• Date of Birth: June 15, 1964
  • Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama, USA
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Courtney Cox - Arquette

"I'm a very open person. I know I open my mouth way too much, but I just do that."


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Courteney Cox is an American actress and former fashion model, best known for her role as Monica Geller in the long-running television series Friends. Cox first came to prominence in the 1984 music video for Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark" (in which she became the pulled-on-stage-girl who danced onstage with Springsteen). Cox is also notable for being the first person to use the word "period" on U.S. television in its physiological sense, in a 1985 advertising campaign for Tampax brand tampons. Her early film roles include Masters of the Universe (1987) and Cocoon: The Return (1988).

Cox's early television work include a starring role in the short-lived television series, Misfits of Science (1985) and later a recurring role (1987 - 1989) on the television series Family Ties as the last girlfriend of Alex P. Keaton (Michael J. Fox). Cox also appeared as Meryl, Jerry's girlfriend/pretend wife on the hit TV sitcom Seinfeld in 1994. After appearing in the Jim Carrey comedy Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), Cox found fame playing Monica Geller on the hit TV series Friends (1994 - 2004). This would be the role she would become most famous for. The six principal cast members, including Cox became household names due to the mass popularity and success of the show. However, she became the only principal member of the show's cast not to be nominated for an Emmy Award.

During her time on Friends, Cox appeared in the highly successful and high-profile Hollywood films, including Scream (1996), Scream 2 (1997), and Scream 3 (2000). It is whilst filming the first of this trilogy that she would meet her husband David Arquette. While starring in several other films during her time on Friends none achieved the same level of success as the show. Such films include The Runner, 3000 Miles to Graceland and The Shrink is In. In late 2003, Cox produced the television series Mix It Up. The lifestyle show received low ratings and was not renewed for a second season.

Since Friends, Cox has primarily concentrated on her family but has starred in the independent film November (2005), which had only a limited theatrical release and cameoed in the big budget remake of The Longest Yard, as the girlfriend of Adam Sandler. She has recently supplied her voice for the animated film Barnyard. She has signed on to star in Dirt, a television drama for the FX Networks, in which she will play Lucy Spiller, a tabloid editor; Cox and her husband, David Arquette, will be the executive producers of the series. While Courteney legally took her husband's last name in 1999, following the death of her father Richard Cox in 2001 she returned to her maiden name professionally.


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Courteney Cox Information
Birth Name:Courteney Bass Cox
Married Name:Courteney Cox Arquette
Body Measurements:
Eye color: Blue
Hair color: Dark Brown
Height: 5' 5" or 165 cm
Dress Size:
Zodiac/Star sign: Gemini
Nationality:American (United States)
Nicknames: CeCe, Coco
Education: High School: Mountain Brook High School, Mountain Brook, AL
University: Architecture, Mt. Vernon College, Washington, DC
Family: Husband: David Arquette
Daughter: Coco Riley Arquette
Mother: Courteney Bass
Father: Richard Lewis Cox
Sisters: Virgina MCFerrin, Dottie Pickett
Brother: Richard Lewis Cox Jr.
Resides In: New York, USA
Religious Affiliation:
Anglican / Episcopalian
Political Affiliation:

Personal Interests/Hobbies:
Charities/Causes: Courteney Cox supports the following causes:

AIDS
Animals, At-Risk/Disadvantaged Youths
Cancer
Children
Education

Family/Parent Suppor
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Health
Hunger
Mental Challenges Miscellaneous
Poverty
Water
Women

Courteney Cox has been known to have supported the following charities:

21st Century Leaders
Blue Planet Run Foundation
Camp Laurel
EB Medical Research Foundation
Food Bank For New York City
Last Chance for Animals
Libby Ross Foundation
Lili Claire Foundation
Millennium Promise Alliance
National Stroke Association
P.A.D.
Pediatric Epilepsy Project
Project A.L.S.
Spirit of Women Health Network
The Art of Elysium
The Lunchbox Fund
The Rescue Train
United Way
Whatever It Takes

Other (Trivia): Courteney Cox was originally offered to play the role of Rachel in the TV Sitcom Friends but had turned it down as she preferred to play Monica.

She studied architecture for a year in Mount Vernon College

She used to work at F.B.I – Frontier Booking International which is a concert booking agency in New York, run by Ian Copeland (the brother of Steward Copeland of The Police) and her relative.

She was the first person to ever say “Period” on American TV for the Tampax Commercial

She is a Big Fan of the Foo Fighters
She can play the piano and the drums
Drives a Jaguar and a silver Porsche Carrera.
Has her own lipstick called "Cece" by Cargo.
Member of the Delta Zeta Sorority.
Good friends with Ellen DeGeneres.


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    posted 209 days ago
  • MzAmericanGlamDiva
    love you Courtney!!! Big fan

    Love your work
    posted 360 days ago
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    posted 393 days ago
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    posted 424 days ago
  • markslilsugarbear
    bring Dirt Back!!!!! I Love that show
    posted 459 days ago
  • elisavd1996
    Oh my godd!! I love how courteny acts:)Especially in FFFFFRRRRRIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!! THat is my favorite program in the world. I satrted watching when i was 10!!! But everybody who played in friends was fantastic!!!!!
    posted 575 days ago
  • elisavd1996
    Oh my godd!! I love how Courteny acts:)Especially in FFFFFRRRRRIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNDDDDDDDDDSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!! THat is my favorite program in the world. I satrted watching when i was 10!!! But everybody who played in friends was fantastic!!!!!
    posted 575 days ago
  • bekah39
    i was just watching american idol and they showed the audience and in the audience was courteney and her daughter. it only showed them for like a second but it was exciting for me. i'm a huge fan of hers. :D
    posted 577 days ago
  • nohalobaby
    GREAT ACTRESS I LOVE F.R.E.N.D.S So much Ausome !!
    posted 651 days ago
  • bekah39
    Okay Courteney prob never gets on here and reads these but i'm gonna say things anyway. She's my fave actress. i luv her, but not in a weird sorta creepy way. I look forward to watching friends reruns cuz they make me smile, and monica is my fave character. also her and david arquette are a match made in heavan, they are perfect for eachother, and their daughter is so cute. I want to be an actress, and i love watching things that courteney is in to learn from her.
    posted 689 days ago

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  • She had a role in Pulp Fiction. She is a sister of Patricia Arquette, and a sister-in-law of Courteney Cox. She is currently not married and is keeping her maiden name. What is her name? (This is just basic reasoning, you don't have to be familiar with her work to get the question right!)  Answer »
  • Which actress starred in Masters of the Universe?  Answer »
  • Which horror movie starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox and David Arquette had the killer asking everyone.."What's your favorite scary movie"?  Answer »
  • Director: Demian Lichtenstein Cast: Kurt Russell, Kevin Costner, Courteney Cox, Christian Slater, Kevin Pollak, David Arquette, Jon Lovitz, Howie Long, Thomas Haden Church, Bokeem Woodbine Plot: A gang of ex-cons rob a casino during Elvis convention week. Which movie are we talking about here  Answer »

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