Nikki Cox
Encyclopedia
Nicole Avery "Nikki" Cox (born June 2, 1978) is an American
actress known mostly for her roles on the television series Unhappily Ever After
, Las Vegas
, and Nikki
.
, Star Trek: The Next Generation
, Eerie Indiana, and Blossom
. She also starred in General Hospital
from 1993 to 1995 and had a recurring role on the Saturday morning program California Dreams
.
Her appearances on various TV shows led to her first prime-time role as Tiffany Malloy on the sitcom Unhappily Ever After
, which ran on the WB 1995–1999. Her brother Matthew guest-starred on a handful of episodes, including one where he wore a "Ghostface" mask (the type of mask featured in Scream
).
When Unhappily was canceled after taping 100 episodes, Cox went on to portray former prostitute Taylor Clayton on the sitcom The Norm Show
and star as Nikki White in Nikki
, a sitcom vehicle that lasted for less than two seasons (2000–2002). She played Mary Connell on the TV drama Las Vegas
from 2003-2007. On May 20 and May 23, 2005, her Las Vegas character crossed over to NBC's
soap opera Passions
to coincide with the arrival of two new characters introduced on Las Vegas.
She is currently the spokesmodel for online gaming giant Sportsbook.com
, and worked on Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust
. She also appeared in Lonely Street
, a comedy movie starring Robert Patrick
, Jay Mohr
(her husband), Ernie Hudson
and Lindsay Price.
.
On December 29, 2006, she married comedian/actor Jay Mohr
in Los Angeles. The two met on the set of Las Vegas
, where Mohr's character proposed to Cox before they began their relationship. In December 2008, Mohr petitioned a Los Angeles court to allow him to legally add her last name to his, changing his name to Jay Ferguson Cox Mohr. Cox and Mohr welcomed their first child together on May 5, 2011. Their son, Meredith Daniel Mohr weighed in at 6 lbs. 7 oz.
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actress known mostly for her roles on the television series Unhappily Ever After
Unhappily Ever After
Unhappily Ever After is an American sitcom that aired for 100 episodes on The WB network from January 11, 1995, to May 23, 1999, for a total of four and a half seasons...
, Las Vegas
Las Vegas (TV series)
Las Vegas was an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the ficticional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and...
, and Nikki
Nikki (TV series)
Nikki is an American sitcom that aired on The WB from 2000 to 2002. Nikki was a starring vehicle for Nikki Cox, who had previously starred in another WB sitcom, Unhappily Ever After, which ran for five seasons...
.
Early life
Cox was born in Los Angeles, California. Nikki's father is Terry Kay Cox and her mother is Meredith A. Cox, who was her personal manager. She has one younger brother, Matthew Cox, who is also an actor.Career
Cox began her career at the age of four when she appeared as a dancer in several ballet productions and TV specials. She began acting at the age of ten, making appearances in several movies and guest starring on shows such as BaywatchBaywatch
Baywatch is an American action drama series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the beaches of Los Angeles County, California, starring David Hasselhoff. The show ran in its original title and format from 1989 to 1999, sans the 1990-1991 season, of which it was not in production...
, Star Trek: The Next Generation
Pen Pals (TNG episode)
-Overview:Acting Ensign Crusher learns to manage a science team, and Data helps a young girl on a troubled planet.-Plot:Acting Ensign Wesley Crusher is put in charge of a science team to help further his studies to become a Starfleet Officer as the Enterprise surveys an area of unexplored planets...
, Eerie Indiana, and Blossom
Blossom (TV series)
Blossom is an American sitcom broadcast on NBC from January 3, 1991 to May 22, 1995. The series stars Mayim Bialik as Blossom Russo, a teenage girl living with her father and two brothers. It was created by Don Reo.- Synopsis :...
. She also starred in General Hospital
General Hospital
General Hospital is an American daytime television drama that is credited by the Guinness Book of World Records as the longest-running American soap opera currently in production and the third longest running drama in television in American history after Guiding Light and As the World Turns....
from 1993 to 1995 and had a recurring role on the Saturday morning program California Dreams
California Dreams
California Dreams is an American teen-oriented sitcom that aired from 1992 to 1996 on Saturday mornings during NBC's TNBC programming block. It was created by writers Brett Dewey and Ronald B. Solomon and executive produced by Peter Engel, all known for their work on Saved by the...
.
