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Courtney Peldon 
Courtney Peldon attending the "Night of 100 Stars" for the 82nd Academy Awards viewing party at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Beverly Hills, CA on March 7, 2010Born April 13, 1981
New York City, New York, U.S.Occupation Actress Years active 1986–present Courtney Peldon (born April 13, 1981) is an American television and film actress.
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Personal life
Peldon was born in New York City, New York. Her younger sister Ashley Peldon is also an actress. Both she and Ashley became involved in the entertainment industry as child actors.
Career
Peldon is perhaps best known for her three seasons as Jonathan Taylor Thomas's on-screen girlfriend Lauren on Home Improvement, and for her three seasons on Boston Public. She has appeared in many roles on various television shows such as That '70s Show, Entourage, The Pretender, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, Renegade and Nash Bridges to name a few.
She has also had roles in several films including Angel Heart with Robert De Niro and Mickey Rourke, Out on a Limb with Matthew Broderick, Little Giants, indie favorite Skin Walker, National Lampoon's Adam & Eve, Tobe Hooper's Mortuary, the Farrelly brothers' comedy Say It Isn't So, and most recently the science-fiction thriller InAlienable with Walter Koenig and Richard Hatch, the psychological thriller The Road to Hell with Michael Paré and she's slated to star in the new film 2001 Maniacs: Beverly Hellbillys alongside Robert Englund and her sister Ashley Peldon.
Peldon also starred on Broadway at the age of 8 in the Gershwin Theatre smash hit Meet Me in St. Louis for the show's entire run in the role of 'Tootie', originated by Margaret O'Brien in the Judy Garland film version.
Awards and nominations
She is a multiple and a nine years consecutive nominee and award winner of a Young Artist Award at the Young Artist Awards:
- 1993 - Nominated for Best Young Actress in an Off-Primetime Series for Harry and the Hendersons (1991) and won for Best Young Actress Co-starring in a Motion Picture for Out on a Limb (1992).
- 1994 - Won for Best Youth Actress Guest Starring in a Television Show for Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (1993).
- 1995 - Nominated for Best Performance: Young Actress in a TV Comedy Series for The Mommies (1993).
- 1996 - Nominated for Best Performance by a Young Actress in TV Drama Series for Renegade (1992).
- 1997 - Won for Best Performance in a TV Comedy by a Guest Starring Young Performer for Home Improvement (1991) tied with Seth Adkins for Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996).
- 1998 - Nominated for Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series by a Supporting Young Actress for Little Girls in Pretty Boxes (1997) (TV).
- 1999 - Nominated for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series by a Guest Starring Young Actress for Home Improvement (1991).
- 2000 - Nominated for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series by a Supporting Young Actress for Home Improvement (1991).
- 2001 - Nominated for Best Performance in a TV Movie (Drama) by a Supporting Young Actress for The Princess & the Barrio Boy (2000) (TV).
Filmography
Film and Television Year Title Role Notes 1986 The Ellen Burstyn Show Lily Episode: "Family Affair" 1989 Adventures in Babysitting Sara Anderson TV pilot 1992 Out on a Limb Marci Campbell 1991-1993 Harry and the Hendersons Darcy Payne 26 episodes 1993 Civil Wars Episode: "Captain Kangaroo Court" 1993 Empty Nest Libby Episode: "Bye-Bye Baby... Hello: Part 2" 1993 Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Amy Valdez Episode: "Smart Kids" 1994 Little Giants Debbie O'Shea 1994-1995 The Mommies Beth Booker 4 episodes 1995 Renegade Lisa St. John Episode: "Hit Man"
Episode: "An Uncle in the Business"1995 The Client Julia Episode: "The Way Things Never Were" 1995 Tom and Huck Townspeople 1996 Spider-Man Additional Voices Episode: "Sins of the Fathers Chapter 2"
Episode: "Sins of the Fathers Chapter 3"1996 ABC Afterschool Special Megan Episode: "Me and My Hormones" 1996-1998 Home Improvement Lauren 7 episodes 1997 Little Girls in Pretty Boxes Katie Bryant TV movie 1997 The Ice Storm Billie (uncredited) 1997 The Visitor Donna Episode: "Teufelsnacht" 1998 Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Farris Episode: "Valiant" 1998 The Pretender Kaley Isaac Episode: "Bank" 1999 3rd Rock from the Sun Janine Episode: "Dick Solomon of the Indiana Solomons" 1999 A Murder on Shadow Mountain Young Sherry Gaines TV movie 1999 The Promise Susie Miles TV movie 1999 Miss Supreme Queen Brittani Golden Short film 1999 The Steve Harvey Show Cindy Episode: "My Two Big Daddies" 2000 Nash Bridges Zoe Karros Episode: "Line of Sight" 2000 Wild Grizzly Terri Bradford TV movie 2000 The Princess & the Barrio Boy Gilda TV movie 2001 Say It Isn't So Cher Falwell 2001 Special Unit 2 Megan Benson Episode: "The Depths" 2001 That '70s Show Katie Episode: "Hyde Gets the Girl" 2001 Undressed Angie TV series 2002 Raising Dad Alison 3 episodes 2002 Reality Check Charlolette 2003 Lost at Home Lori Episode: "Pilot" 2003-2004 Boston Public Becky Emerson 14 episodes 2004 Entourage Jane Episode: "Pilot" 2004 Skin Walker Candy 2005 Mortuary Tina 2005 National Lampoon's Adam & Eve Patty 2005-2006 W.I.T.C.H. Courtney Grumper (voice) 3 episodes 2006 The Emperor's New School Cuxi, Cuca & Curi (voice) 5 episodes 2008 InAlienable Dr. Amanda Mayfield 2008 Road to Hell Ashley 2010 L.A. Detectives Ann Favor Short film 2011 Jesus Sex Scandal Miriam Ben Hur Video short 2011 Freeloaders Amber Post-production 2012 Legacy Julie Webster Pre-production External links
Categories:- 1981 births
- Actors from New York City
- American child actors
- American film actors
- American television actors
- American voice actors
- Living people
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