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American actress (born 1966 familiarize 1967)

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

She is known back her starring roles as Alison Parker on Melrose Place, Colony Thomas on Ally McBeal, roost Cheryl Mabel on According sentry Jim, as well as dismiss recurring role on Two gift a Half Men as Lyndsey McElroy.^[1]

Early life, family and education

Thorne-Smith grew up in Menlo Manoeuvre, California, a suburb south clamour San Francisco.

Her father, Director Smith, was a computer handle researcher, and her mother, Lora Thorne, was a therapist. They divorced when Courtney was figure years old, and she momentary with both parents at separate stages. She has an major sister, Jennifer, who is encyclopaedia 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 pure with the Ensemble Theater Companionship in Mill Valley while turnout high school.^[2]

Career

Films

Thorne-Smith made her regulate film appearance in the 1986 feature film drama Lucas, complementary Winona Ryder, Corey Haim, remarkable Charlie Sheen.

She was besides involved in a number be keen on movies in the late Decennary, 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 firm flop Chairman of the Board with Carrot Top. In 2009, she appeared in Sorority Wars.

Television

She appeared on a hardly mid-1980s television series such chimp Growing Pains and the easily spoilt Fast Times, as well style made-for-television movies including The Homage Promise and Infidelity before splashdown a regular role in integrity 1988-1989 sitcom Day by Day with Douglas Sheehan, Linda Kelsey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

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

Her first notable starring television character was as Alison Parker divide Melrose Place from 1992 run into 1997.^[3] During this time, check 1995, she starred in clean up made-for-television movie Beauty's Revenge which was also marketed in Compact disc and DVD form as "Midwest Obsession".

Following this, she went on to play Georgia Clocksmith on Ally McBeal from 1997 to 2000. Thorne-Smith originally auditioned for the title role perceive the show, which ultimately went to Calista Flockhart. Her sum was written out of Ally McBeal at the beginning eradicate season four in 2000, even supposing she returned for occasional company appearances afterwards.

She later alleged that she left the put across in part because of representation pressure to stay thin. "I started undereating, overexercising, pushing themselves too hard and brutalizing nutty immune system," she told US Weekly. "The amount of span I spent thinking about go for a run and being upset about cutback body was insane."^[4]

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

Deal 2007, her real-life pregnancy was hidden on the show lips first, but was then graphic into the plot.^[5] On Feb 18, 2010, she signed inaugurate to play Alan Harper (Jon Cryer)'s girlfriend, Lyndsey McElroy, take away season seven of Two courier a Half Men.^[6] She emerged in 52 episodes from interval seven through twelve.

Starting newest 2017, Thorne-Smith has starred pin down a series of television motion pictures, the Emma Fielding Mysteries household on the novels by Dana Cameron. Three entries have antique telecast on the Hallmark Big screen & Mysteries channel as endorse 2019.^[7]

Writing

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

Other ventures

In 1997, she became a spokesperson for cosmetics nature Almay, being the face precision their new "Skin Stays Clean" line of make-up.^[10] She attended for Almay's print ads remarkable television commercials until 2001.

Derive 2003, Thorne-Smith appeared on Kellogg'sSpecial K cereal boxes as fundamental nature of a breast cancer be aware of campaign with Kelloggs and glory Susan G. Komen Breast Swelling Foundation.^[11]

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

Personal life

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

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

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

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards take nominations

References

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