Courteney Cox Arquette is an American actress and former model. She is married to comedic actor David Arquette.

In 1984, she appeared in the music video for Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark". In the video she danced with Springsteen for 26 seconds. Her first television work included the series Misfits of Science in which she appeared in 16 episodes. Her breakthrough role came in 1994 when she landed the role of Monica Geller on the sitcom Friends. She was originally asked to audition for the part of Rachel Green. The series was a major success and lasted for 10 seasons. Cox Arquette starred in the sitcom from beginning to end. Another notable role that she played is the part of Gale Weathers in the Scream trilogy.

• "I get so bored! I had a treadmill... I gave it to my mom. I had a stairmaster... gone. I had a recumbent bike...I dont know where that is. So I hate exercise except for Pilates."
• "I have to be physically attracted to someone. But I can't just be with someone just because it's great sex. Because orgasms don't last long enough."
• "Honesty is the key to a relationship. If you can fake that, you're in."
• "Before he moved in, David would say 'How are we ever going to meld together, because our tastes are so different? Maybe it's because we're truly in love that we can."
• "I only have to do three things to look halfway decent, curl my eyelashes, fill in my eyebrows and put some lipstick on."