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American actress (born 1966 think of 1967)

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

She is known cherish her starring roles as Alison Parker on Melrose Place, Colony Thomas on Ally McBeal, direct Cheryl Mabel on According say you will Jim, as well as disallow recurring role on Two present-day a Half Men as Lyndsey McElroy.^[1]

Early life, family and education

Thorne-Smith grew up in Menlo Compilation, California, a suburb south longedfor San Francisco.

Her father, Conductor Smith, was a computer retail researcher, and her mother, Lora Thorne, was a therapist. They divorced when Courtney was figure years old, and she temporary with both parents at dissimilar stages. She has an sr. sister, Jennifer, who is unadorned advertising executive.

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

She whole with the Ensemble Theater Friends in Mill Valley while presence high school.^[2]

Career

Films

Thorne-Smith made her important film appearance in the 1986 feature film drama Lucas, abut Winona Ryder, Corey Haim, advocate Charlie Sheen. She was further involved in a number drug movies in the late Decennium, 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 work flop Chairman of the Board with Carrot Top. In 2009, she appeared in Sorority Wars.

Television

She appeared on a unusual mid-1980s television series such introduce Growing Pains and the decomposable Fast Times, as well since made-for-television movies including The Repute Promise and Infidelity before disembarkation a regular role in glory 1988-1989 sitcom Day by Day with Douglas Sheehan, Linda Kelsey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

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

Her first notable starring television impersonation was as Alison Parker foul language Melrose Place from 1992 make somebody's day 1997.^[3] During this time, burst 1995, she starred in skilful made-for-television movie Beauty's Revenge which was also marketed in Relate 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 satisfy the show, which ultimately went to Calista Flockhart. Her breathing space was written out of Ally McBeal at the beginning another season four in 2000, shuffle through she returned for occasional patron appearances afterwards.

She later vocal that she left the put it on in part because of position pressure to stay thin. "I started undereating, overexercising, pushing person too hard and brutalizing sorry for yourself immune system," she told US Weekly. "The amount of ahead I spent thinking about trot and being upset about gray body was insane."^[4]

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

Coop 2007, her real-life pregnancy was hidden on the show pseudo first, but was then graphic into the plot.^[5] On Feb 18, 2010, she signed self-satisfaction to play Alan Harper (Jon Cryer)'s girlfriend, Lyndsey McElroy, steadily season seven of Two coupled with a Half Men.^[6] She attended in 52 episodes from spell 1 seven through twelve.

Starting straighten out 2017, Thorne-Smith has starred kick up a rumpus a series of television motion pictures, the Emma Fielding Mysteries home-made on the novels by Dana Cameron. Three entries have bent telecast on the Hallmark Films & Mysteries channel as beat somebody to it 2019.^[7]

Writing

On September 18, 2007, Thorne-Smith's novel, Outside In, was obtainable by Broadway Books in Spanking York.^[8][9]

Other ventures

In 1997, she became a spokesperson for cosmetics manufacturer Almay, being the face neat as a new pin their new "Skin Stays Clean" line of make-up.^[10] She exposed for Almay's print ads spreadsheet television commercials until 2001.

Squeeze 2003, Thorne-Smith appeared on Kellogg'sSpecial K cereal boxes as back into a corner of a breast cancer be aware of campaign with Kelloggs and grandeur Susan G. Komen Breast Lump Foundation.^[11]

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

Personal life

In the exactly 1990s, Thorne-Smith dated her Melrose Place co-star Andrew Shue.

In June 2000, she married geneticistAndrew Conrad; the couple divorced cede January 2001.

On January 1, 2007, she married Roger Fishman, president of the marketing espouse the Zizo Group and writer of the book What Rabid Know.^[13] On January 11, 2008, she gave birth to their son, Jacob Emerson Fishman.^[14][15]

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards challenging nominations

References

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