Her appearances on various TV shows led to her first prime-time role as Tiffany Malloy on the sitcom Unhappily Ever After
Unhappily Ever After
Unhappily Ever After is an American sitcom that aired for 100 episodes on The WB network from January 11, 1995, to May 23, 1999, for a total of four and a half seasons...
, which ran on the WB 1995–1999. Her brother Matthew guest-starred on a handful of episodes, including one where he wore a "Ghostface" mask (the type of mask featured in Scream
Scream (film)
Scream is a 1996 American slasher film written by Kevin Williamson and directed by Wes Craven. The film stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Drew Barrymore, and David Arquette...
).
When Unhappily was canceled after taping 100 episodes, Cox went on to portray former prostitute Taylor Clayton on the sitcom The Norm Show
The Norm Show
The Norm Show is an American television sitcom that ran from 1999 through 2001 on the ABC television network.-Synopsis:...
and star as Nikki White in Nikki
Nikki (TV series)
Nikki is an American sitcom that aired on The WB from 2000 to 2002. Nikki was a starring vehicle for Nikki Cox, who had previously starred in another WB sitcom, Unhappily Ever After, which ran for five seasons...
, a sitcom vehicle that lasted for less than two seasons (2000–2002). She played Mary Connell on the TV drama Las Vegas
Las Vegas (TV series)
Las Vegas was an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the ficticional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and...
from 2003-2007. On May 20 and May 23, 2005, her Las Vegas character crossed over to NBC's
NBC
The National Broadcasting Company is an American commercial broadcasting television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices near Los Angeles and in Chicago...
soap opera Passions
Passions
Passions is an American television soap opera which aired on NBC from July 5, 1999 to September 7, 2007 and on The 101 Network from September 17, 2007 to August 7, 2008....
to coincide with the arrival of two new characters introduced on Las Vegas.
She is currently the spokesmodel for online gaming giant Sportsbook.com
Sportsbook.com
Sportsbook.com is a privately held online gaming firm, featuring sports betting, online poker, casino games and horse race betting that caters to the U.S...
, and worked on Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust
Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust
Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust is a video game published by Codemasters for Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, Microsoft Windows and Mobile phone which was released on 27 March, 2009. It is the first Leisure Suit Larry game to be released for seventh generation consoles. It was announced on January 17,...
. She also appeared in Lonely Street
Lonely Street (film)
Lonely Street is an American comedy-thriller film directed by Peter Ettinger and starring Jay Mohr, Robert Patrick, Nikki Cox, Joe Mantegna and Katt Williams. It was released in 2009...
, a comedy movie starring Robert Patrick
Robert Patrick
Robert Hammond Patrick, Jr. is an American actor, known for his leading and supporting roles in a number of films and television shows....
, Jay Mohr
Jay Mohr
Jay Mohr is an American actor and stand up comedian. He is known for his role as Professor Rick Payne in the TV series Ghost Whisperer, the title role in the CBS sitcom Gary Unmarried, which ran from 2008 to 2010, and the back-stabbing sports agent Bob Sugar in Jerry Maguire.-Early life:Mohr was...
(her husband), Ernie Hudson
Ernie Hudson
Ernest Lee "Ernie" Hudson is an American actor known for his roles as Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbusters film series, Sergeant Albrecht in The Crow, and Warden Leo Glynn on HBO's Oz.-Early life:...
and Lindsay Price.
Personal life
After being romantically linked to Kevin Connolly, who played her brother on Unhappily Ever After, Cox was engaged in 1999 to Bobcat GoldthwaitBobcat Goldthwait
Robert Francis "Bobcat" Goldthwait is an American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film and television director. He is commonly known for his energetic, ravenous stage personality, his dark, acerbic black comedy, and his gruff but high-pitched voice.- Early life :Goldthwait was born in Syracuse,...
.
On December 29, 2006, she married comedian/actor Jay Mohr
Jay Mohr
Jay Mohr is an American actor and stand up comedian. He is known for his role as Professor Rick Payne in the TV series Ghost Whisperer, the title role in the CBS sitcom Gary Unmarried, which ran from 2008 to 2010, and the back-stabbing sports agent Bob Sugar in Jerry Maguire.-Early life:Mohr was...
in Los Angeles. The two met on the set of Las Vegas
Las Vegas (TV series)
Las Vegas was an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the ficticional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and...
