Trivia

Gave up smoking with husband David Arquette shortly before their wedding in 1999. Admits to having smoked since she was age 13.

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

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 Bruce Springsteen's music video "Dancing in the Dark".

Was six months pregnant, with her daughter Coco, when she completed filming on the final season of Friends (1994).

Had eight miscarriages between 2001-2010 during her marriage to David Arquette. Her first miscarriage happened in 2001, before her daughter Coco was born; the next seven miscarriages happened after Coco's birth. The eighth miscarriage happened in August 2010.

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

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

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.

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

She can play the piano and drums.

Is the only regular Friends (1994) cast member to not receive either an Emmy or a Golden Globe nomination for their work on the show; she later received her first Golden Globe nomination for Cougar Town (2009).

Had a six-year relationship with actor Michael Keaton (1989-1995).

Was originally turned down for her role in Scream (1996), portraying Gale Weathers, due to the producers not believing she could portray someone "bitchy" as she was starring on Friends (1994) at the time, portraying "nice" Monica. However, she continued lobbying for the role and ultimately got the role.

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

After the birth of her daughter, started to train in Karate. As of 2009, she holds a brown belt.

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 sitcom Friends (1994) also added "Arquette" to their own names in the opening credits of the 1999 season's premiere episode. She later returned to her maiden name professionally.

On June 26, 2014, Courteney announced she is engaged to Snow Patrol band member, John McDaid. They have been in a relationship since December 2013. Her friend, Ed Sheeran, introduced him to her.

Her wedding ring was engraved with the words "A deal is a deal".

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

Her hosting of the 1995 airing of Saturday Night Live (1975) began with a reenactment of her "Dancing in the Dark" video appearance, with Adam Sandler copying Bruce Springsteen.

Alfonso Ribeiro credits Courteney Cox for his infamous dance "The Carlton". While working on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (1990), he did an exaggerated version of Cox's "Dancing in the Dark" dance, whenever his character Carlton Banks was excited or celebrating.

Gave birth to her first child at age 39 (albeit two days before her 40th birthday), a daughter Coco Riley Arquette (aka Coco Arquette), on June 13, 2004. Child's father is her then-husband, David Arquette.

Her ex-husband, David Arquette, played "Malcolm" in the Friends (1994) episode, The One with the Jam (1996), 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 were not a couple at the time.

Worked at video game developer/publisher Bethesda briefly in the 1980s.

Gets proposed to twice by characters played by actor Matthew Perry. First in Friends (1994) and later in Cougar Town (2009).

Good friends with Laura Dern, Sheryl Crow and Ellen DeGeneres.

Is one of three actors - along with David Arquette and Neve Campbell - to appear in all four Scream films.

Distant cousin of Mötley Crüe frontman Tommy Lee. They are both descendants of the same English Bass family. Distant cousin of Friends (1994) co-star and on-screen husband Matthew Perry. Both descend from the English Baldwins. Other cousins include Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Matt Bomer and Valerie Bertinelli.

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

Her estranged husband, David Arquette, filed for divorce from her on June 8, 2012 after 12 years of marriage and 1 year and 7 months of separation.

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

Returned to work four months after giving birth to her daughter Coco in order to begin filming The Longest Yard (2005).

Underwent laser eye surgery to correct her vision from 20/400 (1999).

Studied architecture at Mount Vernon College for a year.

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

Along with Jennifer Aniston, they are the only central members of the Friends (1994) cast to have received an actual acting Razzie nomination. Courtney was nominated for Worst Supporting Actress for the film 3000 Miles to Graceland (2001). Jennifer Aniston was nominated for Worst Actress for the films, The Switch (2010) and The Bounty Hunter (2010). The other cast members (except for Matthew Perry) have received nominations in categories such as Worst Screen Couple and Worst New Star.

On June 25, 2004, Courteney announced she and husband David Arquette are launching a production company called Coquette.

She starred on the sitcom Friends (1994) with co-star Christina Pickles playing her on-screen mother, Judy Gellar. Both actresses previously starred together in the movie Masters of the Universe (1987). Courteney Cox playing Julie, and Christina Pickles playing the Sorceress.

Participated in the third Munchkin's Project Pink annual breast cancer awareness campaign to raise money for breast cancer research. The project consists of the donation of celebrity-decorated and autographed bath ducks, put up for auction. (October 2008)

Is a huge fan of the rock band Foo Fighters.

In the mid-1980s, she hosted a television show called This Week's Music (1984).

Has her own lipstick called "Cece" by Cargo.

Dropped out of Mount Vernon College after one year to pursue an acting and modeling career.

She has English, Irish, Welsh, Scottish, German, and distant Swedish, ancestry.

Lives in Beverly Hills and Malibu, California.

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.

Drives a Jaguar and a silver Porsche Carrera.

She appeared in Bruce Springsteen's music video for "Dancing in the Dark" when she was a teenager. She was in the front row with her friends when Bruce offered Courteney his hand, pulled her up on stage, and started dancing with her.

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

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