‘They probably forgot about me for a while’, says Shining Vale actress Courtney Cox

Popularly known for her character Monica Geller on the iconic “Friends” Courtney Cox and six seasons on “Cougar Town” has often been typecast for her roles in the past. It’s obvious that she must be getting pitched a lot of half-hour comedies. “Usually they’re not challenging enough, or I find sitcoms just not that funny anymore,” she tells on this week’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast.

The actress was fortunate to be a part of “Shining Vale” a horror-comedy series on Starz this year. For the unversed, she plays a novelist with writers’ block who relocates with the family from New York City to Connecticut after her husband Terry (Greg Kinnear) learns she’s having an affair. “Shining Vale” was co-created by “Friends” writer Jeff Astrof. “I’m pretty sure this character was written for someone in their 40’s … but then they changed it to a woman in their 50’s, which is great because that’s when your midlife crisis really happens,” Cox says.

The actress spoke about her priorities then and how they affected her work. She said, ‘I think … out of sight, out of mind. And yeah, I think a lot of it was my fault, but I think also once I wasn’t driven, I think they probably forgot about me for a while.’

Cox’s new series comes on the heels of the Emmy-nominated “Friends” reunion television special and Paramount’s box office hit reboot of the “Scream” franchise.