The role of Monica in the comedy television series Friends brought worldwide fame to Courteney Cox. During her long career, she managed to visit not only an actress, but also a successful model, producer and director.
Biography
Courtney Bass Cox was born in Alabama in 1964. She was brought up in an extremely large family: she had two sisters, one brother and as many as nine brothers and sisters from her stepfather's side. Parents separated when Courtney was only ten years old, and her own father moved to live in Florida. Both the father and stepfather of the girl were successful businessmen.
The young American woman did not always dream of becoming an actress. At first she wanted to become an interior designer, for which she moved to Washington and entered the university. During her university years, she was a very active student and was involved in various sports. When Cox was in her senior year, she received an offer from Ford, a New York City modeling agency. She liked the career of a fashion model and, without even graduating from university, she moved to New York and signed a contract with Ford.
Career
In 1985, a young American woman began her acting career in advertising, then starred in the music video of B. Sprigsting as part of a dance crowd. Her first work in a motion picture was a cameo role in Lords of the Universe. The next few years were not particularly successful for the actress. The series "Martyrs of Science", in which she played one of the main roles, was quickly closed, and in other films and TV series she received minor roles.
Everything changed nine years after her first role, when Courteney Cox came to the casting for the role of Rachel in the TV series Friends. This role went to actress Aniston, and Cox got the role of Monica, which made her a star. By the last season, the actress was earning a million dollars for one episode of the sitcom, thanks to which she became one of the most paid actresses. In addition, she managed to appear in the first parts of the acclaimed film "Scream". Cox was even cast as Susan in Desperate Housewives. But since the actress was pregnant, she was forced to decline the invitation.
Personal life
In 1999, the actress married actor David Arquette, and took a double surname - Cox-Arquette. Since the sixth season of the series about friends in the credits, she was signed that way. In 2004, the couple had a daughter, whose godmother was Jennifer Aniston. Unfortunately, the couple officially broke up in 2013, as Cox suffered seven miscarriages and was unable to give birth to another child. The difficult psychological atmosphere forced Arquette to leave the family.
In 2014, Courteney Cox proposed to Johnny McDade, but just a year later, this relationship ended in parting. Currently, nothing is known about the actress's personal life.
