Courtney Peldon was born April 13th, 1981 in New York, USA. Parents are Jeff and Wendy Peldon and is the older sister of Ashley Peldon.

Courtney is a seasoned show business veteran having appeared in many theater, film, and television productions spanning seventeen years. Remarkable performances over the years have garnered her rave reviews from some of the nation’s most prominent journalists, as well as having won two Youth in Film Awards and one Young Artist Award.

Just a few months ago, Courtney completed yet another film, this one entitled Skinwalker , in which she portrayed a young woman who becomes entrenched in the ‘rave party ’ scene and who ultimately finds herself the object of desire of a what appears to be a werewolf. In this psychological thriller, Courtney was elated to be working alongside her sister, Ashley, who also plays her sister in the film. Together, the two girls combat a frightening turn of events as they find themselves the prey of a madman and his creation. Courtney is very excited to have been added to the cast of the new Friday night WB series, Raising Dad in which Bob Saget? stars. She plays the role of Alison, a popular high schooler who delights in being the envy of the other girls. So far, she has completed three episodes and they are expected to begin airing in February. Courtney's last film, currently titled Reality Check , is an independent teen psychological thriller. She stars as Charlotte, the girl from the wrong side of the tracks, who is chosen as one of the contestants on a reality show gone awry. This is a very special project to Courtney because she worked very closely with the director, Rafael Zelinsky, in researching and developing her character and wrote much of her own dialogue as well as helping with the other characters’ back stories as well. Bobby and Peter Farrelly wrote Courtney’s previous film, the 20th Century Fox comedy Say It Isn’t So . It is the story of a mistaken adoption. Sally Field? and Heather Graham star in this vehicle where Courtney’s character, Cher, has an attraction for Chris Klein?’s unlucky in love character. In Princess and the Barrio Boy , Courtney portrays an upper class Beverly Hills brat caught up in the Spanish barrios of downtown Los Angeles. Also starring in this comedy/drama film are Edward James Olmos?, Pauly Shore?, and Maria Conchita Alonso?.

The HBO film, Wild Grizzly , is an independent movie Courtney stars in with Daniel Baldwin, as a tragically bored free-spirit who goes on a bear expedition and almost gets killed just to be near the guy she’s interested in. Courtney has been engaged in several other diverse projects. In the CBS television movie entitled, A Murder on Shadow Mountain , Courtney portrays a wild hitchhiker looking for fun and adventure but gets much more than she bargained for. Her character guzzles wine and then gets raped by the man who gave her the ride. It also stars Michele Lee? and Peter Coyote? in this true story drama. The movie for NBC television, entitled The Promise , was shot in Toronto, Canada and also stars Tracy Nelson? as Courtney’s mother. It is the harrowing story of wife and child abuse by a troubled father. In the independent film, Miss Supreme Queen , Courtney gets to play a beauty pageant teen, who is both bitchy and malicious to the other contestant girls, but eventually gets her comeuppance. In Little Girls in Pretty Boxes , for Lifetime television, she starred as the troubled gymnast trying to make it into the Olympics. Her character battles bulimia, diet pills, and humiliation. The movie also stars Swoosie Kurtz and Phil Casnoff. Courtney also completed an ABC afternoon special entitled, Me and My Hormones , a coming of age story about a teenage girl and the conflicts she experienced within her family. Melissa Gilbert directed this film, in her directorial debut, and also featured Marion Ross?, Chad Lowe? and Sara Gilbert?. Courtney obtained her first Youth in Film award for her role as Matthew Broderick’s inquisitive, feisty sister in the feature film, Out on a Limb .

