[2][3] After graduating from a performing arts high school Cox moved to Los Angeles with her mother, Kate.
While getting into acting, Cox scooped ice cream at Ben & Jerry's, and made money by playing cards when she was struggling.
[citation needed] In 1999, she signed on to star alongside Jean Smart in Tiara Tango, later retitled Forever Fabulous.
[10] The film went through a troubled history while being made, as actresses Cathy Moriarty and Suzanne Pleshette both had parts before quitting due to massive rewrites of the script.
It took several takes just for Will & Grace star Debra Messing to get past the first line of Cox's character, Nurse Pitman.
"[11][12] Cox then became a main cast member on Hype, an American sketch comedy television series on The WB,[13] However, due to low ratings the show was canceled.
The next year it was announced Cox would reunite with The Brady Bunch Movie co-star and friend Alanna Ubach, in Life After Donna Dell.
[citation needed] In August 2006, she began playing the recurring role of receptionist Tiffany Riley Clarke on Lovespring International.
In 2011, she had roles on multiple films, Balls to the Wall, Poolboy: Drowning Out the Fury, Eating Out: The Open Weekend, A Holiday Engagement and Spooky Buddies.