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Born on June 15, 1964, Courteney Cox was raised with three older siblings in Mountain Brook, an affluent Alabama town. Though Cox participated in multiple extracurricular activities during her high school years, she did not exercise her taste for acting until after dropping out of Mount Vernon College, where she had briefly studied Architecture. 

Landing a contract with the prestigious Ford Modeling Agency led Cox to several commercial appearances, though her first official role was not to come until 1984, when she was cast as a young debutante in one episode of the long-running soap opera As the World Turns.

Her big break, however, was rooted in director Brian De Palma's decision to feature Cox as the girl pulled from the audience in Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark" video. Years later, after the actress had gained a great deal more notoriety, this short music-video appearance became a key piece of celebrity trivia in a multitude of magazines and entertainment shows. 

In 1985, she starred alongside Dean Paul Martin in the forgettable series Misfits of Science. Cox reappeared on the television screen as Michael J. Fox's girlfriend, Psychology major Lauren Miller, in the '80s sitcom Family Ties. 

Though Cox was featured in a handful of mediocre films (Mr. Destiny, The Opposite Sex and How to Live with Them) after Family Ties concluded in 1989, her status as an actress would not be truly established until 1994, when she co-starred with Jim Carrey in Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, and, most notably, won the role of Monica Gellar on the hugely successful sitcom Friends. 

This role brought her a nomination for an American Comedy Award, as well as a prominent role in Wes Craven's Scream trilogy. Cox's role as the notoriously cutthroat reporter Gale Weathers was significant not only in terms of critical acclaim, but also because the set of Scream was where she met fellow actor David Arquette, whom she married in 1999. ~ Tracie Cooper, All Movie Guide

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