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Courtney Thorne-Smith

Courtney Thorne-Smith

Actor · Born November 8, 1967 · San Francisco, California, USA

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Biography

Courtney Thorne-Smith (born November 8, 1967, height 5' 6" (1,68 m)) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Alison Parker on Melrose Place, Georgia Thomas on Ally McBeal, and Cheryl Mabel in According to Jim, as well as her recurring role in Two and a Half Men as Lyndsey McElroy. She was born in San Francisco, California, and grew up in Menlo Park, a suburb south of San Francisco. Her father, Walter Smith, was a computer market researcher and her mother Lora was a therapist. They divorced when Courtney was seven years old and she lived with both parents at different stages. She has an older sister, Jennifer, who is an advertising executive. She attended Menlo-Atherton High School, in Atherton, California, and graduated from Tamalpais High School, in Mill Valley, California, in 1985. She also performed with the Ensemble Theater Company in Mill Valley while attending high school. Description above from the Wikipedia article Courtney Thorne-Smith, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Acted in 33

2020s

  1. 2024

    He Slid Into Her DMs

    Leah

2010s

  1. 2019

    Emma Fielding Mysteries: More Bitter Than Death

    Emma Fielding

  2. 2018

    Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery

    Emma Fielding

  3. 2017

    Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery

    Emma Fielding

  4. 2015
  5. 2013

1990s

  1. 1998
  2. 1997

    The Lovemaster

    Deb

  3. 1996
  4. 1995

    Beauty's Revenge

    Cheryl Ann Davis

  5. Partners

    TV

  6. 1994

    Breach of Conduct

    Helen Lutz

  7. 1992
  8. Grapevine

    Lisa · 1 episode

  9. Jack's Place

    TV

  10. 1990

    Side Out

    Samantha

Produced 2

2010s

  1. 2019

    Emma Fielding Mysteries: More Bitter Than Death

    Executive Producer

  2. 2018

    Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery

    Executive Producer

Appearances9

2000s

  1. 2003
  2. 2001

    50 Years of NBC Late Night

    Self (archive footage)

No release date

  1. When Melrose Place Ruled The World

    Self