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This article is about the American actress. For the British journalist, see Nicky Cox.
Nikki Cox 
Cox during an October 2000 promotional tour for Nikki.Born Nicole Avery Cox
June 2, 1978
Los Angeles, California, USOther names Nikki Cox Mohr Occupation Actress/Dancer Years active 1982–present Spouse Jay Mohr (2006-present) Partner Bob Goldthwait (June 1999- January 2005) 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.
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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.[1] 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 Baywatch, 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 starring 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 starred as 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.
Personal life
After being romantically linked to Kevin Connolly, who played her brother on Unhappily Ever After, Cox was engaged in 1999 to Bobcat Goldthwait.[2][3]
On December 29, 2006, she married comedian/actor Jay Mohr in Los Angeles.[4] The two met on the set of Las Vegas, where Mohr's character proposed to Cox before they began their relationship.[5] 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.[6] Cox and Mohr welcomed their first child together on May 5, 2011. Their son, Meredith Daniel Mohr weighed in at 6 lbs. 7 oz.[7]
Filmography
Film Year Title Role Notes 1988 Mac and Me Dancer Uncredited Moonwalker Dancer Segment: "Badder" 1991 Terminator 2: Judgment Day Girl 1996 The Glimmer Man Millie 1997 Sub Down Holliday's Girlfriend Direct-to-video release
Alternative title: Sub Down: Take the Dive2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps Bright girl Alternative title: The Klumps 2001 Don's Plum Karen 2002 Run Ronnie Run Kayla 2009 Lonely Street Bambi Television Year Title Role Notes 1987 Mama's Family Little Iola Boyland 1 episode 1989 The Ryan White Story Andrea White Television movie Star Trek: The Next Generation Sarjenka 1 episode ('Pen Pals') 1990 A Family for Joe Carrie Lewis Television movie Night Court Toni 1 episode 1991 Murphy Brown Pretty Girl 1 episode Eerie, Indiana Janet 1 episode 1991–1994 Baywatch Charlene "Charlie" Reed 2 episodes 1992 Davis Rules Janine 1 episode Danger Island Ariel Television movie
Alternative title: The Presence1993 Bloodlines: Murder in the Family Student #2 Television movie Blossom Cynthia 4 episodes Boy Meets World Heather 1 episode The Nanny 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 Tiffany Malloy 100 episodes 1996 Sister, Sister Nikki 1 episode She Cried No Kellie Television movie
Alternative title: Freshman Fall1996–1997 Pearl Margaret Woodrow 2 episodes 1998 The Drew Carey Show Kristen Carey 1 episode The Steve Harvey Show Herself 1 episode 1998–1999 Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular Herself 1 episode 1999–2001 The Norm Show Taylor Clayton 7 episodes 2000 Buzz Lightyear of Star Command Petra (Voice) 1 episode 2000–2002 Nikki Nikki White 41 episodes 2003–2007 Las Vegas Mary Connell 87 episodes 2006 The Jake Effect Liza Wheeler 7 episodes 2007 Fugly Crystal Stump Television movie 2008 Ghost Whisperer Nina Haley 1 episode 2009 The Spectacular Spider-Man Silver Sable (voice) 2 episodes References
- ^ "Nikki Cox Biography (1978-)". Film Reference. http://www.filmreference.com/film/61/Nikki-Cox.html. Retrieved 2008-06-07.
- ^ Rosen, Alison. "Kevin Connolly: The Entourage Wingman Turns Indie Auteur". Time Out New York. http://www.timeout.com/newyork/articles/hot-seat/5123/kevin-connolly. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ O'toole, Caitlin (1997-09-24). "Goldthwait, Nikki Cox Engaged". People. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,621626,00.html. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ Tan, Michelle. "Jay Mohr Marries Las Vegas Star Nikki Cox". People.com. http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20005554,00.html. Retrieved 2006-12-30.
- ^ Jay Mohr. mohr stories smodcast.com. smodcast. (July 21, 2011). Podcast accessed on Aug 16, 2011.
- ^ "'Gary Unmarried' Star Takes Real Life Wife's Surname". Fox News. 2008-12-27. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,473284,00.html. Retrieved 2009-02-09.
- ^ http://blog.zap2it.com/pop2it/2011/05/jay-mohr-nikki-cox-welcome-cinco-de-mayo-baby.html
External links
- Nikki Cox at the Internet Movie Database
- Nikki Cox at AllRovi
- Nikki Cox at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
- Nikki Cox at BuddyTV
- Photos of Nikki Cox
Categories:- 1978 births
- Actors from Los Angeles, California
- American child actors
- American dancers
- American film actors
- American soap opera actors
- American television actors
- Living people
- People from Los Angeles, California
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