Courteney Bass Cox is an American actress known for her role in the world-famous TV sitcom “Friends”. She was born on 15th June, 1964 in Alabama, U.S.
Career Highlights
Cox started her career in 1984, when she appeared in a music video titled “Dancing in the Dark” by Bruce Springsteen. Then in 1987 she was offered a role in “Masters of the Universe”, followed by another high profile role in “Cocoon: The Return” in 1988.
She, along with doing movies, continued to appear on TV, so after playing some roles in movies she appeared in a TV series titled “Family Ties” in 1989, followed by another movie role in “Mr. Destiny” (1990). She also appeared in two movies titled “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective” co-starring Jim Carrey and Seinfeld just before the start of TV sitcom “Friends” on TV.
From 1996 to 2000 she appeared in the movie “Scream” and its 2 sequels as well as the sequel titled “Scream 4”, released in April, 2011. She also got roles in movies “The Runner”, “3000 Miles to Graceland”, “The Shrink Is In” and in “Zoom”. Her TV appearances include “As the World Turns”, “Misfits of Science”, “I’ll Be Home for Christmas”, “Saturday Night Live”, “Dirt”, “Scrubs”, as well as “Cougar Town”.
Although Courteney Cox played various roles on TV as well as in movies but the role, which can be termed as her claim to fame, was the one she played in TV sitcom “Friends”. It brought her world-wide fame and recognition. She appeared in 236 episodes of “Friends” during the 10 years, from 1994-2004.
Top Ten Movies of Courteney Cox:
- Masters of the Universe
- Mr. Destiny
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
- Scream
- Scream 2
- The Runner
- Scream 3
- The Longest Yard
- Zoom
- Scream 4
