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Courtney Thorne-Smith

Courtney Thorne-Smith

Known For Acting
Birthday Nov 08, 1967 (57)
Birthplace San Francisco, California, USA
Popularity 2 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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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

Filmography

Sorority Wars

Sorority Wars

2009

as Lutie

Batman: New Times

Batman: New Times

2005

as Catwoman

Chairman of the Board

Chairman of the Board

1998

as Natalie Stockwell

The Lovemaster

The Lovemaster

1997

as Deb

Beauty's Revenge

Beauty's Revenge

1995

as Cheryl Ann Davis

Breach of Conduct

Breach of Conduct

1994

as Helen Lutz

Side Out

Side Out

1990

as Samantha

Summer School

Summer School

1987

as Pam House

Infidelity

Infidelity

1987

as Robin

Welcome to 18

Welcome to 18

1986

as Lindsey

The Thanksgiving Promise

The Thanksgiving Promise

1986

as Sheryl

Lucas

Lucas

1986

as Alise

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

According to Jim

as Cheryl

Episodes: 182

First Aired: Oct 03, 2001

Melrose Place

as Allison Parker

Episodes: 164

First Aired: Jul 08, 1992

Ally McBeal

as Georgia Thomas

Episodes: 69

First Aired: Sep 08, 1997

Two and a Half Men

as Lyndsey Mackelroy

Episodes: 52

First Aired: Sep 22, 2003

Day by Day

as Kristin Carlson / Judy

Episodes: 33

First Aired: Feb 29, 1988

Fast Times

as Stacey Hamilton

Episodes: 7

First Aired: Mar 05, 1986

L.A. Law

as Kimberly Dugan

Episodes: 6

First Aired: Sep 15, 1986

Spin City

as Danielle Brinkman

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 17, 1996

Fresh Off the Boat

as Anne

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Feb 04, 2015

Grapevine

as Lisa

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jun 16, 1992

Mom

as Sam

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 23, 2013

The View

as Self

Episodes: 5

First Aired: Aug 11, 1997

The Tony Danza Show

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 13, 2004

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Episodes: 2

First Aired: Sep 05, 1988

Duckman

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 05, 1994

The Simpsons

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Dec 17, 1989

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 08, 2003

Sidewalks Entertainment

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 01, 1988

America's Funniest Home Videos

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 26, 1989

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

as Self - Guest

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 13, 1993

Partners

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 11, 1995

Good Day Live

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Sep 17, 2001

Jack's Place

Episodes: 1

First Aired: May 26, 1992

The Reichen Show

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Nov 11, 2005

Stars in the House

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 16, 2020

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 33 65 21
2024 7 36 53 18
2024 8 28 37 19
2024 9 25 35 16
2024 10 35 71 13
2024 11 24 41 12
2024 12 22 35 13
2025 1 22 34 15
2025 2 13 21 4
2025 3 7 16 1
2025 4 1 3 1
2025 5 3 3 2
2025 6 2 3 1
2025 7 1 2 1
2025 8 4 13 1
2025 9 1 2 1
2025 10 2 2 2

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