Was voted Best Dressed Female Television Star [1997]

Dated singer Adam Duritz. Duritz wrote the song "Monkey" for Courteney (from the Counting Crows album "Recovering the Satellites"). [1997]

She likes to buy houses, renovate them, and then sell them off for profit. [This is also know as "flipping" houses, and is the subject of a number of home-improvement television shows.].

Is the only central member of the "Friends" (1994) cast to have received an actual acting Razzie nomination. She was nominated for Worst Supporting Actress for the film 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001). The other cast members (except for Matthew Perry) have received nominations in categories such as Worst Screen Couple and Worst New Star.

Voted the 18th "Sexiest Woman in the World" by Stuff magazine (2002)

Hosted the MTV Movie Awards in 1995 along with Jon Lovitz

She is the only regular cast member to not receive an Emmy nomination for their work on "Friends" (1994).

Has two older sisters and one older brother: Dottie Pickett (née Cox), Virginia and Richard.

Big fan of the Foo Fighters.

Announced in September, 1999 that her new legal and professional surname would be Courteney Cox Arquette. As a result the cast and producers of her "Friends" (1994) TV show also added "Arquette" to their own names in the opening credits of the 1999 season's premiere episode. Following the death of her father Richard Cox in 2001 she returned to her maiden name professionally.

Studied architecture at Mount Vernon College for a year.

Has three dogs: Ella, Rags and Mr. McBarker (Mac for short). The latter is, rather unfortunately, a female.

She was the inspiration to the running gag of the "Carlton Dance" on "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air" (1990). "The Carlton Dance" was a parody of her dance during the Bruce Springsteen music video "Dancing in the Dark."

Helped donate reward money to the "Natalie Holloway" investigation, having attended the same high school as Natalie.

Was the first person to ever say "period" on American TV, in a Tampax commercial.

She is one of five actors - along with David Arquette, Neve Campbell, Jamie Kennedy and Liev Schreiber - to appear in all three "Scream" films.

In March 2005, it was announced that she would become the first spokesperson for Kinerase Skin Care Products.

Ranked #18 in Stuff magazine's "102 Sexiest Women in the World" (2002).

In 1984 she worked at F.B.I. (Frontier Booking International) a concert booking agency in New York run by Ian Copeland (brother of Stewart Copeland of the Police) and a relative of hers.

Has her own lipstick called "Cece" by Cargo.

Announced she and husband David Arquette are launching a production company called Coquette [June 25, 2004].

Was voted "9th sexiest woman in the world" by readers of FHM in 1997 and 1998.

Daughter, Coco Riley Arquette, born Sunday, 13 June, 2004 in Los Angeles, California, the baby weighed in at 8 lbs 6 oz.

Sister-in-law of Rosanna Arquette, Richmond Arquette, Patricia Arquette and Alexis Arquette, daughter-in-law of Lewis Arquette, granddaughter-in-law of Cliff Arquette.

Her daughter's name Coco came from a compromise between her and husband David Arquette. Because of her Southern roots she wanted to name her daughter Courteney Cox, as her mom is Courteney Cox and so is she. However, David is half Jewish and it is against Jewish tradition to name a child after a living person. So the name came from the nickname Courteney's friends had for her mother while Courtney was growing up. They called her Mama Coco.

Had a six-year relationship with actor Michael Keaton [1989-1995]

She can play the piano and drums.

Has a cousin named Jennifer Kristin Cox, who is also an actress.

In the mid eighties she hosted a TV show called "This Week's Music"

Her hosting of the 1995 airing of "SNL" began with a re-enactment of her "Dancing in the Dark" video appearance, with Adam Sandler copying Bruce Springsteen.

Member of the Delta Zeta Sorority.

Parents divorced when she was 10, both remarried.

Originally offered the role of Rachel but she preferred Monica on "Friends" (1994).

She was paid $350 for her part as the "surprised" girl pulled from the crowd to dance with Bruce Springsteen in his 1984 video "Dancing in the Dark."

Ranked #41 on Forbes Celebrity 100 list in 2003.

Was named the "Hottest Babe" by Playboy magazine (1995)

Her husband, David Arquette, played "Malcolm" in a "Friends" (1994) episode on October 3, 1996. He played a stalker and mistakenly stalked fellow friend Phoebe. This was the first time Courtney and David were seen together on television, even though they weren't a couple at the time.

Her "Friends" (1994) co-star Jennifer Aniston is the godmother of her daughter Coco. Jennifer is also the best friend of Courteney

Went into labor on her 5 year wedding anniversary, June 12, 2004, and gave birth to her daughter the next day, two days before her 40th birthday.

On "Friends" (1994), she plays a character whose last name is Geller, and her husband played Robert Geller in Never Been Kissed (1999).

Drives a Jaguar and a silver Porsche Carrera.

Named one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People of 1995 and appeared on the cover.

Underwent laser eye surgery to correct her vision from 20/400. [1999]

Courteney appeared in two of NBC`s public service announcements, The More You Know. Her topics were violence prevention and designated drivers.

