Courteney Cox was born on June 15th, 1964 in Birmingham, Alabama, into an affluent Southern family. She is the daughter of Courteney , the happy couple finally became Mr. and Mrs. Arquette.
Underwent laser eye surgery to correct her vision from 20/400.
Dated singer Adam Duritz. Duritz wrote the song "Monkey" for Courteney (from the Counting Crows album "Recovering the Satellites").
Had a six-year relationship with actor Michael Keaton (1989-1995).
Originally offered the role of Rachel but she preferred Monica on "Friends" .
Named one of People magazines 50 Most Beautiful People in the World and appeared on the cover.
Her parents divorced when she was age 10, both remarried.
Studied architecture at Mount Vernon College for a year.
Was voted Best Dressed Female Television Star.
In 1984, she worked at F.B.I. (Frontier Booking International) a concert booking agency in New York run by Ian Copeland (brother of Stewart Copeland of the Police) and a relative of hers.
Was the first person to ever say "period" on American television, in a Tampax commercial.
Announced in September 1999 that her new legal and professional surname would be Courteney Cox Arquette. As a result the cast and producers of her sitcom "Friends" also added "Arquette" to their own names in the opening credits of the 1999 seasons premiere episode. She later returned to her maiden name professionally.
Has two older sisters and one older brother: Dottie Pickett (ne Cox), Virginia and Richard.
Has three dogs: Ella, Rags and Mr. McBarker (Mac for short). The latter is, rather unfortunately, a female.
Ex-sister-in-law of Rosanna Arquette , Richmond Arquette , Patricia Arquette and Alexis Arquette.
Is a huge fan of the rock band Foo Fighters.
In the mid-1980s, she hosted a television show called "This Weeks Music" .
She can play the piano and drums.
Was voted "9th sexiest woman in the world" by FHM magazine readers (1997, 1998).
Was named the "Hottest Babe" by Playboy magazine.
Voted the 18th "Sexiest Woman in the World" by Stuff magazine.
Drives a Jaguar and a silver Porsche Carrera.
Has her own lipstick called "Cece" by Cargo.
She likes to buy houses, renovate them, and then sell them off for profit [This is also known as "flipping" houses, and is the subject of a number of home-improvement television shows].
She was paid $350 for her role as the "surprised" girl pulled from the crowd to dance with Bruce Springsteen in his 1984 music video "Dancing in the Dark".
On "Friends" , she plays a character whose last name is Geller, and her husband played Robert Geller in Never Been Kissed .
Went into labor on her fifth year wedding anniversary, June 12, 2004, and gave birth to her daughter the next day, two days before her 40th birthday.
On June 25, 2004, Courteney announced she and husband David Arquette are launching a production company called Coquette.
Ranked #18 in Stuff magazines "102 Sexiest Women in the World".
Along with Jennifer Aniston they are the only central members of the "Friends" cast to have received an actual acting Razzie nomination. Courtney was nominated for Worst Supporting Actress for the film 3000 Miles to Graceland . Jennifer Aniston was nominated for Worst Actress The Switch and The Bounty Hunter . The other cast members (except for Matthew Perry ) have received nominations in categories such as Worst Screen Couple and Worst New Star.
Her daughters name Coco came from a compromise between her and husband David Arquette. Because of her Southern roots she wanted to name her daughter Courteney Cox, as her mom is Courteney Cox and so is she. However, David is half Jewish and it is against Jewish tradition to name a child after a living person. So the name came from the nickname Courteneys friends had for her mother while Courtney was growing up. They called her Mama Coco.
Is one of three actors - along with David Arquette and Neve Campbell - to appear in all four Scream films.
(March 2005) Announced that she would become the first spokesperson for Kinerase Skin Care Products.
Her "Friends" co-star Jennifer Aniston is the godmother of her daughter Coco. Jennifer is also best friends with Courteney.
Ranked #41 on the Forbes Celebrity 100 list.
Is the only regular "Friends" cast member to not receive either an Emmy or a Golden Globe nomination for their work on the show; she later received her first Golden Globe nomination for "Cougar Town" .
Hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 1995 along with Jon Lovitz.
Helped donate reward money to the "Natalie Holloway" investigation, having attended the same high school as Natalie.
Her ex-husband, David Arquette , played "Malcolm" in the "Friends" episode, "Friends" {The One with the Jam (#3.3)} , on October 3, 1996. He played a stalker and mistakenly stalked fellow friend, "Phoebe". This was the first time Courtney and David were seen together on television, even though they were not a couple at the time.