, where Mohr's character proposed to Cox before they began their relationship. In December 2008, Mohr petitioned a Los Angeles court to allow him to legally add her last name to his, changing his name to Jay Ferguson Cox Mohr. Cox and Mohr welcomed their first child together on May 5, 2011. Their son, Meredith Daniel Mohr weighed in at 6 lbs. 7 oz.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Mac and Me Mac and Me Mac and Me is a 1988 sci-fi fantasy film co-written and directed by Stewart Raffill about a "Mysterious Alien Creature" escapes from nefarious NASA agents and is befriended by a young boy who uses a wheelchair. Together, they try to find MAC's family, from whom he has been separated... |
Dancer | Uncredited |
| Moonwalker Moonwalker Moonwalker, also known as Michael Jackson: Moonwalker, is an American anthology film released in 1988 by singer Michael Jackson.... |
Dancer | Segment: "Badder" | |
| 1991 | Terminator 2: Judgment Day Terminator 2: Judgment Day Terminator 2: Judgment Day is a 1991 science fiction action film directed by James Cameron and written by Cameron and William Wisher Jr.. It stars Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Robert Patrick, and Edward Furlong... |
Girl | |
| 1996 | Millie | ||
| 1997 | Sub Down | Holliday's Girlfriend | Direct-to-video release Direct-to-video Direct-to-video is a term used to describe a film that has been released to the public on home video formats without being released in film theaters or broadcast on television... Alternative title: Sub Down: Take the Dive |
| 2000 | Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Nutty Professor II: The Klumps is a 2000 comedy film directed by Peter Segal. It is the sequel to the 1996 film The Nutty Professor and stars Eddie Murphy and Janet Jackson. Murphy plays not only the inept but brilliant scientist, Sherman Klump, as in the first film, but also most of Sherman's... |
Bright girl | Alternative title: The Klumps |
| 2001 | Don's Plum Don's Plum Don's Plum is a 2001 low-budget black and white drama film directed by R.D. Robb. Robb co-wrote it with Bethany Ashton, Tawd Hackman, David Stutman, and Dale Wheatley. The film features Leonardo DiCaprio, Kevin Connolly and Tobey Maguire, who make crude jokes while hanging out in a Los Angeles diner... |
Karen | |
| 2002 | Run Ronnie Run Run Ronnie Run Run Ronnie Run is an American direct-to-video comedy film produced in 2001 and released in 2003, a spin-off from the HBO sketch comedy show Mr. Show. The recurring character Ronnie Dobbs is the focal point of the movie... |
Kayla | |
| 2009 | Lonely Street Lonely Street (film) Lonely Street is an American comedy-thriller film directed by Peter Ettinger and starring Jay Mohr, Robert Patrick, Nikki Cox, Joe Mantegna and Katt Williams. It was released in 2009... |
Bambi |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Mama's Family Mama's Family Mama's Family is an American television sitcom that premiered on NBC on January 22, 1983. It was cancelled in May 1984, but NBC would continue to air reruns until September 1985. In September 1986, Mama's Family returned in first-run syndication, where it aired for an additional four seasons,... |
Little Iola Boyland | 1 episode |
| 1989 | Andrea White | Television movie | |
| Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Trek: The Next Generation Star Trek: The Next Generation is an American science fiction television series created by Gene Roddenberry as part of the Star Trek franchise. Roddenberry, Rick Berman, and Michael Piller served as executive producers at different times throughout the production... |
Sarjenka | 1 episode ('Pen Pals') | |
| 1990 | A Family for Joe | Carrie Lewis | Television movie |
| Night Court Night Court Night Court is an American television situation comedy that aired on NBC from January 4, 1984, to May 20, 1992. The setting was the night shift of a Manhattan court, presided over by the young, unorthodox Judge Harold T. "Harry" Stone... |
Toni | 1 episode | |
| 1991 | Murphy Brown Murphy Brown Murphy Brown is an American situation comedy which aired on CBS from November 14, 1988, to May 18, 1998, for a total of 247 episodes. The program starred Candice Bergen as the eponymous Murphy Brown, a famous investigative journalist and news anchor for FYI, a fictional CBS television... |
Pretty Girl | 1 episode |
| Eerie Eerie, Indiana Eerie, Indiana is an American television series that aired on NBC from 1991 to 1992 and then on syndication on Fox from 1997 to 1998. The series was created by José Rivera and Karl Schaefer, with Joe Dante serving as creative consultant.-Premise:... , Indiana |
