Courtney Thorne-Smith

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

42

Gender

Female

Birthday

1967-11-08 (57 years old)

Place of Birth

San Francisco, California, USA

Courtney Thorne-Smith

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

  • Two and a Half Men

    Two and a Half Men

  • Mom

    Mom

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Melrose Place

    Melrose Place

  • The View

    The View

  • Good Day Live

    Good Day Live

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • According to Jim

    According to Jim

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Spin City

    Spin City

  • Fresh Off the Boat

    Fresh Off the Boat

  • America's Funniest Home Videos

    America's Funniest Home Videos

  • Duckman

    Duckman

  • Stars in the House

    Stars in the House

  • L.A. Law

    L.A. Law

  • The Reichen Show

    The Reichen Show

  • The Tony Danza Show

    The Tony Danza Show

  • Ally McBeal

    Ally McBeal

  • Partners

    Partners

  • Emma Fielding Mysteries: More Bitter Than Death

    Emma Fielding Mysteries: More Bitter Than Death

  • Sidewalks Entertainment

    Sidewalks Entertainment

  • Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

    Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise

  • Fast Times

    Fast Times

  • Lucas

    Lucas

  • Summer School

    Summer School

  • Jack's Place

    Jack's Place

  • Breach of Conduct

    Breach of Conduct

  • Day by Day

    Day by Day

  • The Thanksgiving Promise

    The Thanksgiving Promise

  • The Lovemaster

    The Lovemaster

  • Sorority Wars

    Sorority Wars

  • Chairman of the Board

    Chairman of the Board

  • Grapevine

    Grapevine

  • Side Out

    Side Out

  • Infidelity

    Infidelity

  • Beauty's Revenge

    Beauty's Revenge

  • Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery

    Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery

  • Batman: New Times

    Batman: New Times

  • Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery

    Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery

  • He Slid Into Her DMs

    He Slid Into Her DMs

  • Welcome to 18

    Welcome to 18

  • Springfield's Most Wanted

    Springfield's Most Wanted