Background
Nikki Cox was born in Los Angeles, California. Nikki"s father is Meredith Avery Cox and her mother is Terry Kay Cox, who was her personal manager.
Nikki Cox was born in Los Angeles, California. Nikki"s father is Meredith Avery Cox and her mother is Terry Kay Cox, who was her personal manager.
Cox began her career at the age of four when she appeared as a dancer in several ballet productions and television 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 television shows led to her first prime-time role as Tiffany Malloy on the sitcom Unhappily Ever After, which ran on the World Bank 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 television drama Las Vegas from 2003-2007. On May 20 and May 23, 2005, her Las Vegas character crossed over to National Broadcasting Company"s soap opera Passions to coincide with the arrival of two new characters introduced on Las Vegas.
In 2006, she became the spokesmodel for the online gaming website, Sportsbook.com.
In 2009, she provided the voice of Jenna in Leisure Suit Larry: Box Office Bust. That same year, she also appeared in Lonely Street, a comedy starring Robert Patrick, Jay Mohr, Ernie Hudson and Lindsay Price.