Courteney`s first ever movie was Masters of the Universe in 1987

Courteney was pregnant during the filming of the final season of Friends

Courteney received $32,300 of bed linen as a housewarming gift from Jennifer Aniston

Courteney`s new TV project, Dirt will premiere on the FX Network, on January of 2007. In the show Courteney will play Lucy Spiller, editor in chief of two high-circulation celebrity tabloids. She`s also the executive producer of the show along with her husband David Arquette.

Courteney`s upcoming movie is The Tripper, in which both she and David Arquette are stars.

Courteney raises awareness for the skin disease epidomolysis bullosa. She has designed an eye shadow palette -- Coco for Cargo Cosmetics. All profits will go to research, and hopefully find prevention for this disease.

During her senior year, Courteney got her first modeling gig in an advertisement for a store called Parisians.

Courteney attended Mountain Brook High School in Alabama.

Courteney can play the drums and the piano

Courteney has brown hair and blue eyes

Courteney was in all three Scream movies playing news reporter, Gale Weathers.

In 1997, Courteney was voted Best Dressed Female Television Star

Courteney bought the moving bookcase which appears in the movie Scream 3.

According to Australian magazine NW, Courteney and husband, David, recently travelled to New York to consult with a top fertility specialist as they attempt to conceive a sibling for their daughter, Coco.

Courteney`s daughter`s godmother is Friends co-star Jennifer Aniston.

In different years, Courteney was married on June 12, gave birth on June 13, and born on June 15

Courteney`s parents are Richard and Courteney Cox. She has two older sisters, Virginia and Dottie, and an older brother Richard.

Courteney shared a Screen Actors Guild award with the rest of the cast of Friends for Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Comedy series in 1996. They were nominated six straight years from 1999-2004, all without a win.

Courteney lived in four houses that she personally restored, renovated, and redecorated

Courteney studied architecture for one year at Mount Vernon College in Washington, DC.

Courteney went into labor with Coco on her and David`s fifth wedding anniversary.

Courteney appeared on the cover of the October/November 1995 issue of Fit magazine.

Courteney appeared on the November 27, 1995 cover of People magazine

Courteney appeared on the cover of Sky International magazine. The feature story was titled "You think you know her? Think again."

Courteney appears on the cover of the December issue of Details magazine as "America`s Scream Girl."

Courteney had quit smoking the night before David proposed to her.

David Arquette proposed to Courteney in Panama City, FL, in front of Courteney`s entire family.

Courteney and David Arquette met at Scream director Wes Craven`s dinner party just before filming

Courteney had laser eye surgery.

Courteney used to play tennis and swim.

Courtney and her husband David produced the TBS reality/comedy show "Daisy Does America"

In 1995, Courteney was on the cover of People magazine and was named one of People Magazine`s 50 Most Beautiful People

In 2002, Courteney was named the 18th sexiest woman in the world in Stuff Magazine`s "102 Sexiest Women in the World" list

In 1995 she hosted the MTV Movie Awards along with actor Jon Lovitz.

Courteney is a member of the Delta Zeta Sorority. Other famous members are Sharon Stone and Neve Campbell.

Courteney designed her own lipstick by Cargo. The lipstick is called CeCe (after Courteney`s nickname).

In the year 1995 she was named "Hottest Babe" by Playboy magazine.

In 1997 and 1998 she was listed at number 9 in FHM`s 100 sexiest women list (readers` choice).

She hosted a TV show called "The Week`s Music" in the mid 80s.

Courteney dated Michael Keaton for over four years.

Courteney has two Cavalier King Charles Spaniels, named Hopper and Harley. Hopper is tri-color (red, white, and black), while Harley is red and white. Cavaliers are known for their friendly, trusting nature.

Courteney`s daughter`s name is Coco Riley Arquette.

In 1986, Courteney starred in the rejected TV pilot Topper.

Courteney starred in Family Ties as Michael J. Fox`s girlfriend Lauren.

Despite the fact that she`s the only cast member of Friends without an Emmy nomination, Courteney has had four box office hits: the trilogy Scream and the 1994 film Ace Ventura.

Courteney announced her pregnancy in January 2004, two months after David Arquette`s brother Alexis broke the news on The Sharon Osbourne Show. The couple wanted to keep the news quiet because Courteney had several miscarriages.

Courteney was the best known cast member of the hit TV show Friends when it began its 10 year run.

Courteney is the girl that Bruce Springsteen picked up to dance with during the "Dancing in the Dark" video. Her second appearance in a videoclip was in the Counting Crows` "Long December". She was paid $350.

On Friends, Courteney was originally cast the part of `Rachel Green` but the writers and producers thought the part of `Monica Gellar` would suit her better.

Courteney and husband David Arquette met on the set of Scream. The film came out on Christmas 1996 as a box-office smash that spawned two successful sequels.

Courteney`s height is 5`5".

Courteney`s nickname is CeCe.