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).
54 movies · 56 shows
Scream 7
2026·6.2
The Making of The Tripper
2025·0.0
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
2025·7.8
Scream VI
2023·6.9
Scream
2022·6.7
Friends: The Reunion
2021·7.8
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020·6.7
All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief
2020·0.0
Celebrity Escape Room
2020·6.1
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
2019·8.4
Mothers and Daughters
2016·5.3
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016·4.0
Vanilla Ice Archive
2012·0.0
TalhotBlond
2012·6.3
The Making of 'Scream 4'
2011·0.0
Scream 4
2011·6.5
Scream: The Inside Story
2011·6.0
Bedtime Stories
2008·6.2
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
2008·4.0
Alien Love Triangle
2008·6.7
Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother
2007·0.0
Zoom
2006·5.3
Barnyard
2006·6.0
The Tripper
2006·4.9
The Longest Yard
2005·6.7
November
2004·4.9
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002·6.0
Get Well Soon
2001·4.2
The Shrink Is In
2001·4.9
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
2001·6.2
3000 Miles to Graceland
2001·5.9
Scream 3
2000·6.0
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
1999·6.9
The Runner
1999·5.4
Scream 2
1997·6.5
Commandments
1997·5.0
Scream
1996·7.4
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
1995·6.0
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994·6.6
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
1992·5.7
Battling for Baby
1992·5.3
Shaking the Tree
1991·3.8
Blue Desert
1991·3.8
Mr. Destiny
1990·6.3
Curiosity Kills
1990·5.4
Till We Meet Again
1989·0.0
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
1989·3.7
I'll Be Home for Christmas
1988·7.0
Cocoon: The Return
1988·6.5
Masters of the Universe
1987·5.8
Down Twisted
1987·3.8
If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium
1987·6.0
Sylvan in Paradise
1986·0.0
Misfits of Science
1985·0.0