: Courteney Cox is an American actress, director, and producer born on June 15, 1964, in Birmingham, Alabama. She is globally beloved for her decade-long portrayal of the obsessively neat Monica Geller in the iconic sitcom Friends (1994–2004), for which she received Screen Actors Guild Award nominations as part of the ensemble. She is also known for her role as Gale Weathers in the Scream franchise (1996–2023) and as Jules Cobb in the critically acclaimed comedy Cougar Town (2009–2015). One of the most enduring faces in American television.