Courteney Cox
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).
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Movies (51)
Evil Genius
2026 · Director, Producer
Scream 7
2026 · Gale Weathers, Executive Producer
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
2025 · Self - Actor & Co-Star (archive footage)
Scream 6
2023 · Gale Weathers, Executive Producer
Scream (Grita)
2022 · Gale Weathers
Friends: The Reunion
2021 · Self, Executive Producer
El regreso de David Arquette
2020 · Self
Celebrity Escape Room
2020 · Self
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
2019 · Monica Geller
Mothers and Daughters
2016 · Beth
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016 · Self
Antes de Partir
2015 · Director, Producer
TalhotBlond
2012 · Amanda, Director, Producer
The Making of 'Scream 4'
2011 · Self
Scream 4
2011 · Gale Weathers-Riley
Scream: The Inside Story
2011 · Self
Cuentos que no son cuentos
2008 · Wendy
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
2008 · Cece, Director, Writer
The Butler's In Love
2008 · Executive Producer
Alien Love Triangle
2008 · Alice
Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother
2007 · Self
Zoom y los superhéroes
2006 · Marsha Holloway
La Granja
2006 · Daisy (voice)
The Tripper
2006 · Cynthia, Producer
Golpe Bajo: El Juego Final
2005 · Lena (uncredited)
November
2004 · Sophie Jacobs
Get Well Soon
2001 · Lily Charles
The Shrink Is In
2001 · Samantha Crumb, Executive Producer
3000 millas al infierno
2001 · Cybil Waingrow
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
2001 · Bruce's Fan (segment "Dancing in the Dark")
Scream 3: La Máscara de la Muerte
2000 · Gale Weathers
The Runner
1999 · Karina
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
Shaking the Tree
1991 · Kathleen
Blue Desert
1991 · Lisa Roberts
Mr. Destiny
1990 · Jewel Jagger
Curiosity Kills
1990 · Gwen
Till We Meet Again
1989 · Marie-Frederique 'Freddy' de Lancel
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
1989 · Jacquie Kimberly
I'll Be Home for Christmas
1988 · Nora Bundy
Cocoon: The Return
1988 · Sara
Masters of the Universe
1987 · Julie Winston
Down Twisted
1987 · Tarah
If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium
1987 · Hana Wyshocki
Misfits of Science
1985 · Gloria Dinallo
TV shows (59)
The Charlie Puth Show
2024 · Courteney Cox
Shining Vale
2022 · Patricia 'Pat' Phelps, Producer
The Drew Barrymore Show
2020 · Self
The Masked Singer
2019 · Self
25 Words or Less
2018 · Self
The Gong Show
2017 · Self - Judge
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016 · Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · Self
Hot Ones
2015 · Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Self
Celebrity Name Game
2014 · Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014 · Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Self - Guest
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014 · Self
Go On
2012 · Talia
Web Therapy
2011 · Serena Duvall
Shameless
2011 · Jen Wagner
The Talk
2010 · Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010 · Self
Cougar Town
2009 · Jules Cobb, Producer, Director
Una Familia Moderna
2009 · Courteney Cox
Web Therapy
2008 · Serena DuVall
El show de Graham Norton
2007 · Self
Dirt
2007 · Lucy Spiller, Producer
Daisy Does America
2005 · Producer
The Reichen Show
2005 · Self
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004 · Self
Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
Celebrities Uncensored
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self, Self - Guest
Scrubs
2001 · Dr. Maddox
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · Self (archive footage)
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self - Guest
TFI Friday
1996
MADtv
1995 · Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995 · Emerald Salt Pork (voice)
Friends
1994 · Monica Geller
Intimate Portrait
1993 · Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · Self - Guest
The Trouble with Larry
1993 · Gabriella Easden
The Larry Sanders Show
1992 · Courteney Cox
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · Self
Dream On
1990 · Alisha
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
1989 · Marie-Frederique 'Freddy' de Lancel
Seinfeld
1989 · Meryl
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Self - Guest
Comic Relief
1988
Dispatches
1987
Misfits of Science
1985 · Gloria Dinallo
Murder, She Wrote
1984 · Carol Bannister
Family Ties
1982 · Lauren Miller
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · Self
Saturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Host
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962 · Self
Today
1952 · Self
Last Chance U
· Brittany Wagner