Courteney Cox

Courteney Cox

Courteney Bass Cox (previously Courteney Cox-Arquette; 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).

Scream 7
2026
Gale Weathers
Scream VI
2023
Executive Producer
Friends: The Reunion
2021
Executive Producer
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020
Self
Celebrity Escape Room
2020
Self
All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief
2020
Self
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
2019
Monica Geller
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
Self
Mothers and Daughters
2016
Beth
Just Before I Go
2015
Director
TalhotBlond
2012
Director
Scream: The Inside Story
2011
Self
Scream 4
2011
Gale Weathers-Riley
The Making of 'Scream 4'
2011
Self
The Butler's In Love
2008
Executive Producer
Bedtime Stories
2008
Wendy
Alien Love Triangle
2008
Alice
Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother
2007
Self
The Tripper
2006
Producer
Barnyard
2006
Daisy the Cow (voice)
Zoom
2006
Marsha Holloway
The Longest Yard
2005
Lena (uncredited)
November
2004
Sophie Jacobs
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
Self
The Shrink Is In
2001
Executive Producer
3000 Miles to Graceland
2001
Cybil Waingrow
Get Well Soon
2001
Lily Charles
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
2001
Bruce's Fan (segment "Dancing in the Dark")
Scream 3
2000
Gale Weathers
The Runner
1999
Karina
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
1999
Self / Guest Host (archive footage) (uncredited)
Scream 2
1997
Gale Weathers
Commandments
1997
Rachel Luce
Scream
1996
Gale Weathers
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
1995
Emmy
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994
Melissa
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
1992
Carrie Davenport
Battling for Baby
1992
Katherine
Blue Desert
1991
Lisa Roberts
Shaking the Tree
1991
Kathleen
Mr. Destiny
1990
Jewel Jagger
Curiosity Kills
1990
Gwen
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
1989
Jacquie Kimberly
Cocoon: The Return
1988
Sara
I'll Be Home for Christmas
1988
Nora Bundy
Masters of the Universe
1987
Julie Winston
Down Twisted
1987
Tarah
Misfits of Science
1985
Gloria Dinallo