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).
Acting
TV
Friends
as Monica Geller
1994
Movie
Scream
as Gale Weathers
1996
Movie
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
as Melissa Robinson
1994
Movie
Scream 2
as Gale Weathers
1997
Movie
Scream 4
as Gale Weathers
2011
Movie
Scream 3
as Gale Weathers
2000
Movie
Scream
as Gale Weathers
2022
Movie
The Longest Yard
as Lena
2005
TV
Modern Family
as Courteney Cox
2009
TV
Shameless
as Jen Wagner
2011
Movie
Scream VI
as Gale Weathers
2023
Movie
Bedtime Stories
as Wendy
2008
TV
Seinfeld
as Meryl
1989
Movie
Friends: The Reunion
as Self
2021
Movie
Barnyard
as Daisy (voice)
2006
Movie
Cocoon: The Return
as Sara
1988
Movie
Masters of the Universe
as Julie Winston
1987
Movie
Scream 7
as Gale Weathers
2026
Movie
3000 Miles to Graceland
as Cybil Waingrow
2001
Movie
Zoom
as Marsha Holloway
2006
TV
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
TV
Murder, She Wrote
as Carol Bannister
1984
TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
TV
The Graham Norton Show
as Self
2007
Crew
Movie
Scream VI
Executive Producer
2023
Movie
Friends: The Reunion
Executive Producer
2021
Movie
Scream 7
Executive Producer
2026
Movie
Just Before I Go
Director
2015
TV
Cougar Town
Producer
2009
Movie
The Tripper
Producer
2006
TV
Shining Vale
Producer
2022
Movie
TalhotBlond
Director
2012
TV
Dirt
Producer
2007
Movie
The Shrink Is In
Executive Producer
2001
Movie
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
Director
2008
TV
Daisy Does America
Producer
2005