Courtney Thorne-Smith

Courtney ThorneSmith born November 8 1967 height 5 6 168 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 MenloAtherton 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 ThorneSmith licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia