Courtney Thorne - Smith - wikipedia Courtney Thorne - Smith Courtney Thorne - Smith Thorne - Smith in 2013 ( 1967 - 11 - 08 ) November 8, 1967 ( age 50 ) San Francisco, California, U.S. Occupation Actress Years active 1986 -- present Spouse ( s ) Andrew Conrad ( m. 2000 ; div. 2001 ) Roger Fishman ( m. 2007 ) Children Courtney Thorne - Smith ( born November 8, 1967 ) is an American actress. She is best known for her roles as Alison Parker on Melrose Place, Georgia Thomas on Ally McBeal, Cheryl in According to Jim, and her recurring role on Two and a Half Men as Lyndsey McElroy. Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 2.1 Films 2.2 Television 2.3 Writing 2.4 Spokeswoman 3 Personal life 4 Filmography 4.1 Film 4.2 Television 5 Awards and nominations 6 References 7 External links Early life Thorne - Smith 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 Thorne, 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. Career Films Thorne - Smith made her first film appearance in the 1986 feature film drama Lucas, alongside Winona Ryder, Corey Haim, and Charlie Sheen. She was also involved in a number of movies in the late 1980s, 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 office flop Chairman of the Board with Carrot Top. In 2009, she appeared in Sorority Wars. She also played the lead role in the Emma Fielding Mystery movies telecast on the Hallmark Channel. Television She appeared on a few mid-1980s television series such as Growing Pains and the short - lived Fast Times, as well as made - for - television movies including The Thanksgiving Promise and Infidelity before landing a regular role in the short - lived sitcom Day by Day with Douglas Sheehan, Linda Kelsey and Julia Louis - Dreyfus. In 1990, she was featured in six episodes of L.A. Law as Laker Girl Kimberly Dugan. Her first notable starring television role was as Alison Parker on Melrose Place from 1992 to 1997. During this time, in 1995, she starred in a made - for - television movie Beauty 's Revenge which was also marketed in CD and DVD form as `` Midwest Obsession ''. Following this, she went on to play Georgia Thomas on Ally McBeal from 1997 to 2000. Thorne - Smith originally auditioned for the title role in the show, which ultimately went to Calista Flockhart. Her character was written out of Ally McBeal at the beginning of season four in 2000, though she returned for occasional guest appearances afterwards. From 2001 to 2009, she starred as Cheryl on According to Jim. In 2007, her real - life pregnancy was hidden on the show at first, but was then written into the plot. On February 18, 2010, she signed on to play Alan Harper ( Jon Cryer ) 's girlfriend, Lyndsey McElroy, in season seven of Two and a Half Men. She appeared in 52 episodes from season seven through twelve. Writing On September 18, 2007, Thorne - Smith 's novel, Outside In, was published by Broadway Books in New York. Spokeswoman In 1997, she became a spokeswoman for Almay cosmetics, being the face of their new `` Skin Stays Clean '' line of make - up. She is also a spokeswoman for the Atkins diet. Personal life In the early 1990s, Thorne - Smith dated Andrew Shue, her on - screen lover from Melrose Place. In June 2000, the actress married geneticist Andrew Conrad ; the couple divorced in January 2001. On January 1, 2007, she married Roger Fishman, president of the marketing firm the Zizo Group and author of the book What I Know. On January 11, 2008, aged 40, she gave birth to their first child, Jacob Emerson Fishman. Filmography Film Year Title Role Notes 1986 Welcome to 18 Lindsey 1986 Lucas Alise Revenge of the Nerds II : Nerds in Paradise Sunny Carstairs Summer School Pam House 1990 Side Out Samantha 1997 The Lovemaster Deb 1998 Chairman of the Board Natalie Stockwell 2005 Batman : New Times Catwoman / Ms. Kitka Karenska Voice Short film 2006 Whisper of the Heart Shiho Tsukishima English dub Television Year Title Role Notes 1986 Fast Times Stacey Hamilton 7 episodes 1986 The Thanksgiving Promise Sheryl Television film Growing Pains Photography class student Episode : `` Nude Photos '' 1988 -- 1989 Day By