Courteney Cox stars as Pat Phelps in Starz’s horror-comedy ‘Shining Vale.’ From ‘Friends’ to ‘Scream,’ here are eight of Cox’s most notable film and TV roles.
Entertainmnent From Monica Geller in Friends to Gale Weathers in the Scream franchise. Courteney Cox rose to fame starring as Monica Geller in all eight seasons of NBC’s Friends, which is just as iconic today as when the sitcom first premiered in 1994. A protective friend and perfectionist chef, the role of Geller earned Cox decades-long praise from viewers as well as accolades from the People’s Choice Awards and the Screen Actors Guild. But the 57-year-old actor’s nearly 40-year-long career in Hollywood has included many other notable roles, from journalist Gale Weathers in the Scream franchise to divorcée Jules Cobb in Cougar Town. Fresh off the success of 2022’s Scream sequel, which has grossed more than $135 million at the box office to date, Cox is currently gearing up for a leading role in Starz’s upcoming horror-comedy series Shining Vale, set to premiere March 6. She stars as Patricia “Pat” Phelps, a famous author of vulgar, empowering women’s novels who moves her family out of the city and into a small town after she’s seen having an extramarital affair. Nearly two decades sober, Patricia feels unfulfilled in her sexless marriage, disconnected from her kids, and unable to write another book. She soon realizes her house is haunted but brushes it off, thinking she’s either depressed or possessed — until her eery suspicions prove very real. The series marks one of her greatest works to date, according to Cox, thanks to the similarities between her and Patricia’s lives. “Going through a midlife crisis — I understand that. Being at that stage in life where we don’t want to say the word ‘menopause,’ but that’s what she’s dealing with,” she recently told the Los Angeles Times. “And what it’s like to be a mom to a teenager — that it’s not easy. Some of the best acting moments of my whole career came from this show.” If watching Shining Vale leaves you craving even more content from the actor, check out these eight other film and TV projects starring Cox. Michael J. Fox’s career took off with NBC’s Family Ties, a sitcom exploring the relationship between young Republican Alex P.
