Courtney Thorne-Smith

. She then reappeared in 1987, playing opposite her husband, Bryan Brown (whom she met on the set of the The Thorn Birds), in The Good Wife. She has also starred in movies such as Summer School (1987), Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise (1987), and Side Out (1990). She became well known when she starred opposite Richard Chamberlain in the television mini-series The Thorn Birds. She disappeared from pictures for three years and studied acting. Courtney made her first movie appearance in the 1986 feature film drama, Lucas. In 1983 she was voted one of the ten most beautiful women in the United States. Her most notable television credit was playing Alison Parker on the nighttime drama Melrose Place (1992-1997). Other notable TV roles included Georgia Thomas on Ally McBeal (1997-2000) and, currently, wife Cheryl on According to Jim. She attended Byram Art School in London before leaving at 16 to become a top fashion model.

She was born in San Francisco, California. Rachel Claire Ward (born at Chipping Norton, Oxfordshire, September 12, 1957), granddaughter of the 3rd Earl of Dudley, is an English actress that has made most of her career in Australia. Courtney Thorne-Smith (born November 8, 1967) is an American actress. "Christmas Lilies of the Field" (1979). "Night School" (1981). "Sharky's Machine" (1981).

"Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" (1982). "The Final Terror" (1983). "Against All Odds" (1984). "Fortress" (Made for TV) (1986).

"The Good Wife" (1987). "Hotel Colonial" (1987). "Shadow of the Cobra" (Made for TV) (1989). "How to Get Ahead in Advertising" (1989).

"After Dark, My Sweet" (1990). "And the Sea Will Tell" (Made for TV) (1991). "Black Magic" (Made for TV) (1992). "Double Jeopardy" (Made for TV) (1992).

"Christopher Columbus: The Discovery" (1992). "Wide Sargasso Sea" (1993). "The Ascent" (1994). "Double Obsession" (1994).

"My Stepson, My Lover" (Made for TV) (1997). "On the Beach" (Made for TV) (2000). "And Never Let Her Go" (Made for TV) (2001). "Johnson County War" (2002).

"Bobbie's Girl" (2002). "Martha's New Coat" (2003).