---
name: "Courtney Thorne-Smith"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/courtney-thorne-smith"
fi1m_id: "courtney-thorne-smith"
imdb_id: "nm0005489"
tmdb_id: 55277
wikidata_id: "Q230180"
roles: ["Actor"]
born: "8 November 1967"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_as: "actor"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-07T12:46:43.143792+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Courtney Thorne-Smith

## Identity

Courtney Thorne-Smith

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/courtney-thorne-smith
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** courtney-thorne-smith
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005489
- **TMDB ID:** 55277
- **Wikidata ID:** Q230180
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Thorne-Smith, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230180, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005489/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55277

Actor. Born 8 November 1967 in San Francisco, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Actor
- **Born:** 8 November 1967, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Also known as:** Courtney Thorne Smith , کورتنی تورن-اسمیت
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Courtney_Thorne-Smith, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q230180, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005489/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/55277

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Ally McBeal*](https://film.one/tv/ally-mcbeal.md) (63)

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## Biography

Courtney Thorne-Smith is an American actress. She is known for her starring roles as Alison Parker in the series *Melrose Place* (1992–1997), Georgia Thomas in *Ally McBeal* (1997–2000), Cheryl in *According to Jim* (2001–2009), and Lyndsey McElroy in *Two and a Half Men* (2010–2015).

Born in San Francisco, California, she grew up in Menlo Park and graduated from Tamalpais High School in Mill Valley in 1985. She performed with the Ensemble Theater Company in Mill Valley while at school. Her early film roles include *Lucas* (1986), *Summer School* (1987) and *Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise* (1987).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Ally McBeal* (1997), Fi1m 63, as Georgia Thomas — [page](https://film.one/tv/ally-mcbeal.md)

## Complete filmography (31)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *He Slid Into Her DMs* (2024), as Leah
- *Emma Fielding Mysteries: More Bitter Than Death* (2019), as Emma Fielding · Executive Producer
- *Past Malice: An Emma Fielding Mystery* (2018), as Emma Fielding · Executive Producer
- *Site Unseen: An Emma Fielding Mystery* (2017), as Emma Fielding
- *Fresh Off the Boat* (2015), series, as Anne
- *Mom* (2013), series, as Sam
- *Sorority Wars* (2009), as Lutie
- *Two and a Half Men* (2003), series, as Lyndsey Mackelroy — Fi1m 55, [page](https://film.one/tv/two-and-a-half-men.md)
- *According to Jim* (2001), series, as Cheryl
- *Chairman of the Board* (1998), as Natalie Stockwell
- *The Lovemaster* (1997), as Deb
- *Ally McBeal* (1997), series, as Georgia Thomas — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/tv/ally-mcbeal.md)
- *Spin City* (1996), series, as Danielle Brinkman
- *Beauty's Revenge* (1995), as Cheryl Ann Davis
- *Partners* (1995), series, Actor
- *Breach of Conduct* (1994), as Helen Lutz
- *Duckman* (1994), series, as Courtney Thorne-Smith (voice)
- *Melrose Place* (1992), series, as Allison Parker
- *Grapevine* (1992), series, as Lisa
- *Jack's Place* (1992), series, Actor
- *Side Out* (1990), as Samantha
- *Day by Day* (1988), series, as Kristin Carlson / Judy
- *Summer School* (1987), as Pam
- *Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise* (1987), as Sunny Carstairs
- *Infidelity* (1987), as Robin
- *The Thanksgiving Promise* (1986), as Sheryl
- *L.A. Law* (1986), series, as Kimberly Dugan
- *Welcome to 18* (1986), as Lindsey
- *Lucas* (1986), as Alise
- *Fast Times* (1986), series, as Stacey Hamilton
- *The Wonderful World of Disney* (1954), series, as Sheryl

## Gallery

- ![Courtney Thorne-Smith](https://film.one/media/person/6782889/gallery-b8af2abe556f.jpg) Courtney Thorne-Smith — Anne M. Raso (anne861), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Courtney_Thorne_Smith_%28cropped%29.jpg/1280px-Courtney_Thorne_Smith_%28cropped%29.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Courtney Thorne-Smith in 2013.](https://film.one/media/person/6782889/gallery-d2e0ebc07bce.jpg) Courtney Thorne-Smith in 2013. — Anne M. Raso (anne861), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cb/Courtney_Thorne-Smith.jpg/1280px-Courtney_Thorne-Smith.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Courtney Thorne-Smith in 2013.](https://film.one/media/person/6782889/gallery-99ac4dd63a88.jpg) Courtney Thorne-Smith in 2013. — Anne M. Raso (anne861), CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Courtney_Thorne_Smith_2.jpg/1280px-Courtney_Thorne_Smith_2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)

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