She was honored to be directed by the well-known French director, Francis Veber, and she received many fine reviews for her work in the film. Courtney also had a strong supporting role in the film, Little Giants , playing Ed O Neill?’s cheerleader daughter, Debbie O’Shea. The film was well received by young moviegoers for its comedy about a struggling peewee football team led by Debbie’s uncle, played by Rick Moranis. In the independent film, A Will to Live , Courtney portrayed the difficult role of an older sister coping with her younger sister’s diagnosis of AIDS. What made this an even tougher challenge for her was that Courtney’s real-life sibling, Ashley, played the role of the child stricken with the AIDS virus. Courtney’s most recent television appearance was guest starring on the hit Fox series, That 70’s Show . Courtney felt lucky to work opposite Topher Grace as a possible new love interest for his character, Eric Forman. Her sister, Ashley, has played young Kitty Forman in flashback scenes for the show as well. Courtney has also guest starred on Don Johnson’s series, Nash Bridges , as a runaway pregnant teen living on the streets, on The Steve Harvey Show , as the love interest for the frustrated youth, Bullethead, and on Special Unit 2 , which is a new UPN television series. Courtney hopes to recur as the lead’s sister, the rebellious, sexy, young woman who is dating the man accused of being the killer merman. Courtney spent three seasons starring on the hit television series, Home Improvement , in the enviable role of Jonathan Taylor-Thomas?’ girlfriend, Lauren. She also received her very first on-screen kiss from Jonathan when ‘Lauren’ and ‘Randy’ went on their first date. Many fans of the show still ask Courtney, so what was the kiss like? Courtney gained her second award for her performances on this show. Courtney has had recurring roles on several television series. On The Mommies , she played Jere Burns’ daughter, Beth Booker, who was frequently upset that her father had to be both mom and dad to her. On Harry and the Hendersons , Courtney was Darcy Paine, the funky, hip neighbor with all the sage advice she felt free to give to Bruce Davison and his family. On the syndicated drama, Renegade , Courtney played Lorenzo Lamas?’ wheelchair bound niece, Lisa St. John, who to Courtney’s delight, often got to ride with Lorenzo on his motorcycle.

A role as Joseph Gordon-Levitt?’s love interest on the NBC series 3rd Rock from the Sun was a fun, energetic show for Courtney to do. Other dramatic television roles for Courtney have included the rebellious, tattooed teen who was a bank hostage on the NBC series, The Pretender , the arrogant first officer in command, Karen Farris, who tried but failed to destroy an enemy ship before it destroyed her crew on the series, Deep Space Nine , and a teenage runaway, who while disguised as an alien, actually finds an alien in the form of John Corbett? on Fox’s The Visitor .

Courtney also played the shoplifting teen caught by Jobeth Williams? on CBS’s The Client , a parentless girl who leads Richard Grieco? and his team on a diamond hunt on Marker , a would-be trial lawyer opposite Mariel Hemingway? on Civil Wars and an orphaned gang member who is rescued to safety by Dean Cain? and Teri Hatcher on ABC’s Lois and Clark . In 1990, Courtney had a starring role in the smash Broadway hit, Meet Me in St. Louis . UPI proclaimed, The show boasts the most gifted child star on Broadway in the tiny form of Courtney Peldon, who plays the role of Tootie Smith. Courtney has always been proud of the fact that for the entire run of the Broadway show, she never missed a single performance. At the mere ages of eight and nine years old, she got to sing, dance, and perform with amazingly talented theater actors every week for about a year, in the largest Broadway theater in New York, The Gershwin. Her original theater training came from her young years starring in off-Broadway productions such as Henry Lumper , for Israel Horowitz. Courtney most recent live performance in Los Angeles was at the Falcon Theater’s Young Playwright’s Festival. She starred in the comedic play, Girl With a Gift , as the beautiful pageant hopeful who worried about friends, boys, and being popular. Courtney launched her professional career when she was only three years old, watching television commercials and professing, I’d like to do that. And she did just that. Some two hundred commercials and countless voiceovers later, Courtney made the transition into off-Broadway and Broadway plays, television shows, and films. An accomplished and dedicated actress, singer, gymnast, and college student, Courtney has set down firm roots in the field of entertainment. In her spare time, the energetic actress enjoys swimming, reading, and attending exercise and yoga classes.

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