Born in Los Angeles on June 2, 1978, Cox expressed an interest in show
business at age four. She was discovered by a prominent dance agent
while taking dance classes, which led to her professional debut in the
comedy film Mick... mein Freund vom anderen Stern (1988). Dancing temporarily held center stage with
appearances in Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (1988); a Los Angeles Music Center Ballet
Tour; The Joffrey Ballet; Paula Abdul's video "Forever Your Girl"; "The MTV
Awards" and The Arsenio Hall Show (1989). At age 10, Cox won her first speaking part in a
guest-starring role in Mama's Family (1983). Her other television credits included
Raumschiff Enterprise: Das nächste Jahrhundert (1987), Harrys wundersames Strafgericht (1984), Murphy Brown (1988), Baywatch - Die Rettungsschwimmer von Malibu (1989) and Das leben und ich (1993). Cox also had starring
roles in The Ryan White Story (1989) and the sci-fi thriller Urlaubsflug auf die Insel des Grauens (1992) - both television
movies. She was also a series regular on NBC's Someone Like Me (1994). On the big
screen, Cox was featured in the box-office hit Terminator 2: Tag der Abrechnung (1991) and played Gina
Cates, Jagger Cates' long-lost sister on ABC's General Hospital (1963).
