Courteney Cox
Biography
Courteney Cox is an American actress and producer who grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, and left architecture school to pursue modeling and acting. Her early screen work included the series Misfits of Science and a recurring role on Family Ties, along with film parts in Masters of the Universe (1987) and Cocoon: The Return (1988). She became known worldwide as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends, which ran for ten seasons, and as reporter Gale Weathers in the Scream films, a role she reprised in later sequels. Further credits include Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), Barnyard (2006), Bedtime Stories (2008) and Mothers and Daughters (2016); on television she starred in Dirt, Cougar Town, which earned her a Golden Globe nomination, and Shining Vale. Cox directed TalhotBlond (2012) and Just Before I Go, served as an executive producer of Celebrity Name Game, and in 2023 gained a spot on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
62years old
Turns 63 on June 15in 246 days
- Born Birmingham
- Star sign: GeminiThe sign runs May 21 to June 20
- Courteney Bass Cox (birth name)Also credited as Courteney Cox Arquette
Movie Career
- Films
- 25
- Career span
- 39 years1987 to 2026
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Big break
Cox was cast as Monica Geller on Friends after auditioning for the role of Rachel Green, which went to Jennifer Aniston instead.
First role
Brian De Palma chose Cox from a casting call for Bruce Springsteen's 1984 video for "Dancing in the Dark". She was the young woman who danced with Springsteen after being pulled onstage at the St. Paul Civic Center.
A first
Cox appeared in a 1985 Tampax commercial that made her the first person to say the word "period" in an American television ad.
Courteney Cox movies on Netflix
Best known for
The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Most often with
Wes Craven directed four of these films, Matt Bettinelli-Olpin two and Tyler Gillett two. David Arquette appears in nine of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
Films together
David Arquette's page
Roger Jackson's page
Neve Campbell's page
Richmond Arquette's page
Also three films together2 more actors
- Mason GoodingScream 7 (2026), Scream VI (2023) and Scream (2022)
- Jasmin Savoy BrownScream 7 (2026), Scream VI (2023) and Scream (2022)
When several people share the same number of films, the ones with the most films on Netflix are in the chart.
Box office
What Courteney Cox's films earned in cinemas worldwide.
Combined worldwide box office
$1.7 billion
16 of the 25 films have a worldwide figure.
Of the 25 films: 16 worldwide figure; 3 us gross only; 4 never in cinemas; 2 figure not found.
- 16Worldwide figure
- 3US gross only
- 4Never in cinemas
- 2Figure not found
Top grosser
Highest grossing
The eight biggest films earned 82% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.
- 1$214M12.9% of the total
- 2$213M12.9% of the total
- 3$173M10.5% of the total
- 4$172M10.4% of the total
- 5$169M10.2% of the total
- 6$162M9.8% of the total
- 7$139M8.4% of the total
- 8$117M7.1% of the total
$293 millionfrom the other 8 films with a worldwide figure, 18% of the total
Awards
Eight awards and honors from 1995 to 2023, one of them major.
| Year | Award | Film | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAG Awards | |||
| 1996 | Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series | Won | |
| Other honors | |||
| 2023 | MTV Movie Award for Best Fight | Scream VI | Won |
| 2023 | Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame | Honored | |
| 2010 | Gold Derby Awards | Cougar Town | Won |
| 2010 | Lucy Award | Won | |
| 2000 | Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie: Chemistry | Scream 3 | Won |
| 1996 | TV Guide Award | Won | |
| 1995 | People's Choice Awards | Won | |
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Official profiles and reference pages.