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).
Acted in
Scream 7
2026
as Gale Weathers
The Charlie Puth Show
2024
as Courteney Cox
Scream VI
2023
as Gale Weathers
Shining Vale
2022
as Patricia 'Pat' Phelps
Scream
2022
as Gale Weathers
Friends: The Reunion
2021
as Self
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
2020
as Self
All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief
2020
Celebrity Escape Room
2020
as Self
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
2019
as Monica Geller
The Masked Singer
2019
as Special Message (via video)
The Gong Show
2017
as Self - Judge
Mothers and Daughters
2016
as Beth
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
Celebrity Name Game
2014
as Self
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
2014
as Self
Go On
2012
as Talia
Vanilla Ice Archive
2012
as Self (archive footage)
TalhotBlond
2012
as Amanda
Web Therapy
2011
as Serena Duvall
Scream 4
2011
as Gale Weathers-Riley
Scream: The Inside Story
2011
as Self
Shameless
2011
as Jen Wagner
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
Cougar Town
2009
as Jules Cobb
Modern Family
2009
as Courteney Cox
Bedtime Stories
2008
as Wendy
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
2008
as Cece
Web Therapy
2008
as Serena DuVall
Alien Love Triangle
2008
as Alice
Dirt
2007
as Lucy Spiller
Zoom
2006
as Marsha Holloway
Barnyard
2006
as Daisy the Cow (voice)
The Tripper
2006
as Cynthia
The Longest Yard
2005
as Lena (uncredited)
100 Scariest Movie Moments
2004
as Self
November
2004
as Sophie Jacobs
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002
as Self
Get Well Soon
2001
as Lily Charles
Scrubs
2001
as Dr. Maddox
The Shrink Is In
2001
as Samantha Crumb
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
2001
as Bruce's Fan (segment "Dancing in the Dark")
3000 Miles to Graceland
2001
as Cybil Waingrow
Scream 3
2000
as Gale Weathers
Saturday Night Live: The Best of Adam Sandler
1999
as Self / Guest Host (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Runner
1999
as Karina
Scream 2
1997
as Gale Weathers
Commandments
1997
as Rachel Luce
SCREAM
1997
as Gale Weathers
Scream
1996
as Gale Weathers
E! True Hollywood Story
1996
MADtv
1995
as Self
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
1995
as Emerald Salt Pork (voice)
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
1995
as Emmy
Friends
1994
as Monica Geller
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
1994
as Melissa
Intimate Portrait
1993
as Self
The Trouble with Larry
1993
as Gabriella Easden
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
1992
as Carrie Davenport
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Battling for Baby
1992
as Katherine
Shaking the Tree
1991
as Kathleen
Blue Desert
1991
as Lisa Roberts
Mr. Destiny
1990
as Jewel Jagger
Dream On
1990
as Alisha
Curiosity Kills
1990
as Gwen
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
1989
as Marie-Frederique 'Freddy' de Lancel
Seinfeld
1989
as Meryl
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
Misfits of Science
1985
as Gloria Dinallo
Misfits of Science
1985
as Gloria Dinallo
Murder, She Wrote
1984
as Carol Bannister
Family Ties
1982
as Lauren Miller
The Making of The Tripper
Last Chance U
as Brittany Wagner