Courtney Peldon

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, 2010
Born (1981-04-18) April 18, 1981 (age 43)[1]
New York City, New York, U.S.
OccupationActress
Years active1986–present
RelativesAshley Peldon (sister)

Courtney Peldon is an American television and film actress.

Early life and education

Peldon was born in New York City, New York. Her younger sister Ashley is also an actress. Both she and Ashley became involved in the entertainment industry as child actors.[citation needed]

Peldon graduated from Skidmore College where she majored in abnormal psychology and minored in film studies.[citation needed]

Career

Peldon starred on Broadway at age eight in the Gershwin Theatre Meet Me in St. Louis for the show's entire run in the role of 'Tootie',[citation needed] originated by Margaret O'Brien in the Judy Garland film version.

Peldon is 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.

She has played roles in several films including Out on a Limb, Little Giants, indie film Skin Walker, National Lampoon's Adam & Eve, Tobe Hooper's Mortuary, and the Farrelly brothers' comedy Say It Isn't So. More recent films include the science fiction thriller InAlienable, and the action-fantasy film Road to Hell.

Awards and nominations

For nine consecutive years, Peldon won, or at least was nominated for a Young Artist Award.

  • 1993 - Nominated for Best Young Actress in an Off-Primetime Series for Harry and the Hendersons and won for Best Young Actress Co-starring in a Motion Picture for Out on a Limb.
  • 1994 - Won for Best Youth Actress Guest Starring in a Television Show for Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
  • 1995 - Nominated for Best Performance: Young Actress in a TV Comedy Series for The Mommies.
  • 1996 - Nominated for Best Performance by a Young Actress in TV Drama Series for Renegade.
  • 1997 - Won for Best Performance in a TV Comedy by a Guest Starring Young Performer for Home Improvement; tied with Seth Adkins for Sabrina, the Teenage Witch.
  • 1998 - Nominated for Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series by a Supporting Young Actress for Little Girls in Pretty Boxes (TV movie).
  • 1999 - Nominated for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series by a Guest Starring Young Actress for Home Improvement.
  • 2000 - Nominated for Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series by a Supporting Young Actress for Home Improvement.
  • 2001 - Nominated for Best Performance in a TV Movie (Drama) by a Supporting Young Actress for The Princess & the Barrio Boy (TV movie).

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
2013 Frozen Additional Voices
2015 Star Trek: Renegades Shree
2018 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Additional Voices

References

  1. ^ "Courtney Peldon".