Name: Courteney Cox
Birth Name: Courteney Bass Cox
Birthdate: Jun. 15, 1964
Birthplace: Birmingham, Ala.
1-MINUTE RESUME FOR COURTENEY COX
The youngest of four kids, Cox was a headstrong child who got her first
job at 13 despite her genteel upbringing in an affluent home. Her
parents divorced when she was 10, remarried different spouses, and
suddenly she became the youngest of 13 siblings. As a teen, she modeled
for young-adult book covers and first showed up on the radar in 1984
when Bruce Springsteen pulled her out of the crowd in his "Dancing in
the Dark" video. Three years later, she landed the role of Alex P.
Keaton's girlfriend on
Family Ties, but her career foundered until 1994. After the success of
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective opposite Jim Carrey, she was cast as one of six young people who do a whole lot of hanging out on
Friends.
5 Things:
1. She had a long-term relationship with Michael Keaton, who was 12 years her senior.
2. She was initially supposed to play Rachel on Friends.
3. She likes to fix houses and sell them; she hates shopping and collecting things.
4. She has called herself a control freak similar to her Monica character on Friends.
5.The inside of her wedding ring (and her husband's) is inscribed with the phrase, "A deal's a deal."
Quote:
On growing up in the South: "The South's very social, and I'm not … I
was shy and people picked on me. High school was pretty brutal, so
instead, I put myself on a strict program so I got out of school early
and worked."
—
Glamour, June 2003
Family:
Husband: David Arquette, actor; born Sept. 10, 1971; married June 12, 1999, fell in love on the set of Scream 2
Daughter: Coco Riley, born June 13, 2004
FILMS
The Tripper - (2007) - Actor, Producer
Barnyard: The Original Party Animals - (2006) - Voice
Zoom - (2006) - Actor
November - (2005) - Actor
Friends - The Series Finale - (2004) - Actor
3000 Miles to Graceland - (2001) - Actor
Get Well Soon - (2001) - Actor
The Shrink Is In - (2001) - Actor
Scream 3 - (2000) - Actor
The Runner - (1999) - Actor
Scream 2 - (1997) - Actor
Scream - (1996) - Actor
Commandments - (1996) - Actor
Sketch Artist II: Hands That See - (1995) - Actor
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective - (1994) - Actor
Opposite Sex... and How to Live With Them - (1993) - Actor
Battling for Baby - (1992) - Actor
Blue Desert - (1991) - Actor
Shaking the Tree - (1991) - Actor
Mr. Destiny - (1990) - Actor
Curiosity Kills - (1990) - Actor
Till We Meet Again - (1989) - Actor
Cocoon 2 - The Return - (1988) - Actor
Masters of the Universe - (1987) - Actor
Misfits of Science - (1985) - Actor
