Courtney thorne

 American actress Courtney Thorne Smith is a producer, author, as well as a producer. She has a net worth of $8.5 million. Thorne-Smith is most well-known for her performance as Alison Parker on Fox's "Melrose Place" (1992-1997), Georgia Thomas on Fox's "Ally McBeal" (1997-2002), Cheryl Mabel on ABC's "According to Jim" (2001-2009) and Lyndsey McElroy in CBS' "Two and a Half Men" (2010-2015). Courtney has more than 30 credits, including the films "Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise", "Summer School", and "Chairman of the Board" (1998). She was also on the television show "Fast Times", "Day By Day" (1988-1989), and "L.A. Law". (1990). Thorne Smith created the mini-series Past Malice (2017-2019), released the book Outside In (2007) and was a spokesperson for Almay cosmetics. Courtney was born in Menlo Park, San Mateo County. Her parents, Lora Thorne (a psychologist) and Walter Smith, (a computer market researcher) divorced when Courtney was just seven years old. Thorne Smith was a part of her parents in various phases of her life post divorce. Courtney's older sibling, Jennifer, works in advertising.