Courteney was born Courteney Bass Cox in Birmingham, Alabama to a wealthy Southern family. Courteney was raised in a wealthy suburb of Birmingham, Mountain Brook, Alabama where she was known as CeCe. She attended Mountain Brook High School, where she was a cheerleader, tennis player and swimmer. Upon graduation, Cox went to study architecture and interior design at Mount Vernon College for Women.

Her early film roles include Masters of the Universe (1987) and Cocoon: The Return (1988). Cox’s early television work include a starring role in the short-lived television series Misfits of Science (1985), and later a recurring role (1987 – 1989) on the television series Family Ties as the last girlfriend of Alex P. Keaton (Michael J. Fox). She had a supporting role as Jewel, the hard-as-nails assistant to Jim Belushi’s character in the 1990 fantasy film Mr. Destiny. In 1994, Cox appeared as Meryl, Jerry’s girlfriend/pretend wife on the hit TV sitcom Seinfeld.

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During her time on Friends, Cox appeared in the highly successful and high-profile Hollywood films Scream(1996), Scream 2 (1997), and Scream 3 (2000) as the ruthless reporter Gale Weathers. While filming the first of this trilogy, she met her husband David Arquette.

Since 2009, Cox has starred in Cougar Town, the latest show from Bill Lawrence (creator of Scrubs), as Jules Cobb. The show has been picked up for a third season.

In early 2011, Courtney Cox portrayed an author called Gale Weathers in Scream 4 the 4th film of the Scream series. This was 11 years after he portrayal as the same character in 2000.

Body Stats:

Courteney Cox

Height: 5 ft 5 in or 165 cm

Weight: 57 kg or 126 pounds

Shoe size: 7

Dress size: 2

Bra size: 32C

Measurements: 35-24-34 in or 89-61-86 cm

Ethnicity: White

Hair Color: Dark Brown

Eye Color: Blue

Bio:

Name: Courteney Bass Cox

Nickname: CeCe, Courteney Bass

Date of Birth: June 15, 1964

Place of Birth: Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Place of Residence: Los Angeles, USA

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Education: Mount Vernon College for Women

Social Networks:

Twitter: courteneycox
Facebook: ccshred
Instagram: courteneycoxfanpage

Fun Facts:

Courteney Cox

Relationships:

Ian Copeland (1984-87)
Paul Brown (1987-89)
Michael Keaton (1989-95)
Kevin Costner (1995)
Liev Schreiber (1996)
Adam Duritz (1997)
David Arquette (1997-2010)
Josh Hopkins (2011)
Brian Van Holt (2012-2013)
Johnny McDaid (2013-2015)

Children: 1

Awards and Honors:

1995 Won, Golden Apple Female Discovery of the Year
Screen Actors Guild Award, 1995 Won, Best Cast Ensemble
TV Guide Award, 2000 Won, TV Guide Award
Editor’s Choice
Teen Choice Award, 2000 Won, Best on-screen chemistry for ‘Scream 3’
Emmy Award, 2002 *Won,Best Comedy

Hobbies and Interests: Interior Design, Tennis, Swimming

Favorite Color: Red

Favorite Food: Steak, Mashed Potatoes, and Chinese

Favorite Music: Foo Fighters and Ben Harper

Favorite Actor: Robert Duvall

Favorite Actress: Audrey Hepburn

Favorite Perfume: L’eau de L’artisan, Premieur Figuier

Favorite Sports: Tennis

Favorite Movie: Fargo

Interesting Facts:

Underwent laser eye surgery to correct her vision from 20/400 (1999).
Dated singer Adam Duritz. Duritz wrote the song “Monkey” for Courteney (from the Counting Crows album “Recovering the Satellites”) (1997).
Had a six-year relationship with actor Michael Keaton (1989-1995).
Originally offered the role of Rachel but she preferred Monica on Friends (1994).
Named one of People magazine’s 50 Most Beautiful People in the World and appeared on the cover (1995).
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 (1995).
Voted the 18th “Sexiest Woman in the World” by Stuff magazine (2002).
Drives a Jaguar and a silver Porsche Carrera.
Her Friends (1994) 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 (2003).
Has her own lipstick called “Cece” by Cargo.
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 (1997).
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.