Courteney Cox
Courteney Bass Cox (born June 15, 1964) is an American actress, producer, and director. She gained worldwide recognition for her starring role as Monica Geller on the NBC sitcom Friends (1994–2004) and as Gale Weathers in the horror film series Scream (1996–2011).
On television, Cox 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 a Golden Globe Award nomination.
Her 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)
Early life
Cox was born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama.[2][4] She is a daughter of businessman Richard Lewis Cox and Courteney Copeland (née Bass).[5][6] Cox has two older sisters, Virginia and Dorothy, and an older brother, Richard Jr. Her parents divorced in 1974 and her mother then married businessman Hunter Copeland (uncle to music promoter and business manager Ian Copeland and The Police drummer Stewart Copeland).
After graduating from Mountain Brook High School, Cox left for Mount Vernon College in Washington, D.C. (now part of George Washington University), but did not complete her architecture course, opting instead to pursue a career in modeling and acting.[8] She has English ancestry
Personal life
Cox's previous boyfriends include rock promoter Ian Copeland,[24] actor Michael Keaton, and singer Adam Duritz of Counting Crows.
Cox married actor David Arquette on June 12, 1999, at Grace Cathedral in San Francisco.[25][26] The couple had a daughter together named Coco, born in June 2004.[27][28] Cox revealed that she suffered from postpartum depression six months after the birth of her child.[29] Jennifer Aniston is the godmother.[30] On October 11, 2010, it was announced that Cox and Arquette had separated, although they still maintain a close friendship and ongoing business relationship in Coquette Productions.[31][32][33] In June 2012, Arquette filed for divorce after nearly two years of separation from Cox.[34] The divorce became final in May 2013.[35]
Cox began dating Snow Patrol band member Johnny McDaid in late 2013.[36] The couple announced their engagement on Twitter on June 26, 2014.[37] Soon afterward they called off the engagement, but they have remained a couple.
On the Season 8 premiere episode of the American genealogy documentary show Who Do You Think You Are?, whilst visiting Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire, UK, it was discovered that Cox is an 18 and 19-generation descendant of two key players involved in the deposing and likely murder of King Edward II of England in 1327, and also a 27-generation descendant of William the Conqueror.[38] Cox is a practitioner of Budokan karate
Film career
Cox also appeared in the high-profile Hollywood films Scream (1996), Scream 2 (1997), and Scream 3 (2000) as reporter Gale Weathers. She met her husband, David Arquette, who played her on-screen love interest, Dwight "Dewey" Riley, while filming the first Scream film. Both Cox and Arquette reprised their respective roles from the Scream trilogy in 2011's Scream 4. The film was released in theaters April 15, 2011.[14]
Her other films include Ace Ventura: Pet Detective with Jim Carrey (1994), The Runner (1999), 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001), and The Shrink Is In (2001). In late 2003, Cox and Arquette produced one season of the reality television series Mix It Up. The lifestyle show, which aired on the We cable channel, struggled with low ratings and was not renewed for a second season.
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