Ranking Post-Friends Career Of Every Main Cast Member
4. Courtney Cox
An up and down run for Cox, who started on Friends as the most prominent member of the cast and parlayed this into the best concurrent projects, most notably the Scream franchise. Cox’s big screen career has stuttered since, with few leading roles to speak of, falling back into her old Scream role every now and again.
On TV, though, it’s a different story. There were a few false starts in the forgotten sitcom Daisy Does America and even more forgotten drama Dirt. In Cougar Town, though, Cox found one of the best vehicles afforded to the Friends superstars. She takes the lead role as saucy Florida mom Jules Cobb, but the presence of another easy going ensemble puts the actress right in her comfort zone, and the cult hit show put out over 100 episodes.
While Cox has been far less prolific since the conclusion of Cougar Town, a second beloved, acclaimed sitcom on her resume is an impressive accolade indeed. It’s not the barnstorming hit of Friends, of course, but few shows are.