Cox was born and raised in Mountain Brook , Alabama , a suburb of Birmingham , the daughter of businessman Richard Lewis Cox ( January 28 , 1931 -- September 3 , 2001 ) and his wife Courteney ( née Bass , later Copeland ) .
Courteney Cox was raised in Mountain Brook , Alabama , a suburb of Birmingham . She is the daughter of businessman Richard Lewis Cox ( January 28 , 1931 -- September 3 , 2001 ) and his wife Courteney ( nee Bass , later Copeland ) .