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.
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
Baywatch,
Star Trek: The Next Generation,
Mama's Family,
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
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.
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.
Filmography
Television
| Year
| Title
| Role
| Notes
|
| 1987
| Mama's Family
| Little Iola Boyland
| 1 episode
|
| 1989
|
| 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 Presence
|
| 1993
| Bloodlines: Murder in the Family
| Student #2
| Television movie
|
| Blossom
| Cynthia
| 4 episodes
|
| Boy Meets World
| 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
| Tiffany Malloy
| 100 episodes
|
| 1996
| Sister, Sister
| Nikki
| 1 episode
|
| She Cried No
| Kellie
| Television movie
Alternative title: Freshman Fall
|
| 1996–1997
| Pearl
| Margaret Woodrow
| 2 episodes
|
| 1998
|
| Kristen Carey
| 1 episode
|
|
| Herself
| 1 episode
|
| 1998–1999
| Penn & Teller's Sin City Spectacular
| Herself
| 1 episode
|
| 1999–2001
|
| Taylor Clayton
| 27 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
|
| Liza Wheeler
| 7 episodes
|
| 2007
| Fugly
| Crystal Stump
| Television movie
|
| 2008
| Ghost Whisperer
| Nina Haley
| 1 episode
|
| 2009
|
| Silver Sable (voice)
| 2 episodes
|
