Fresh-faced and sparkly eyed when she was plucked from the audience to dance with Bruce Springsteen in his classic "Dancing in the Dark" video, this former fashion model has spent most of her career playing variations on that same pretty, all-American girl. Cox was Michael J. Fox's love interest on the last few seasons of
Family Ties and although she subsequently appeared in a smattering of films, she became a small-screen icon as a sweet, if uptight, neat freak on the beloved, decade-long sitcom
Friends. While she was the only member of the ensemble never to earn an Emmy nod, Cox landed on plenty of magazine hot lists and launched a moderately successful film career, highlighted by her bitchy, against-type turn in the blockbuster
Scream trilogy. Although her previous high-profile relationship with Michael Keaton ended in heartbreak, she married her significantly younger
Scream costar David Arquette, and the couple remained in the spotlight as they publicly battled fertility issues. In 2004,
Friends came to a close and Cox opened up a new chapter in her life as a mother. But after a few years of keeping a relatively low profile, she returned to series television as a tabloid editor in
Dirt, which she produced with her husband.
Courteney Cox Fast Facts:
- Modeled for the Ford Agency; appeared in teen magazines including Tiger Beat and Young Miss.
- Made her TV-series debut in 1984 on the soap As the World Turns.
- Restored and redecorated several houses and resold them for profit; produced Mix It Up (2003-04), a series about blending decorating styles.
- Courteney Cox Relationships:
- Coco Riley Arquette - Daughter
- Courteney Copeland - Mother
- David Arquette - Husband
- Dottie Pickett - Sister
- Hunter Copeland - Stepfather
- Michael Keaton - Ex-significant Other
- Richard Cox Jr. - Brother
- Richard Cox Sr. - Father
- Virginia Cox - Sister
- College:
- Attended Mount Vernon College, Washington, D.C.
