Cast & creator

Courtney Thorne-Smith

1967-11-08 (age 58) San Francisco, California, USAIMDb

Best known for The View, Two and a Half Men, LIVE with Kelly and Mark

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.

Also known as: Courtney Thorne Smith , کورتنی تورن-اسمیت

Movies

film credits

Series

television credits

Career

1954–2024 · acting roles

Credit score

6.3

average across scored titles

Signature credits

Known for

Ordered by popularity

★ 4.3

The View

Self · 1997

★ 7.4

Two and a Half Men

Lyndsey Mackelroy · 2003

★ 5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Acting · 1988

★ 7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Self - Guest · 1993

★ 5.6

The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Self · 2003

Across film & television

Filmography (47)

Showing 47 of 47 credits

Courtney Thorne-Smith