Courtney Thorne-Smith
Biography
Courtney Thorne-Smith is an American actress who built a career in film and television. Born in San Francisco, she acted with the Ensemble Theater Company in Mill Valley during high school. Her first film appearance came in Lucas (1986), and her other early films included Welcome to 18 (1986), Summer School (1987), Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987) and Side Out (1990). On television, she had a regular role on Day by Day from 1988 to 1989 before landing her breakthrough part, Alison Parker on Melrose Place, which she played from 1992 to 1997. She went on to appear as Georgia Thomas in Ally McBeal between 1997 and 2000, then starred as Cheryl on According to Jim between 2001 and 2009. She later had a recurring role as Lyndsey McElroy on Two and a Half Men and starred in the Emma Fielding Mysteries television films from 2017 to 2019. Her novel Outside In was published in 2007.
58years old
Turns 59 on November 8in 38 days
- Born San Francisco
- Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Movie Career
- Films
- 10
- Career span
- 33 years1986 to 2019
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A role that slipped away
Courtney Thorne-Smith went after the title role on Ally McBeal, but Calista Flockhart ended up with it. Instead, Thorne-Smith took the part of Georgia Thomas, appearing from 1997 to 2000.
Courtney Thorne-Smith movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
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Kevin Fair directed two of these films. Three actors appear in three of them each. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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Kevin FairDirector, 2 films, 2018 to 2019
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