Courteney Cox
Known for: Acting
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).
Filmography
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Shameless
Jen Wagner
2011
Series
Friends
Monica Geller
1994
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
Self
1962
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Modern Family
Courteney Cox
2009
Series
Seinfeld
Meryl
1989
Series
The Graham Norton Show
Self
2007
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Murder, She Wrote
Carol Bannister
1984
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015
Series
Scrubs
Dr. Maddox
2001
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Hot Ones
Self
2015
Series
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest
1988
Series
Dispatches
1987
Film
Scream 7
Gale Weathers
2026
Series
The Talk
Self
2010
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Series
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
2003
Series
Family Ties
Lauren Miller
1982
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
25 Words or Less
Self
2018
Series
The Drew Barrymore Show
Self
2020
Series
The Masked Singer
Special Message (via video)
2019
Series
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
Series
Cougar Town
Jules Cobb
2009
Series
Intimate Portrait
Self
1993
Series
The Larry Sanders Show
Courteney Cox
1992
Film
Scream
Gale Weathers
1996
Film
Scream VI
Gale Weathers
2023
Series
Off Camera with Sam Jones
Self
2014
The Reichen Show
Self
2005
Film
Scream
Gale Weathers
2022
Film
Scream 3
Gale Weathers
2000
Film
The Longest Yard
Lena
2005
Series
TFI Friday
1996
Series
Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child
Emerald Salt Pork (voice)
1995
Film
Scream 2
Gale Weathers
1997
Series
Running Wild with Bear Grylls
Self
2014
Series
Celebrity Name Game
Self
2014
Film
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Melissa
1994
Series
Dream On
Alisha
1990
Series
Today
Self
1952
Film
Scream 4
Gale Weathers-Riley
2011
Film
Bedtime Stories
Wendy
2008
Series
Web Therapy
Serena DuVall
2008
Film
Masters of the Universe
Julie Winston
1987
Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010
Series
Dirt
Lucy Spiller
2007
Film
Barnyard
Daisy (voice)
2006
Series
Web Therapy
Serena Duvall
2011
Series
Go On
Talia
2012
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self
1981
Film
Zoom
Marsha Holloway
2006
Film
Friends: The Reunion
Self
2021
Series
The Gong Show
Self - Judge
2017
Series
Shining Vale
Patricia 'Pat' Phelps
2022
Series
Misfits of Science
Gloria Dinallo
1985
Series
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
Self
2016
Film
Cocoon: The Return
Sara
1988
Film
3000 Miles to Graceland
Cybil Waingrow
2001
Series
The Rosie O'Donnell Show
Self - Guest
1996
Film
Mr. Destiny
Jewel Jagger
1990
Film
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
Self - Actor & Co-Star (archive footage)
2025
Series
100 Scariest Movie Moments
Self
2004
Series
Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again
Marie-Frederique 'Freddy' de Lancel
1989
Film
TalhotBlond
Amanda
2012
Film
Mothers and Daughters
Beth
2016
Film
You Cannot Kill David Arquette
Self
2020
Series
The Charlie Puth Show
Courteney Cox
2024
Film
The Tripper
Cynthia
2006
Film
NBC 75th Anniversary Special
Self
2002
Film
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
2016
Series
The Trouble with Larry
Gabriella Easden
1993
Film
Get Well Soon
Lily Charles
2001
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
Self (archive footage)
1996
Film
The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them
Carrie Davenport
1992
Film
November
Sophie Jacobs
2004
Series
MADtv
Self
1995
Film
SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler
Self / Guest Host (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999
Film
Misfits of Science
Gloria Dinallo
1985
Film
The Shrink Is In
Samantha Crumb
2001
Film
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
Monica Geller
2019
Film
Down Twisted
Tarah
1987
Film
The Runner
Karina
1999
Film
Scream: The Inside Story
Self
2011
Film
Alien Love Triangle
Alice
2008
Sylvan in Paradise
1986
Film
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See
Emmy
1995
Film
Blue Desert
Lisa Roberts
1991
Film
Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother
Self
2007
Vanilla Ice Archive
Self (archive footage)
2012
Film
Celebrity Escape Room
Self
2020
Film
Curiosity Kills
Gwen
1990
Film
Commandments
Rachel Luce
1997
Film
Battling for Baby
Katherine
1992
Film
Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer
Jacquie Kimberly
1989
Film
The Making of 'Scream 4'
Self
2011
Film
I'll Be Home for Christmas
Nora Bundy
1988
Film
The Monday Before Thanksgiving
Cece
2008
Film
Shaking the Tree
Kathleen
1991
The Making of The Tripper
2025
Film
Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000
Bruce's Fan (segment "Dancing in the Dark")
2001
Film
If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium
Hana Wyshocki
1987
Last Chance U
Brittany Wagner
Film
Till We Meet Again
Marie-Frederique 'Freddy' de Lancel
1989
Film
All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief
Self
2020
Series
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003