Courteney Cox
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- June 15, 1964
- Birthplace
- Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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
- Evil Genius
Evil Genius 2026
Director, Producer
Scream 7 2026
as Gale Weathers, Executive Producer
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy 2025
as Self - Actor & Co-Star (archive footage)
Scream VI 2023
as Gale Weathers, Executive Producer
Scream 2022
as Gale Weathers
Friends: The Reunion 2021
as Self, Executive Producer
You Cannot Kill David Arquette 2020
as Self
Celebrity Escape Room 2020
as Self
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary 2019
as Monica Geller
Mothers and Daughters 2016
as Beth
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows 2016
as Self
Just Before I Go 2015
Director, Producer
TalhotBlond 2012
as Amanda, Director, Producer
The Making of 'Scream 4' 2011
as Self
Scream 4 2011
as Gale Weathers-Riley
Scream: The Inside Story 2011
as Self
Bedtime Stories 2008
as Wendy
The Monday Before Thanksgiving 2008
as Cece, Director, Writer
The Butler's In Love 2008
Executive Producer
Alien Love Triangle 2008
as Alice
Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother 2007
as Self
Zoom 2006
as Marsha Holloway
Barnyard 2006
as Daisy (voice)
The Tripper 2006
as Cynthia, Producer
The Longest Yard 2005
as Lena (uncredited)
November 2004
as Sophie Jacobs
Get Well Soon 2001
as Lily Charles
The Shrink Is In 2001
as Samantha Crumb, Executive Producer
3000 Miles to Graceland 2001
as Cybil Waingrow
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 2001
as Bruce's Fan (segment "Dancing in the Dark")
Scream 3 2000
as Gale Weathers
The Runner 1999
as Karina
Scream 2 1997
as Gale Weathers
Commandments 1997
as Rachel Luce
Scream 1996
as Gale Weathers
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See 1995
as Emmy
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective 1994
as Melissa
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them 1992
as Carrie Davenport
Battling for Baby 1992
as Katherine
Shaking the Tree 1991
as Kathleen
Blue Desert 1991
as Lisa Roberts
Mr. Destiny 1990
as Jewel Jagger
Curiosity Kills 1990
as Gwen
Till We Meet Again 1989
as Marie-Frederique 'Freddy' de Lancel
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer 1989
as Jacquie Kimberly
I'll Be Home for Christmas 1988
as Nora Bundy
Cocoon: The Return 1988
as Sara
Masters of the Universe 1987
as Julie Winston
Down Twisted 1987
as Tarah
If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium 1987
as Hana Wyshocki
Misfits of Science 1985
as Gloria Dinallo
Credits from TMDB.