Courteney Cox

Courteney was born and raised in the southern US state of Alabama in 1964.  she stumbled upon the  acting profession while taking a year  off between high school and college. Ce Ce (as she's known to pals) had gone to New York to pursue a career in modeling. she Made the move at urging of her stepdad, who had some showbiz contacts in the Big Apple.

Courteney had that 'fresh-faced all-American cheerleader' look, which soon landed her jobs in TV commercials. 'Her year off' flew by, but Cox continued  with her original plan to go to college.  She began classes in Washington, which allowed her to commute to New York now and then for a modeling job or commercial.  One such assignment, in 1984,was an appearance in a Bruce Springsteen video, Dancing in the Dark.  This gave Courteney some great exposure, and  ultimately led to numerous supporting roles in TV and feature films. School soon took a back seat to the flowering acting career. When she secured a regular role in the hit '80s US sitcom family ties there was definitely no looking back. Cox then won a role next to Jim carrey in ace Ventura, pet detective, and then she started FRIENDS in 1993.