Courteney Bass Cox (previously Courteney Cox-Arquette) 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).
TBALast Chance U (1 Episode) as Brittany Wagner
2026Scream 7 as Gale Weathers
2025The Making of The Tripper as Unknown
2024The Charlie Puth Show (1 Episode) as Courteney Cox
2023Scream VI as Gale Weathers
2022Shining Vale (16 Episodes) as Patricia 'Pat' Phelps
2022Scream as Gale Weathers
2021Friends: The Reunion as Self
2020The Drew Barrymore Show (1 Episode) as Self
2020You Cannot Kill David Arquette as Self
2020All in Washington: A Concert for COVID-19 Relief as Self
2020Celebrity Escape Room as Self
2019Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary as Monica Geller
2019The Masked Singer (1 Episode) as Special Message (via video)
201825 Words or Less (1 Episode) as Unknown
2017The Gong Show (1 Episode) as Self - Judge
2016Mothers and Daughters as Beth
2016Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows as Self
2016Join or Die with Craig Ferguson (1 Episode) as Self
2016Charity Case as Hailey
2015The Late Late Show with James Corden (1 Episode) as Self
2015Hot Ones (1 Episode) as Self
2014Variety Studio: Actors on Actors (1 Episode) as Self
2014Celebrity Name Game (5 Episodes) as Self
2014Running Wild with Bear Grylls (1 Episode) as Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers (1 Episode) as Self
2014Off Camera with Sam Jones (1 Episode) as Self
2012Go On (1 Episode) as Talia
2012Vanilla Ice Archive as Self (archive footage)
2012TalhotBlond as Amanda
2012Honest Trailers (1 Episode) as Gale Weathers (archive footage)
2011The Making of 'Scream 4' as Self
2011Web Therapy (1 Episode) as Serena Duvall
2011Scream 4 as Gale Weathers-Riley
2011Scream: The Inside Story as Self
2011Shameless (1 Episode) as Jen Wagner
2010Who Do You Think You Are? (1 Episode) as Self
2009Cougar Town (102 Episodes) as Jules Cobb
2009Modern Family (1 Episode) as Courteney Cox
2008Bedtime Stories as Wendy
2008The Monday Before Thanksgiving as Cece
2008Web Therapy (3 Episodes) as Serena DuVall
2008Alien Love Triangle as Alice
2007Alexis Arquette: She's My Brother as Self
2007The Graham Norton Show (1 Episode) as Self
2007Dirt (20 Episodes) as Lucy Spiller
2006Zoom as Marsha Holloway
2006Barnyard as Daisy the Cow (voice)
2006The Tripper as Cynthia
2005The Reichen Show (1 Episode) as Self
2005The Longest Yard as Lena (uncredited)
2004100 Scariest Movie Moments (5 Episodes) as Self
2004November as Sophie Jacobs
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show (2 Episodes) as Self
2003Celebrities Uncensored (3 Episodes) as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 Episode) as Unknown
2002NBC 75th Anniversary Special as Self
2001Get Well Soon as Lily Charles
2001Scrubs (3 Episodes) as Dr. Maddox
2001The Shrink Is In as Samantha Crumb
2001Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 as Bruce's Fan (segment "Dancing in the Dark")
20013000 Miles to Graceland as Cybil Waingrow
2000Scream 3 as Gale Weathers
1999SNL: The Best of Adam Sandler as Self / Guest Host (archive footage) (uncredited)
1999The Runner as Karina
1997Scream 2 as Gale Weathers
1997Commandments as Rachel Luce
1996Scream as Gale Weathers
1996E! True Hollywood Story (2 Episodes) as Unknown
1996The Rosie O'Donnell Show (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1995MADtv (1 Episode) as Self
1995Happily Ever After: Fairy Tales for Every Child (1 Episode) as Emerald Salt Pork (voice)
1995Sketch Artist II: Hands That See as Emmy
1994Friends (228 Episodes) as Monica Geller
1994Naked Gun 33⅓: The Final Insult as Self (cameo)
1994Ace Ventura: Pet Detective as Melissa
1993Intimate Portrait (1 Episode) as Self
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1 Episode) as Self - Guest
1993The Trouble with Larry (7 Episodes) as Gabriella Easden
1992The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them as Carrie Davenport
1992MTV Movie & TV Awards (1 Episode) as Unknown
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2 Episodes) as Self
1992Battling for Baby as Katherine
1991Shaking the Tree as Kathleen
1991Blue Desert as Lisa Roberts
1990Mr. Destiny as Jewel Jagger
1990Dream On (1 Episode) as Alisha
1990Curiosity Kills as Gwen
1989Judith Krantz's Till We Meet Again (2 Episodes) as Marie-Frederique 'Freddy' de Lancel
1989Seinfeld (1 Episode) as Meryl
1989Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer as Jacquie Kimberly
1988I'll Be Home for Christmas as Nora Bundy
1988Cocoon: The Return as Sara
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark (2 Episodes) as Self - Guest
1987Masters of the Universe as Julie Winston
1987Down Twisted as Tarah
1987If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium as Hana Wyshocki
1985Misfits of Science as Gloria Dinallo
1985Misfits of Science (16 Episodes) as Gloria Dinallo
1984Murder, She Wrote (2 Episodes) as Carol Bannister
1982Family Ties (17 Episodes) as Lauren Miller
1981Entertainment Tonight (1 Episode) as Self
1975Saturday Night Live (1 Episode) as Self - Host
1962The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1 Episode) as Self
1952Today (1 Episode) as Self
2023Scream VI ... Executive Producer
2022Shining Vale (16 Episodes) ... Producer
2021Friends: The Reunion ... Executive Producer
2016Charity Case ... Executive Producer
2015Just Before I Go ... Producer
2012TalhotBlond ... Producer
2009Cougar Town (89 Episodes) ... Producer
2008The Butler's In Love ... Executive Producer
2007Dirt (20 Episodes) ... Producer
2006The Tripper ... Producer
2005Daisy Does America (8 Episodes) ... Producer
2001The Shrink Is In ... Executive Producer
2015Just Before I Go ... Director
2012TalhotBlond ... Director
2009Cougar Town (12 Episodes) ... Director
2008The Monday Before Thanksgiving ... Director
2008The Monday Before Thanksgiving ... Writer