Courteney Cox was born in Birmingham, Alabama on June 15th, 1964. It wasn’t until 1984 that Cox received national attention. It was in the Bruce Springsteen video "Dancing in the Dark" as the girl Springsteen pulled on stage to dance with at the end. The job paid $350, but the exposure was enough to launch her into other work in show biz.

In 1985, Cox was cast as Lauren, Michel J. Fox’s girlfriend on "Family Ties." Unfortunately the end of the series brought her career to a stand still as well. She continued to work steadily but the roles went virtually unnoticed.

In 1994 things started to change for the raven haired beauty. She was cast in the hilarious comedy "Ace Ventura: Pet Detective" with Jim Carrey. Soon after she landed the part of Monica Geller on the mega-hit TV series "Friends."

She has gone on to have great success with the popular horror Scream trilogy. Not only were the movies a great success, but she also met David Arquette. The couple married last year.