Courteney Cox Arquette - Overview

Date of Birth: Jun 15, 1964

Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama

Nationality: American

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A whisper-thin, raven-haired beauty of TV and film, Courteney Cox first registered with audiences when she was plucked from the crowd by Bruce Springsteen in the Brian De Palma-directed video for The Boss' hit 1984 single "Dancing in the Dark". Work for the prestigious Ford Modeling Agency and appearances in Noxzema and Maybelline commercials (among others) and a bit part on the CBS soap "As the World Turns" preceded the video, after which she snagged a regular role in the short-lived primetime series "Misfits of Science" (NBC, 1985-86). Cox then joined the cast of the hit NBC sitcom "Family Ties" for the final two seasons (1987-89) as the brainy girlfriend of Alex P Keaton (Michael J Fox). She made the leap to the big screen, appearing in the little-seen caper film "Down Twisted" and the children's sci-fi epic "Masters of the Universe" (both 1987), and "Cocoon: The Return" (1988), none of which registered much with critics or audiences.

For the rest of the 80s and into the early 90s, Cox alternated between TV and feature films, often trading on her girl-n... Read More

Filmography (23)

Mix It Up (2009)

Bedtime Stories (2008)

Family Ties (2007)

The Tripper (2007)

Zoom (2006)

Barnyard: The Original Party Animals (2006)

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Milestones (29)

2009
Cast as Jules Cobb, a newly single 40-year-old mother, in the ABC comedy, "Cougar Town"; earned a Golden Globe nomination in 2009 for Best Actress in a Comedy Series

2009
Cast as Jules Cobb, a newly single 40-year-old mother, in the ABC comedy, "Cougar Town"

2008
Cast in a three-episode guest spot on the eighth season of "Scrubs" (NBC)

2007 - 2008
Starred (also produced with husband) as Lucy Spiller, a tabloid editor, in the FX series "Dirt"

2007
Co-produced husband, David Arquette's directorial debut, "The Tripper"

2007 - 2008
Starred (also produced with husband) as Lucy Spiller, a tabloid editor in the FX series "Dirt"

2006
Co-starred with Tim Allen in the superhero comedy "Zoom"

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