Courtney Thorne-Smith is an award winning American actress and writer. She came to prominence for her role as Cheryl in According to Jim. She also became known for her recurring role as Lyndsey McElroy on Two and a Half Men.
She has starred in other movies like Summer School and Grapevine. She is also the author of the novel Outside In.
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| Date of Birth: | November 8, 1967 |
| Birth Place: | San Francisco, California, U.S |
| Nationality: | American |
| Occupation: | Actress |
| Husband: | Andrew Conrad (m. 2000-2001) Roger Fishman (m. 2007) |
| Height: | 1.68 m |
| Net Worth: | $10 million |
Early Life
Courtney Thorne-Smith was born on November 8, 1967 in San Francisco, California, United States and was raised in Menlo Park, a surburb south of San Francisco.
She had lived with her parents. Her mother, Lora Thorne was a therapist while her father, Walter Smith was a computer market researcher. Her parents divorced when she was barely seven years of age. She also has an elder sister named Jennifer, who is an advertising executive.
She went to Menlo-Atherton High School in Atherton, California and completed her education at Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley, California in 1985.
Career
Thorne-Smith showed up in the 1986 film drama Lucas, close by Winona Ryder, Corey Haim, Charlie Sheen and Winona Ryder. She was additionally engaged with various movies in the last part of the 1980s, which include; Summer School Welcome to 18, and Side Out. She featured in the movies Chairman of the Board with Carrot Top in 1998 and showed up in Sorority Wars in 2009.
Her first prominent feature on a television role was as Alison Parker on Melrose Place from 1992 to 1997. During this time, in 1995, she featured in a made-for-TV film Beauty’s Revenge which was likewise promoted in CD and DVD structure as “Midwest Obsession”. Following this, she proceeded to play Georgia Thomas on Ally McBeal from 1997 to 2000.
She featured as Cheryl on According to Jim from 2001 to 2009 and in 2010, she agreed to feature Alan Harper in season seven of Two and a Half Men.
Thorne-Smith has featured in a series of televisiom films since the beginning of 2017.
She also has a novel, Outside In, which she published in September 2017.
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Movies & TV Shows
- The Lovemaster
- Summer School
- Lucas
- Batman: New Times
- Chairman of the Board
- Whisper of the Heart
- Fast Times
- Growing Pains
- Grapevine
- Anything But Love
- Breach of Conduct
- Partners
- Norm
- Spin City
Personal Life
Thorne-Smith was in a relationship with Andrew Shue in the early 1990s. She got married to Andrew Conrad in June 2000 and divorced in January 2001.
She married again to Roger Fishman, on January 1, 2007 and gave birth to her son, Jacob Emerson Fishman, at the age of 40. Her husband, Roger Fishman is the president of the marketing firm thr Zizo group and the author of the book What I Know.
Awards & Nominations
Thorne-Smith won Oustanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series at the Screen Actors Guild in 1999 and was also nominated for the same award in 1998 and 2000.
Net Worth
Courtney Thorne-Smith earna from acting an other sources. She has an estimated net worth of $10 million.
