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In 1984 she made her acting debut on the daytime drama
As the World Turns, and later that year she appeared in Bruce
Springsteen's music video Dancing in the Dark. Before Friends,
Courteney's most memorable television series role was that of Lauren, Alex P.
Keaton's (Michael J. Fox) girlfriend on Family Ties. She has had
guest-starring parts on such hits as Murder, She Wrote and
Seinfeld, and has also starred in several television movies. |
Of her motion-picture credits, Courteney is best known
for her roles in the hit Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (opposite Jim
Carrey), and in Wes Craven's Scream, starring Neve Campbell. Her new
film, Commandments with Aidan Quinn, will be released in England later
this year. On stage, she starred with Michael Spound in King of Hearts
at the Tiffany Theatre in Los Angeles. When she is not working, she enjoys
remodelling and decorating homes. Courteney lives in Los Angeles with her
husband, actor David Arquette. |
