
Courtney Thorne-Smith
Acting
1967-11-08 · San Francisco, California, USA
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.
Filmography

He Slid Into Her DMs
2024 · Movie

Stars in the House
2020 · Series

Emma Fielding Mysteries: More Bitter Than Death
2019 · Movie

Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery
2018 · Movie

Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery
2017 · Movie

Fresh Off the Boat
2015 · Series

Mom
2013 · Series

The Talk
2010 · Series

Sorority Wars
2009 · Movie
The Reichen Show
2005 · Series
The Tony Danza Show
2004 · Series

Two and a Half Men
2003 · Series

The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Series

According to Jim
2001 · Series

50 Years of NBC Late Night
2001 · Movie

Good Day Live
2001 · Series

Chairman of the Board
1998 · Movie

The Lovemaster
1997 · Movie

Ally McBeal
1997 · Series

The View
1997 · Series

Spin City
1996 · Series

Beauty's Revenge
1995 · Movie

Springfield's Most Wanted
1995 · Movie

Partners
1995 · Series

Breach of Conduct
1994 · Movie

Duckman
1994 · Series

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Series

Melrose Place
1992 · Series

Grapevine
1992 · Series

Jack's Place
1992 · Series

Side Out
1990 · Movie

America's Funniest Home Videos
1989 · Series

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · Series
Sidewalks Entertainment
1988 · Series

Day by Day
1988 · Series

Summer School
1987 · Movie

Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
1987 · Movie

Infidelity
1987 · Movie

The Thanksgiving Promise
1986 · Movie

L.A. Law
1986 · Series

Welcome to 18
1986 · Movie

Lucas
1986 · Movie

Fast Times
1986 · Series

The Wonderful World of Disney
1954 · Series

When Melrose Place Ruled The World
Movie