All About Courteney Cox and David Arquette's Daughter Coco Arquette

Mar. 15, 2025

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As the only child of Hollywood starsCourteney CoxandDavid Arquette, Coco Riley Arquette has been in the spotlight since she was born on June 13, 2004.

WhileCox couldn’t be more proudof her “courageous, smart, deep, funny, unique and beautiful” daughter, she admits there have been growing pains while raising a teenager.

“We fight,” theFriendsstar told PEOPLE in January 2022. “I’ve learned that boundaries are important and to keep them because I know itmakes her feel safe. But I’m not always good with boundaries. I get worn out. You’ve got to pick your battles and decide what is important.”

Thosefights and boundarieshave only strengthened the mother-daughter duo’s connection, according to Coco.

“I love you, but of course we’re gonna get in fights,” she told her mom during an interview for PEOPLE’sThe Beautiful Issuein 2018. “Butwe’re very close. Very close. I love you a lot.”

Here’s everything to know about Courteney Cox and David Arquette’s daughter, Coco Riley Arquette.

She was born on June 13, 2004

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Cox and Davidwelcomed their daughter Cocoon June 13, 2004 at a hospital in Los Angeles.

Cox gave Coco someinsight into her pregnancy journeyin May 2020 when they sat down to chat in a promo for Cox’s Facebook Watch series9 Months with Courteney Cox.

TheScreamactress described the experience as “exciting, emotional, and great,” but Coco was disgusted to learn what Cox craved during pregnancy. “Cottage cheese and tomato,” Cox laughed.

These days, Coco is all grown up. In June 2023, Cox celebrated her daughter’s19th birthdaywith an Instagram post that featured a sweet selfie of the mother and daughter.

“Happy Birthday Cocolicious! I love you and your sweet, caring, sensitive, spicy, original, salty, witty, beautiful heart. ♥️♥️♥️,” Cox wrote in the caption.

Her name has a very special meaning

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Coco is actually named after her mother — it’s the first two letters of Cox’s first and last names. “It’s sort of an abbreviation of ‘COurteney COx’ … ‘CoCo’,” David confirmed toGeorge LopezonLopez Tonight in 2010.

Cox originally just wanted toname her daughter after herselfand call her Courteney, but because David’s Jewish religion prefers children not to be named after living relatives, they compromised with Coco.

Cox struggled with fertility before welcoming Coco

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Cox and David were especially grateful to welcome a child into the world because Coxstruggled with fertility. “I get pregnant pretty easily, but I have a hard time keeping them,” Cox told PEOPLE in 2004. Though she “kept trying,” she miscarried “quite a few times” and eventually decided to try in vitro fertilization.

It was “nerve-racking,” David said. “I feel terrible that she has to go through so much.”

Cox, who was nearly 40 at the time, knew it would be a difficult journey. “It’s a fact that after a certain age you have less of a chance,” she said. But after another round, they got pregnant with Coco.

She has a famous godmother

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Not only are Coco’s parents famous — her godmother is, too! She’s very close with Cox’sFriendscostarJennifer Aniston, who Cox asked to be her daughter’s godmother.

Aniston takes her job very seriously. When Cox posted aselfiewith Coco in 2019, Aniston couldn’t believehow mature she looked. “Coco! You’re growing up way too fast. Or am I protecting? I love you deep. ❤️❤️❤️❤️.”

Cox and David worked hard for a successful co-parenting relationship

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Cox and David separated in October 2010 andfiled for divorcein June 2012, asking for joint custody of Coco. Theyfinalized the splitin May 2013.

Despite their breakup, the two have only shared kind words about one another, “He’s my best friend,” Cox told PEOPLE of herScreamcostar in January 2012. “No matter what happens in our future, he’s my very best friend.”

David said the same about Cox in January 2013: “I love her, too, and she’s an amazing person … We have a great relationship because we treat each other with respect. We’re honest with each other. We’re respectful, and that’s what it comes down to.”

Despite having “a great relationship,” David said in 2021 that he’d like toapologize to Coco"because divorce is so difficult."

“We never went head-to-head, [or] battled each other, through the process of divorce and through the process of raising our kid,” he added, but he knows it was hard on his daughter.

“You don’t want to go in one houseand have anything split,” Cox said about how they kept things calm for Coco. “You want it to beharmonious in both places.”

The actress says they don’t split upwho gets which holiday with her, and instead leaves it to “whatever she wants to do and whatever works.”

