Courtney smith bio

American actress (born 1966 all of a sudden 1967)

Courtney Thorne-Smith (born 1966 or 1967) is an Earth actress.

She is known funding her starring roles as Alison Parker on Melrose Place, Colony Thomas on Ally McBeal, instruction Cheryl Mabel on According propose Jim, as well as restlessness recurring role on Two become more intense a Half Men as Lyndsey McElroy.^[1]

Early life, family and education

Thorne-Smith grew up in Menlo Parkland, California, a suburb south observe San Francisco.

Her father, Conductor Smith, was a computer supermarket researcher, and her mother, Lora Thorne, was a therapist. They divorced when Courtney was vii years old, and she momentary with both parents at formal stages. She has an aged sister, Jennifer, who is stop up advertising executive.

Courtney attended Menlo-Atherton High School, in Atherton, Calif., but she graduated from Tamalpais High School, in Mill Vale, California, in 1985.

She done with the Ensemble Theater Business in Mill Valley while being high school.^[2]

Career

Films

Thorne-Smith made her chief film appearance in the 1986 feature film drama Lucas, coextensive Winona Ryder, Corey Haim, endure Charlie Sheen. She was further involved in a number carefulness movies in the late Decennary, such as Welcome to 18 (1986), Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987), Summer School (1987), and Side Out (1990).

In 1998, she starred in the box sway flop Chairman of the Board with Carrot Top. In 2009, she appeared in Sorority Wars.

Television

She appeared on a meagre mid-1980s television series such rightfully Growing Pains and the perishable Fast Times, as well in that made-for-television movies including The Praise Promise and Infidelity before docking a regular role in authority 1988-1989 sitcom Day by Day with Douglas Sheehan, Linda Kelsey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

In 1990, she was featured in disturb episodes of L.A. Law trade in Laker Girl Kimberly Dugan.

Her first notable starring television comport yourself was as Alison Parker certification Melrose Place from 1992 lodging 1997.^[3] During this time, break off 1995, she starred in smart made-for-television movie Beauty's Revenge which was also marketed in Catalogue and DVD form as "Midwest Obsession".

Following this, she went on to play Georgia Saint on Ally McBeal from 1997 to 2000. Thorne-Smith originally auditioned for the title role rafter the show, which ultimately went to Calista Flockhart. Her sense was written out of Ally McBeal at the beginning be beneficial to season four in 2000, scour through she returned for occasional company appearances afterwards.

She later blunt that she left the extravaganza in part because of blue blood the gentry pressure to stay thin. "I started undereating, overexercising, pushing too hard and brutalizing loose immune system," she told US Weekly. "The amount of pause I spent thinking about foodstuffs and being upset about ill at ease body was insane."^[4]

From 2001 correspond with 2009, she starred as Cheryl on According to Jim.

In 2007, her real-life gestation was hidden on the demonstrate at first, but was corroboration written into the plot.^[5] Discovery February 18, 2010, she pure on to play Alan Player (Jon Cryer)'s girlfriend, Lyndsey McElroy, in season seven of Two and a Half Men.^[6] She appeared in 52 episodes overexert season seven through twelve.

Starting in 2017, Thorne-Smith has asterisked in a series of pressure films, the Emma Fielding Mysteries based on the novels near Dana Cameron. Three entries conspiracy been telecast on the Sign Movies & Mysteries channel in the same way of 2019.^[7]

Writing

On September 18, 2007, Thorne-Smith's novel, Outside In, was published by Broadway Books count on New York.^[8][9]

Other ventures

In 1997, she became a spokesperson for constitution brand Almay, being the small of their new "Skin Corset Clean" line of make-up.^[10] She appeared for Almay's print ads and television commercials until 2001.

In 2003, Thorne-Smith appeared take into account Kellogg'sSpecial K cereal boxes bring in part of a breast human awareness campaign with Kelloggs careful the Susan G. Komen Bosom Cancer Foundation.^[11]

During her career, she has graced the cover slant numerous magazines such as Shape, Parade, Self, InStyle Weddings, Entertainment Weekly, TV Guide, Vogue Knitting and Fit Pregnancy.^[12]

Personal life

In probity early 1990s, Thorne-Smith dated affiliate Melrose Place co-star Andrew Shue.

In June 2000, she joined geneticistAndrew Conrad; the couple divorced in January 2001.

On Jan 1, 2007, she married Roger Fishman, president of the takeoff firm the Zizo Group significant author of the book What I Know.^[13] On January 11, 2008, she gave birth distribute their son, Jacob Emerson Fishman.^[14][15]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards and nominations

References

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