Courtney Peldon (born April 13, 1981) is an American

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and

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actress.

Early life and education

Peldon was born in

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. Her younger sister

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is also an actress. Both she and Ashley became involved in the entertainment industry as a child actor. Peldon graduated from

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where she majored in abnormal psychology and minored in film studies.

Career

Peldon starred on Broadway at age 8 in the

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'' Meet Me in St. Louis'' for the show's entire run in the role of 'Tootie', originated by Margaret O'Brien in the

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film version. Peldon is best known for her three seasons as Jonathan Taylor Thomas's on-screen girlfriend Lauren on ''

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'', and for her three seasons on '' Boston Public''. She has appeared in many roles on various television shows such as ''

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'', '' Entourage'', '' The Pretender'', ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. She has played roles in several films including '' Angel Heart'', '' Out on a Limb'', ''

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'',

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''Skin Walker'', ''

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'', Tobe Hooper's '' Mortuary'', and the

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' comedy '' Say It Isn't So''. More recent films include the science fiction

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'' InAlienable'', the psychological thriller '' The Road to Hell''.

Awards and nominations

For nine consecutive years, Peldon won, or at least was nominated for a

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. *1993 - Nominated for Best Young Actress in an Off-Primetime Series for ''

Harry and the Hendersons ''Harry and the Hendersons'' is a 1987 American fantasy comedy film directed and produced by William Dear and starring John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Don Ameche, David Suchet, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy, Lainie Kazan, and Kevin Peter Hall. ...

'' 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 ''

''. *1997 - Won for Best Performance in a TV Comedy by a Guest Starring Young Performer for ''

''; tied with

Seth Adkins Seth Elijah Adkins (born October 30, 1989) is an American actor. He made his debut as a child actor in the TV shows ''Small Talk'' and ''Sabrina, the Teenage Witch'' in 1996 and the films '' ...First Do No Harm'' and ''Titanic'' in 1997. He late ...

for '' Sabrina, the Teenage Witch''. *1998 - Nominated for Best Performance in a TV Movie/Pilot/Mini-Series by a Supporting Young Actress for ''

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'' ( 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

References

External links

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