Courteney Cox enrolled at Mount Vernon College but she left her course in Architecture to establish her career in modeling and acting. Cox got first modeling contract when she was in the first year for the store Parisians. Her debut role was in 1984, cast as a young debutante in an episode of the long-running soap opera As The World Turns.
After that, she was cast by Brian De Palma in the famous music video “Dancing in The Dark and, she moved to LA to star Dean Paul Martin's television series Misfits of Science.
Besides, Cox also appeared in the high-profile Hollywood films such as Scream1, Scream 2 and Scream 3. Further, she appeared on the covers of teen magazines such as Tiger Beat and Little miss and in various romance novels. Then, she moved to commercials for Maybelline, Noxema, New York Telephone Company, and Tampax.
In the movie "Ace Ventura," she performed with Jim Carrey. A few years later, she was cast as Monica Geller on the hugely successful sitcom “Friends”. Friends came into her life as a lucky charm that turned her into an International superstar and nominated to the American Comedy Award.
In 1996, Cox began dating actor David Arquette. With David, she got married on June 12.,1999. The couple has a daughter, Coco Riley Arquette. In 2010, Cox and Arquette were separated with a divorce after two years of their relationship. After getting divorced, Cox began dating Snow Patrol's band member Johnny Mc Daid. The couple disclosed their engagement on Twitter on June 26, 2014.
Her name is registered in the Gunnies Book of world records as the highest paid actor. She was paid $1 million per episode for the last two season. Courtney Cox's net worth is estimated to be around $120 million. She has owned a house Beverly Hills that cost $19.5 million. She also owns BMW Hybrid 7 Car that cost $92,545 million.