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Courtney Thorne-Smith profile
Actor

Courtney Thorne-Smith

Acting

Career Snapshot

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Acting credits

39

Established

Large and steady acting portfolio.

TMDB popularity

2.5

Moderate attention

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Movies: 18Series: 21Crew credits: 2

TMDB ID: 55277

IMDb ID: nm0005489

Known for: Acting

Born: November 8, 1967

Age: 58

Place of birth: San Francisco, California, USA

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1986 - 2024

Years active: 39

Average TMDB rating: 6.31

Wikidata: Q230180

Also known as

Courtney Thorne Smith • کورتنی تورن-اسمیت

Other jobs

Executive Producer (2)

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. ​

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