
MovieBlue Desert
1991
as Lisa Roberts
MovieMr. Destiny
1990
as Jewel Jagger
TVDream On
1990
as Alisha
MovieCuriosity Kills
1990
as Gwen
MovieTill We Meet Again
1989
as Marie-Frederique 'Freddy' de Lancel
TVJudith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
1989
as Marie-Frederique 'Freddy' de Lancel
MovieRoxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
1989
as Jacquie Kimberly
TVSeinfeld
1989
as Meryl
MovieI'll Be Home for Christmas
1988
as Nora Bundy
MovieCocoon: The Return
1988
as Sara
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TVDispatches
1987
MovieMasters of the Universe
1987
as Julie Winston
MovieDown Twisted
1987
as Tarah
MovieIf It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium
1987
as Hana Wyshocki
Sylvan in Paradise
1986
MovieMisfits of Science
1985
as Gloria Dinallo
TVMisfits of Science
1985
as Gloria Dinallo
TVMurder, She Wrote
1984
as Carol Bannister
TVFamily Ties
1982
as Lauren Miller
TVEntertainment Tonight
1981
as Self
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
as Self
TVToday
1952
as Self
Last Chance U
as Brittany Wagner