Day Kristin Carlson 33 episodes 1990 L.A. Law Kimberly Dugan 6 Episodes 1990 Anything But Love Allison Andrews Episode : `` All About Allison '' 1992 Jack 's Place Kim Logan Episode : `` Everything Old is New Again '' 1992 Grapevine Lisa Episode : `` The Lisa and Bill Story '' 1992 -- 1997 Melrose Place Alison Parker 158 episodes Breach of Conduct Helen Lutz Television film 1995 Beauty 's Revenge Cheryl Ann Davis Television film Partners Danielle Episode : `` The Year of Bob ? '' 1997 Duckman : Private Dick / Family Man Herself Episode : `` Bonfire of the Panties '' 1997 Spin City Danielle Brinkman Episode : `` Starting Over '' 1997 -- 2002 Ally McBeal Georgia Thomas 69 episodes 1999 Partners Gina Darrin Episode : `` Always... '' 1999 Ally Georgia Thomas 12 episodes 2000 Norm Rebecca Episode : `` Norm and the Hopeless Cause '' 2001 -- 2009 According to Jim Cheryl 182 episodes 2009 Sorority Wars Lutie Parker Television film 2010 -- 2015 Two and a Half Men Lyndsey McElroy 52 episodes 2016 Robot Chicken Medical Examiner ( Voice ) Episode : Blackout Window Heatstroke 2016 -- 2017 Fresh Off The Boat Anne 2 episodes 2017 Site Unseen : An Emma Fielding Mystery Emma Fielding Television film 2018 Past Malice : An Emma Fielding Mystery Emma Fielding Television film Awards and nominations Year Association Nominated work Result 1998 Screen Actors Guild Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series ( shared with rest of cast ) Ally McBeal Nominated 1999 Won 2000 Nominated References Jump up ^ Courtney Thorne - Smith 's Pregnancy Written into Show Archived 2008 - 04 - 15 at the Wayback Machine., TV Guide, October 22, 2007. Jump up ^ Porter, Rick ( February 18, 2010 ). `` Courtney Thorne - Smith woos one of Two and a Half Men ''. Archived from the original on February 23, 2010. Jump up ^ Outside In reviewed, USA Today Book Review, September 20, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Why Courtney Lives Atkins '', atkins.com. Jump up ^ Clinton, Ivory ( January 9, 2007 ). `` Courtney Thorne - Smith Marries ''. People. Jump up ^ `` Courtney Thorne - Smith Has a Boy ''. People. January 11, 2008. External links Courtney Thorne - Smith on IMDb Courtney Thorne - Smith at AllMovie Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series ( 1994 -- 1999 ) Seinfeld, season 5 / season 6 ( 1994 ) : Alexander ; Louis - Dreyfus ; Richards ; Seinfeld Friends, season 1 / season 2 ( 1995 ) : Aniston ; Cox ; Kudrow ; LeBlanc ; Perry ; Schwimmer Seinfeld, season 7 / season 8 ( 1996 ) : Alexander ; Louis - Dreyfus ; Richards ; Seinfeld Seinfeld, season 8 / season 9 ( 1997 ) : Alexander ; Louis - Dreyfus ; Richards ; Seinfeld Ally McBeal, season 1 / season 2 ( 1998 ) : Bellows ; Carson ; de Rossi ; Flockhart ; Germann ; Krakowski ; Liu ; MacNicol ; Shepard ; Thorne - Smith Frasier, season 6 / season 7 ( 1999 ) : Butler ; Gilpin ; Grammer ; Leeves ; Mahoney ; Pierce Complete list ( 1994 -- 1999 ) ( 2000 -- 2009 ) ( 2010 -- 2019 ) BNE : XX1066979 BNF : cb14056492s ( data ) GND : 136676715 ISNI : 0000 0000 5924 4553 LCCN : no97023085 VIAF : 37119964 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Courtney_Thorne-Smith&oldid=855512557 '' Categories : 1967 births Living people 20th - century American actresses 21st - century American actresses Female models from California American film actresses American television actresses American voice actresses Actresses from San Francisco People from Menlo Park, California Tamalpais High School alumni Hidden categories : Webarchive template wayback links Articles with hCards All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from May 2014 Wikipedia articles with BNE identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Asturianu تۆرکجه Čeština Dansk Deutsch Eesti Español فارسی Français 한국어 Hrvatski Italiano עברית Magyar Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Português Русский Simple English Slovenčina Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska Tagalog Türkçe 19 more Edit links This page was last edited on 18 August 2018, at 21 : 15 ( UTC ). 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