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

• 2026Evil Genius — Director, Producer
• 2026Scream 7 — Gale Weathers, Executive Producer
• 2025The Making of The Tripper
• The Charlie Puth Show — Courteney Cox
• 2023Scream VI — Gale Weathers, Executive Producer
• 2022Scream — Gale Weathers
• Shining Vale — Patricia 'Pat' Phelps, Producer
• 2021Friends: The Reunion — Self, Executive Producer
• 2019Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary — Monica Geller
• The Masked Singer — Special Message (via video)
• 2016Mothers and Daughters — Beth
• 2015Just Before I Go — Director, Producer
• Go On — Talia
• 2012TalhotBlond — Amanda, Director, Producer
• 2011Scream 4 — Gale Weathers-Riley
• Shameless — Jen Wagner
• Web Therapy — Serena Duvall
• Cougar Town — Jules Cobb, Producer, Director
• Modern Family — Courteney Cox
• 2008Alien Love Triangle — Alice
• 2008Bedtime Stories — Wendy
• 2008The Butler's In Love — Executive Producer
• 2008The Monday Before Thanksgiving — Cece, Director, Writer
• Web Therapy — Serena DuVall
• Dirt — Lucy Spiller, Producer
• 2006Barnyard — Daisy (voice)
• 2006The Tripper — Cynthia, Producer
• 2006Zoom — Marsha Holloway
• Daisy Does America — Producer
• 2005The Longest Yard — Lena (uncredited)
• 2004November — Sophie Jacobs
• 20013000 Miles to Graceland — Cybil Waingrow
• 2001Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 — Bruce's Fan (segment "Dancing in the Dark")
• 2001Get Well Soon — Lily Charles
• Scrubs — Dr. Maddox
• 2001The Shrink Is In — Samantha Crumb, Executive Producer
• 2000Scream 3 — Gale Weathers
• 1999The Runner — Karina
• 1997Commandments — Rachel Luce
• 1997Scream 2 — Gale Weathers
• 1996Scream — Gale Weathers
• TFI Friday
• Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child — Emerald Salt Pork (voice)
• 1995Sketch Artist II: Hands That See — Emmy
• 1994Ace Ventura: Pet Detective — Melissa
• Friends — Monica Geller
• The Trouble with Larry — Gabriella Easden
• 1992Battling for Baby — Katherine
• MTV Movie & TV Awards
• The Larry Sanders Show — Courteney Cox
• 1992The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them — Carrie Davenport
• 1991Blue Desert — Lisa Roberts
• 1991Shaking the Tree — Kathleen
• 1990Curiosity Kills — Gwen
• Dream On — Alisha
• 1990Mr. Destiny — Jewel Jagger
• Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again — Marie-Frederique 'Freddy' de Lancel
• 1989Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer — Jacquie Kimberly
• Seinfeld — Meryl
• 1989Till We Meet Again — Marie-Frederique 'Freddy' de Lancel
• 1988Cocoon: The Return — Sara
• 1988I'll Be Home for Christmas — Nora Bundy
• Dispatches
• 1987Down Twisted — Tarah
• 1987If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium — Hana Wyshocki
• 1987Masters of the Universe — Julie Winston
• 1986Sylvan in Paradise
• 1985Misfits of Science — Gloria Dinallo
• Misfits of Science — Gloria Dinallo
• Murder, She Wrote — Carol Bannister
• Family Ties — Lauren Miller
• Last Chance U — Brittany Wagner

Appearances as themselves (43)

• 2025Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy — Self - Actor & Co-Star (archive footage)
• 2020All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief — Self
• 2020Celebrity Escape Room — Self
• The Drew Barrymore Show — Self
• 2020You Cannot Kill David Arquette — Self
• 25 Words or Less — Self
• The Gong Show — Self - Judge
• Join or Die with Craig Ferguson — Self
• 2016Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows — Self
• Hot Ones — Self
• The Late Late Show with James Corden — Self
• Celebrity Name Game — Self
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self
• Off Camera with Sam Jones — Self
• Running Wild with Bear Grylls — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• 2012Vanilla Ice Archive — Self (archive footage)
• 2011Scream: The Inside Story — Self
• 2011The Making of 'Scream 4' — Self
• The Talk — Self
• Who Do You Think You Are? — Self
• 2007Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• The Reichen Show — Self
• 100 Scariest Movie Moments — Self
• Celebrities Uncensored — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self, Self - Guest
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• 2002NBC 75th Anniversary Special — Self
• 1999SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler — Self / Guest Host (archive footage) (uncredited)
• E! True Hollywood Story — Self (archive footage)
• The Rosie O'Donnell Show — Self - Guest
• MADtv — Self
• Intimate Portrait — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self - Guest
• Entertainment Tonight — Self
• Saturday Night Live — Self - Host
• The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson — Self
• Today — Self