Career: Cox appeared in numerous adverts and starred in Bruce Springsteen's Dancing in the Dark video. After studying acting she made her TV debut in a 1984 episode of soap As the World Turns. Her big break came when she was cast as Michael J Fox's girlfriend in the sitcom Family Ties. She landed a leading role in sitcom The Trouble with Larry, but it flopped. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective followed in 1994 - the year she joined sitcom Friends. Now a household name around the world, Cox has also appeared on the big screen in the Scream franchise, 3,000 Miles to Graceland, and Bedtime Stories. On the small screen, she starred in two seasons of drama Dirt, and has been playing the role of Jules Cobb in sitcom Cougar Town since 2009.

Career: Started out with Los Angeles improvisational theatre group The Groundlings, and her first big TV break came in the sitcom Mad About You, playing feisty waitress Ursula. Since then, Friends has made her a familiar face to millions across the globe. She has also appeared in several movies, including Analyze This, and the sequel Analyze That, with Billy Crystal and Robert De Niro, and The Opposite of Sex, which won her a prestigious New York Film Critics Award. In 2005, she appeared in short-lived sitcom The Comeback.