
Courtney Thorne-Smith
Department: Acting
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.
Known For

Chairman of the Board
1998

Lucas
1986

Summer School
1987

Sorority Wars
2009

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
1987

Side Out
1990

Infidelity
1987

Beauty's Revenge
1995

Welcome to 18
1986

Batman: New Times
2005

The Lovemaster
1997

Breach of Conduct
1994

The Thanksgiving Promise
1986

Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery
2017

Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery
2018

Emma Fielding Mysteries: More Bitter Than Death
2019

He Slid Into Her DMs
2024

Springfield's Most Wanted
1995

When Melrose Place Ruled The World
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Duckman
1994

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003

The Tony Danza Show
2004

Ally McBeal
1997

L.A. Law
1986

According to Jim
2001

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988

Spin City
1996

Sidewalks Entertainment
1988

The View
1997

Melrose Place
1992

America's Funniest Home Videos
1989

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993

Day by Day
1988

Partners
1995

Fast Times
1986

Good Day Live
2001

Jack's Place
1992

Two and a Half Men
2003

Grapevine
1992

The Reichen Show
2005

Stars in the House
2020

Fresh Off the Boat
2015

Mom
2013