{{short description|American television and film actress|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{Infobox person | name = Courtney Peldon | image = Courtney Peldon.jpg | imagesize = | caption = 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 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|4|18}}<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/149722%7C0/Courtney-Peldon/#overview | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219050652/http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/149722%7C0/Courtney-Peldon/#overview | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 19, 2014 | title=Courtney Peldon }}</ref> | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Actress | years_active = 1986–present | other_names = | website = | spouse = | relatives = | children = }} '''Courtney Peldon''' (born April 13, 1981<ref name=":0" /> or April 18, 1981) is an American [[television]] and [[film]] actress.
==Career== Peldon starred on [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] at age 8 in ''[[Meet Me in St. Louis (musical)|Meet Me in St. Louis]]'' (1989) for the show's entire run in the role of Tootie.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |title=Courtney Peldon |url=https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/courtney-peldon-85849 |website=Internet Broadway Database |publisher=The Broadway League |access-date=December 3, 2025 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180415183817/http://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/courtney-peldon-85849 |archive-date=April 15, 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Peldon is best known for her three seasons as [[Jonathan Taylor Thomas]]'s on-screen girlfriend Lauren on ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|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 (U.S. TV series)|Entourage]]'', ''[[The Pretender (TV series)|The Pretender]]'', ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'', ''[[Renegade (TV series)|Renegade]]'' and ''[[Nash Bridges]]''.
She has played roles in several films including ''[[Out on a Limb (1992 film)|Out on a Limb]]'', ''[[Little Giants]]'', [[Independent film|indie film]] ''Skin Walker'', ''[[National Lampoon's Adam & Eve]]'', [[Tobe Hooper]]'s ''[[Mortuary (2005 film)|Mortuary]]'', and the [[Farrelly brothers]]' comedy ''[[Say It Isn't So (film)|Say It Isn't So]]''. More recent films include the science fiction [[Thriller (genre)|thriller]] ''[[InAlienable]]'', and the action-fantasy film ''[[Road to Hell (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 (1992 film)|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 (TV series)|The Mommies]]''. *1996 - Nominated for Best Performance by a Young Actress in TV Drama Series for ''[[Renegade (TV series)|Renegade]]''. *1997 - Won for Best Performance in a TV Comedy by a Guest Starring Young Performer for ''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]''; tied with [[Seth Adkins]] for ''[[Sabrina the Teenage Witch (1996 TV series)|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]]'' ([[Television movie|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 ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1986 |''{{sortname|The|Ellen Burstyn Show}}'' |Lily |Episode: "Family Affair" |- |1989 |''[[Adventures in Babysitting#Unsold television pilot|Adventures in Babysitting]]'' |Sara Anderson |TV pilot |- |1992 |''[[Out on a Limb (1992 film)|Out on a Limb]]'' |Marci Campbell | |- |1991-1993 |''[[Harry and the Hendersons (TV series)|Harry and the Hendersons]]'' |Darcy Payne |26 episodes |- |1993 |''[[Civil Wars (TV series)|Civil Wars]]'' | |Episode: "Captain Kangaroo Court" |- |1993 |''[[Empty Nest (TV series)|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 |''{{sortname|The|Mommies|The Mommies (TV series)}}'' |Beth Booker |4 episodes |- |1995 |''[[Renegade (TV series)|Renegade]]'' |Lisa St. John |Episode: "Hit Man"<br>Episode: "An Uncle in the Business" |- |1995 |''{{sortname|The|Client|The Client (TV series)}}'' |Julia |Episode: "The Way Things Never Were" |- |1995 |''[[Tom and Huck]]'' |Townspeople | |- |1996 |''[[Spider-Man (1994 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' |Additional Voices |Episode: "Sins of the Fathers Chapter 2"<br>Episode: "Sins of the Fathers Chapter 3" |- |1996 |''[[ABC Afterschool Special]]'' |Megan |Episode: "Me and My Hormones" |- |1996-1998 |''[[Home Improvement (TV series)|Home Improvement]]'' |Lauren |7 episodes |- |1997 |''[[Little Girls in Pretty Boxes]]'' |Katie Bryant |TV movie |- |1997 |''{{sortname|The|Ice Storm|The Ice Storm (film)}}'' |Billie (uncredited) | |- |1997 |''{{sortname|The|Visitor|The Visitor (TV series)}}'' |Donna |Episode: "Teufelsnacht" |- |1998 |''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' |Farris |Episode: "[[Valiant (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine)|Valiant]]" |- |1998 |''{{sortname|The|Pretender|The Pretender (TV series)}}'' |Kaley Isaac |Episode: "Bank" |- |1999 |''[[3rd Rock from the Sun]]'' |Janine |Episode: "Dick Solomon of the Indiana Solomons" |- |1999 |''{{sortname|A|Murder on Shadow Mountain|nolink=1}}'' |Young Sherry Gaines |TV movie |- |1999 |''{{sortname|The|Promise|nolink=1}}'' |Susie Miles |TV movie |- |1999 |''Miss Supreme Queen'' |Brittani Golden |Short film |- |1999 |''{{sortname|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 |''{{sortname|The|Princess & the Barrio Boy|nolink=1}}'' |Gilda |TV movie |- |2001 |''[[Say It Isn't So (film)|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 (U.S. TV series)|Entourage]]'' |Jane |Episode: "Pilot" |- |2004 |''Skin Walker'' |Candy | |- |2005 |''[[Mortuary (2005 film)|Mortuary]]'' |Tina | |- |2005 |''[[National Lampoon's Adam & Eve]]'' |Patty | |- |2005-2006 |''[[W.I.T.C.H. (TV series)|W.I.T.C.H.]]'' |Courtney Grumper (voice) |3 episodes |- |2006 |''{{sortname|The|Emperor's New School}}'' |Cuxi, Cuca & Curi (voice) |5 episodes |- |2008 |''[[InAlienable]]'' |Dr. Amanda Mayfield | |- |2008 |''[[Road to Hell (film)|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 (2013 film)|Frozen]]'' | Additional Voices | |- |2015 |''[[Star Trek: Renegades]]'' | Shree | |- |2018 |''[[Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse]]'' | Additional Voices | |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|670780|Courtney Peldon}} * [https://myspace.com/cpeldon Courtney Peldon] on [[Myspace]]
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