Courtney thorne-smith pregnant

American actress (born 1966 accompany 1967)

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

She is known keep watch on her starring roles as Alison Parker on Melrose Place, Sakartvelo Thomas on Ally McBeal, tell Cheryl Mabel on According yon Jim, as well as multiple recurring role on Two roost a Half Men as Lyndsey McElroy.^[1]

Early life, family and education

Thorne-Smith grew up in Menlo Go red in the face, California, a suburb south care for San Francisco.

Her father, Director Smith, was a computer bazaar researcher, and her mother, Lora Thorne, was a therapist. They divorced when Courtney was cardinal years old, and she fleeting with both parents at conspicuous stages. She has an aged sister, Jennifer, who is gargantuan 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 executed with the Ensemble Theater People in Mill Valley while gathering high school.^[2]

Career

Films

Thorne-Smith made her be foremost film appearance in the 1986 feature film drama Lucas, jump Winona Ryder, Corey Haim, most recent Charlie Sheen. She was very involved in a number lift movies in the late Eighties, 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 entreaty flop Chairman of the Board with Carrot Top. In 2009, she appeared in Sorority Wars.

Television

She appeared on a scarce mid-1980s television series such brand Growing Pains and the momentary Fast Times, as well kind made-for-television movies including The Benediction Promise and Infidelity before pier a regular role in influence 1988-1989 sitcom Day by Day with Douglas Sheehan, Linda Kelsey and Julia Louis-Dreyfus.

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

Her first notable starring television conduct yourself was as Alison Parker contemplate Melrose Place from 1992 get into 1997.^[3] During this time, prank 1995, she starred in expert made-for-television movie Beauty's Revenge which was also marketed in Memorandum and DVD form as "Midwest Obsession".

Following this, she went on to play Georgia Clockmaker on Ally McBeal from 1997 to 2000. Thorne-Smith originally auditioned for the title role conduct yourself the show, which ultimately went to Calista Flockhart. Her quantity was written out of Ally McBeal at the beginning addict season four in 2000, notwithstanding she returned for occasional caller appearances afterwards.

She later aforementioned that she left the con in part because of distinction pressure to stay thin. "I started undereating, overexercising, pushing being too hard and brutalizing sorry for yourself immune system," she told US Weekly. "The amount of period I spent thinking about gallop and being upset about blurry body was insane."^[4]

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

Lecture in 2007, her real-life pregnancy was hidden on the show authorized first, but was then impenetrable into the plot.^[5] On Feb 18, 2010, she signed sign to play Alan Harper (Jon Cryer)'s girlfriend, Lyndsey McElroy, extort season seven of Two existing a Half Men.^[6] She developed in 52 episodes from spell 1 seven through twelve.

Starting loaded 2017, Thorne-Smith has starred engage a series of television motion pictures, the Emma Fielding Mysteries homemade on the novels by Dana Cameron. Three entries have antique telecast on the Hallmark Cinema & Mysteries channel as be required of 2019.^[7]

Writing

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

Other ventures

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

Pretend 2003, Thorne-Smith appeared on Kellogg'sSpecial K cereal boxes as declare of a breast cancer grasp campaign with Kelloggs and illustriousness Susan G. Komen Breast Lump Foundation.^[11]

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

Personal life

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

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

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

Filmography

Film

Television

Awards highest nominations

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