Monica E Geller played by Courteny Cox |
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| Courteney, who plays the character
of Monica, was born on July 15th, 1964. A native of
Birmingham, Alabama, Courteney Cox moved to New York City
after her graduation from high school and was
subsequently signed by the Ford Modeling Agency. Shortly
thereafter, she started working in television commercials
for Maybelline, Noxema and the New York Telephone
Company. In 1984 Cox made her acting debut on the daytime drama "As the World Turns." Later that year she appeared in Bruce Springsteen's music video "Dancing in the Dark." She was cast by director Brian DePalma to portray the young fan whom Springsteen pulls out of the audience to be his dance partner. Before Friends, Cox's most memorable television series role was that of Lauren, Alex P. Keaton's (Michael J. Fox) girlfriend on Family Ties. Her other television credits include regular series roles on Misfits of Science and The Trouble with Larry, as well as guest-starring parts on such hits as Murder, She Wrote, NBC's Seinfeld and the cable series Dream On and The Larry Sanders Show. She has starred in several television movies, including Roxanne: The Prize Pulitzer, Battling for Baby and Curiosity Kills, as well as in the miniseries Till We Meet Again, based on Judith Krantz's best-selling novel. Of her motion-picture credits, Cox is perhaps best known for her starring role opposite comedian Jim Carrey in the box-office hit "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective." Her other feature films are "Down Twisted," "Masters of the Universe," "Cocoon: The Return," "Shaking the Tree," "Mr. Destiny," "Blue Desert" and the upcoming films "Commandments" with Aidan Quinn, and Wes Craven's "Scream," starring Drew Barrymore.Most recently, Cox completed a starring role opposite Kenneth Branagh in the film Alien Love Triangle, due to be released in 1999. On stage, she starred with Michael Spound in "King of Hearts" at the Tiffany Theatre in Los Angeles. Cox, who wanted to be an architect when she was growing up, enjoys remodeling and decorating homes in her spare time. She currently lives in Los Angeles. Her birthday is June 15. |
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