Courteney Cox is a native of Birmingham, Alabama. She moved to New York City when she graduated from high school. There, she was accepted into a modelling school. Shortly after that Courteney, who was the cover girl for People magazine's 50 most beautiful people, was appearing in commercials for magazines and television.
She made her acting debut in 1984 on the daytime soap "As The World Turns." She actually got her first big break when director Brian DePalma cast her to be the young fan that Bruce Springsteen pulls out of the crowd for the music video "Dancing in the Dark."
Before "Friends", her most remembered role on television was that of Lauren on "Family Ties." She has guest-starred on many shows including "Seinfeld," "Murder She Wrote," "Dream On," and "The Larry Sanders Show."
Her big-screen credits include "Scream" and the sequel "Scream 2"(which she filmed during her summer break from television). Cox also starred opposite Jim Carrey in the hit comedy "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective."
Other credits include "Down Twisted," "Commandments," "Mr. Destiny," "Masters of the Universe," "Shaking the Tree," "Cocoon: The Return," and "Blue Desert." She has also starred on stage with Michael Spound in "King of Hearts." She is rumoured to be close to signing for a "Scream 3."
Courteney Cox currently resides in Los Angeles and enjoys remodelling and decorating homes with her spare time. Her birthday is June 15th.
Monica is Ross's sister. She was a cook at a very nice restaurant but she was fired. She rents an apartment, which she shares with Rachel, where most of the show's action is.
Her mother always makes cracks at her about marriage. She has dated numerous men in the show but keeps getting bad luck with them. If she likes them, they turn out to be geeks but if she doesn't like them the rest of the gang does. She once dated Dr. Richard Burke, her father's best friend. Last season she dated Dr. Burke's son. They really liked one other but when they kissed, it reminded Monica too much of Richard.
Now, Monica is in a relationship with a certain Chandler Bing!
Monica is a perfectionist who likes everything to be VERY clean, which can sometimes drive others crazy.
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