She was the inspiration to the running gag of the Carlton Dance on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" . The Carlton Dance was a parody of her dance during Bruce Springsteen s music video "Dancing in the Dark".
Has a cousin named Jennifer Kristin Cox , who is also an actress.
Her hosting of the 1995 airing of "Saturday Night Live" began with a reenactment of her "Dancing in the Dark" video appearance, with Adam Sandler copying Bruce Springsteen.
Good friends with Laura Dern , Sheryl Crow and Ellen DeGeneres.
Was once considered for the role of Marisa Coulter in The Golden Compass .
Best known by the public for her starring role as Monica Geller-Bing on "Friends" .
(October 2008) Participated in the third Munchkins Project Pink annual breast cancer awareness campaign to raise money for breast cancer research. The project consists of the donation of celebrity-decorated and autographed bath ducks, put up for auction.
After the birth of her daughter, started to train in Karate. As of 2009, she holds a brown belt.
Worked at video game developer/publisher Bethesda briefly in the 1980s.
Lives in Beverly Hills and Malibu, California.
Ex-granddaughter-in-law of Cliff Arquette and Julie Harrison.
Ex-daughter-in-law of Lewis Arquette and Brenda Denaut.
Was six months pregnant with her daughter Coco when she completed filming on the final series of "Friends" .
Returned to work four months after giving birth to her daughter Coco in order to begin filming The Longest Yard .
Stepcousin of Ian Copeland Miles A. Copeland III and Stewart Copeland.
Had eight miscarriages between 2001-2010 during her marriage to David Arquette. Her first miscarriage happened in 2001, before her daughter Coco was born; the next seven miscarriages happened after Cocos birth. The eighth miscarriage happened in August 2010.
Her estranged husband, David Arquette , filed for divorce from her on June 8, 2012 after 12 years of marriage and 1 year and 7 months of separation.
Gave birth to her first child at age 39, a daughter Coco Riley Arquette (aka Coco Arquette ), on June 13, 2004. Childs father is her estranged husband, David Arquette.
Gave up smoking with husband David Arquette shortly before their wedding in 1999. Admits to having smoked since she was age 13.
Her wedding ring was engraved with the words "A deal is a deal".
In an interview in Starlog 124 (published November 1987), Cox revealed that she was auditioning for a role on "Code Name: Foxfire" at Universal Studios. She did not get cast, but found out they were auditioning people for "Misfits of Science" across the hall. Cox tried out and was subsequently cast.
She has English, Irish, Welsh, Scottish, German, and distant Swedish, ancestry.
On June 26, 2014, Courteney announced she is engaged to Snow Patrol band member, John McDaid. They have been in a relationship since December 2013.
Was originally turned down for her role in Scream , portraying Gale Weathers, due to the producers not believing she could portray someone "bitchy" as she was starring on "Friends" at the time, portraying "nice" Monica. However, she continued lobbying for the role and ultimately got the role.
Stepsister of Craig Mullins, Lee Mullins, Cheryl Vincent and Jennifer Russo.
Gets proposed to twice by characters played by actor Matthew Perry. First in "Friends" and later in "Cougar Town" .
Dropped out of Mount Vernon College after one year to pursue an acting and modeling career.
She appeared in Bruce Springsteen s video for Dancing In The Dark when she was a teenager. She was in the front row with her friends when Bruce offered Courtney his hand, pulled her up on stage, and started dancing with her.
Alfonso Ribiero credits Courtney Cox for his infamous dance, "The Carlton." While working on Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, he did an exaggerated version of Coxs "Dancing in the Dark" dance whenever his Carlton Banks character was excited or celebrating.
Distant cousin of Motley Croe frontman Tommy Lee. They both are descendants of the same English Bass family.
Distant cousin of Friends co star and on screen husband Matthew Perry. Both descend from the English Baldwins. Other cousins include Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Matt Bomer and Valerie Bertonelli.
I only have to do three things to look halfway decent, curl my,eyelashes, fill in my eyebrows and put some lipstick on.
[on Scream (1996) ] I wanted to play Gale Weathers because she was,a real bitchy character. You know, I was on "Friends" (1994) and,I played this nice girl, Monica, but Gale, she was so ruthless.
[on her character Gale Weathers in the Scream (1996) series] I,like keeping Gale bitchy. She has a reputation to live up to. She may,have changed her hair but not much else.
I just am a snob when it comes to humor.