Janet | 1 episode | |
| 1991–1994 | Baywatch | Charlene "Charlie" Reed | 2 episodes |
| 1992 | Davis Rules Davis Rules Davis Rules is an American sitcom broadcast on ABC in 1991 and on CBS in 1992. The series was produced by Carsey-Werner Productions.-Synopsis:... |
Janine | 1 episode |
| Danger Island | Ariel | Television movie Alternative title: The Presence |
|
| 1993 | Bloodlines: Murder in the Family | Student #2 | Television movie |
| Blossom | Cynthia | 4 episodes | |
| Boy Meets World Boy Meets World Boy Meets World is an American comedy-drama series that chronicles the events and everyday life lessons of Cory Matthews, played by Ben Savage, a kid from suburban Philadelphia who grows up from a young boy to a married man. The show aired for seven seasons from 1993 to 2000 on ABC, part of the... |
Heather | 1 episode | |
| Cindy Wentworth | 1 episode | ||
| 1993–1995 | General Hospital | Gina Williams #1 | Unknown episodes |
| 1994 | California Dreams | Allison | 2 episodes |
| Someone Like Me | Samantha "Sam" Stepjak | Unknown episodes | |
| 1995–1999 | Unhappily Ever After Unhappily Ever After Unhappily Ever After is an American sitcom that aired for 100 episodes on The WB network from January 11, 1995, to May 23, 1999, for a total of four and a half seasons... |
Tiffany Malloy | 100 episodes |
| 1996 | Sister, Sister Sister, Sister (TV series) Sister, Sister is an American television sitcom about identical twin girls Tia Landry and Tamera Campbell , who were separated and adopted at birth, when one day they come face-to-face after 14 years apart.... |
Nikki | 1 episode |
| She Cried No She Cried No She Cried No is a 1996 television film drama directed by Bethany Rooney, which starred Candace Cameron Bure and Mark-Paul Gosselaar, both pre-teen idols.-Plot:... |
Kellie | Television movie Alternative title: Freshman Fall |
|
| 1996–1997 | Pearl Pearl (TV series) This article is about the television series. For other uses, see Pearl .Pearl is an American situation comedy, which was broadcast by CBS as part of its 1996-97 lineup.-Plot:... |
Margaret Woodrow | 2 episodes |
| 1998 | Kristen Carey | 1 episode | |
| Herself | 1 episode | ||
| 1998–1999 | Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular was a weekly American television variety show hosted by Penn and Teller that appeared on the FX Networks from August 10, 1998 - June 30, 1999... |
Herself | 1 episode |
| 1999–2001 | Taylor Clayton | 7 episodes | |
| 2000 | Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Buzz Lightyear of Star Command is an American animated science fiction/adventure/comedy series produced by Walt Disney Television. The character is from the planet Zurtron. The series originally aired on UPN and ABC from October 2000 to January 2001 as part of Disney's One Saturday Morning... |
Petra (Voice) | 1 episode |
| 2000–2002 | Nikki Nikki (TV series) Nikki is an American sitcom that aired on The WB from 2000 to 2002. Nikki was a starring vehicle for Nikki Cox, who had previously starred in another WB sitcom, Unhappily Ever After, which ran for five seasons... |
Nikki White | 41 episodes |
| 2003–2007 | Las Vegas Las Vegas (TV series) Las Vegas was an American television series broadcast by NBC from September 22, 2003 to February 15, 2008. The show focuses on a team of people working at the ficticional Montecito Resort & Casino dealing with issues that arise within the working environment, ranging from valet parking and... |
Mary Connell | 87 episodes |
| 2006 | Liza Wheeler | 7 episodes | |
| 2007 | Fugly | Crystal Stump | Television movie |
| 2008 | Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer Ghost Whisperer is an American television supernatural drama, which ran on CBS from September 23, 2005 to May 21, 2010.The series follows the life of Melinda Gordon , who has the ability to see and communicate with ghosts... |
Nina Haley | 1 episode |
| 2009 | Silver Sable Silver Sable Silver Sable is a fictional character from Marvel Comics, a female mercenary, hunter of war criminals, the leader of the Wild Pack, and CEO of Silver Sable International... (voice) |
2 episodes |
External links
- Nikki Cox at BuddyTVBuddyTVBuddyTV is an entertainment-based website based in Seattle, Washington, which generates content about television programs and sporting events. The website publishes information about celebrity and related entertainment news through a series of articles, entertainment profiles, actor biographies and...
- Photos of Nikki Cox