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Courteney Cox Arquette (born June 15, 1964 in
Birmingham, Alabama, United States|USA) is an
American actor|actress, best known for her role in
the long-running television series Friends. 
(While she has occasionally used her full married
name professionally, she continues to be generally
known simply as Courteney Cox.) 

Cox was born into an affluent U.S. Southern
states|Southern family and was raised in Mountain
Brook, Alabama. She attended Mountain Brook High
School, where she was a cheerleading|cheerleader,
tennis player and swimming|swimmer. Upon
graduation, Cox went to study architecture and
interior design at Mount Vernon College. She
dropped out after one year to a pursue a model
(person)|modelling career after being signed by
the Ford Modelling Agency in New York City|New
York. While modelling, she also took acting
classes, and lost her Southern accent.

After coming to prominence in the Bruce
Springsteen music video for "Dancing in the Dark"
(1984), she appeared in several movies including
He-Man|Masters of the Universe (1987 in
film|1987), Cocoon: The Return (1988 in film|1988)
and Blue Desert (movie)|Blue Desert (1991 in
film|1991).

Cox had a starring role in the short-lived TV
series, Misfits of Science (1985 in
television|1985) and later had a recurring role
(1987 - 1989) on the television program|television
series Family Ties (1982 - 1989).

Cox has also appeared in many Hollywood,
California|Hollywood films including Ace
Ventura|Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (1994), Scream
(movie)|Scream (1996), Scream 2 (1998), Scream 3
(2000) and 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001). She met
actor David Arquette on the set of Scream and the
couple married on June 12, 1999. In June 2004 she
gave birth to a baby girl, Coco Riley Arquette.

==Trivia==
*She had a long relationship with American actor
Michael Keaton.
*She was the first person to use the word
"menstruation|period" on US TV in its
physiological sense, in a 1980s advertising
campaign.
*She is the only principal member of the Friends
cast not to be nominated for an Emmy Award.
*Her birth name was Courteney Bass Cox.

==External links==
*imdb name|id=0001073|name=Courteney Cox
*http://www.geocities.com/johnnyt84047/young-court
eney-cox.html The Young Courteney Cox Compendium
*http://www.courteneyarquette.com The Unofficial
Courteney Cox Arquette Homepage
*http://www.quote-fox.com/QuoteFox/plBrowse.php/?b
rowse_cmd=browse_source&author_name=Courteney+Cox
Courteney Cox Quotes
*http://www.triviatribute.com/courteneycox.html
Courteney Cox at TriviaTribute.com

==Selected Filmography==
*Alpha Dog (2005 in film|2005)
*The Longest Yard (2005 in film|2005) (uncredited)
*November (film)|November (2004 in film|2004)
*3000 Miles to Graceland (2001 in film|2001)
*Scream 3 (2000 in film|2000)
*Scream 2 (1997 in film|1997)
*Scream (movie)|Scream (1996 in film|1996)
*Friends (1994 in television|1994) (TV series)
*Ace Ventura:  Pet Detective (1994 in film|1994)
*Mr. Destiny (1990 in film|1990)
*Cocoon:  The Return (1988 in film|1988)
*Family Ties (1982 in television|1982) (TV series)
(1987 in television|1987–1989 in
television|1989)
*Masters of the Universe (1987 in film|1987)
*Misfits of Science (1985 in television|1985) (TV
series)