Cox wishes she would have been a “firmer parent”

During an interview onMinnie Driver’spodcastMinnie Questions, Cox admitted that she struggled to set boundaries with Coco when she was younger.

“I’ve learned to say, ‘no.’ I’ve learned to have boundaries. But I mean, earlier on when she was a kid or not even that many years ago,I wish I’d been a firmer parent,” she said.

She is a talented singer

Coco is poised to be a star in her own right. “She’s an incredible singerand she loves acting,” David toldEntertainment Tonightin 2021. “It’s getting more serious now and you know the performances even are becoming more, you know, polished. So it’s exciting to see.”

Cox has shared many videos featuringher mini-me’simpressive singing skills. The two often perform together with Cox playing piano while her daughter belts out hit songs likeFleetwood Mac’s"Silver Springs",Taylor Swift’s"Cardigan" andAdele’s"Chasing Pavements".

Sometimes, she even duets with outer celebrities — like when sheperformed Natasha Bedingfield’s song “Unwritten"with her for UCLA’s Institute of the Environment and Sustainability benefit gala in 2021. She also took the stage with Snow Patrol to sing theirhit song “Chasing Cars"in 2019.

David said he and Cox “made sure not to do anything professional” with Coco’s talents until she was an adult, because they wanted to “let her be a kid.” But now that she’s grown up, they’re happy to support a singing or acting career.

“As long as she does something she loves, that’s all we want,” he continued.

She and Cox share matching tattoos

Laura Dern and her children Ellery and Jaya, with Courteney Cox and daughter Coco.Courteney Cox Instagram

David also has someink honoring his daughter. “I got it when Coco was about five,” he said about the tattoo that says “I love mom and dad” in Coco’s handwriting. It was actually the first note she ever wrote to her parents on her own.

Coco has grown up around celebrities, which her mom admits has made hervery hard to impress. “When she was about 4,Zac Efroncame over and[James] Marsdenand she literally freaked out like, ‘I want to go home!’ And I’m like, ‘You are home.’ " Cox said onJimmy Kimmel Live!In 2022. “She just couldn’t handle it. But now, it doesn’t matter.”

“Icannot impress that girl. I just can’t,” she continued. “I’m like, do you want to sing withEd [Sheeran]tonight? And she’s like, ‘Mmm no.’ So I really bribe her to do things with me.”

She likes to take risks with her style

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Coco likes to try new thingswhen it comes to fashion and makeup, and Cox fully supports that. “People will say, ‘Why do you let Coco wear so much makeup?'” Cox said onTheDrew BarrymoreShowin 2021.

“She’s been wearing makeup forever, that is a self-expression for her. She loves to dress up. She will dye her hair, it was purple a week ago, I think right now it’s blonde underneath before it was blue.”

While Cox doesn’t love that Coco’s “ruined the bathroom 1,000 times,” she does want to support her daughter’s sense of expression. “I think we just have to let them be themselves with boundaries, of course,” she says. “I am not great at boundaries. I have to get better at it.”

However, Coco won’t be caught wearing many of her mom’s hand-me-downs, because as she told Refinery29 in August 2024, Cox didn’t save them for her.

“She didn’tactually save anythingfor me from the ‘90s. It’s actually very rude,” Coco said in a video that was shared onInstagram. “Everyone’s like, ‘Oh, those outfits.’ No, I don’t have them.”

She starred in a music video

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“From the first time Foy played ‘Coco’ for me – and every time I’ve heard it since – I’ve felt he captured, not only Coco’s unique personality but also the beautiful childhood innocence that sadly, but inevitably, fades with time,” Cox told PEOPLE.

“That old adage ‘the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree’ has never proved more true than with Courteney and Coco” Vance added. “As soon as I wrote the song ‘Coco’ – which started out as an off the cuff verse to make Coco laugh – it was obvious that Courteney would direct the video.”

David is a doting dad

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From the moment he found out he was going to be a father, David was excited to take on the responsibility — and fun.

“I’m gonna havea ton of fun being a dad,” Arquette told PEOPLE before welcoming Coco. “I can’t wait to read stories and play games and the whole thing.”

During a January 2022 appearance onLive with Kelly and Ryan, the actor shared how it was “really sad” being apart from Coco, who was quarantined and couldn’t travel, during the holidays. However, Arquette was looking forward to reuniting with his daughter and having a delayed celebration.

“[We’re] going to make it up, she’s here now and I can’t wait to see her,” he said.

source: people.com