# Courtney Simon
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{{short description|American writer and actress (born 1946)}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Courtney Simon
| birth_date = {{bda|1946|6|23}}
| known_for = ''[Search for Tomorrow](/source/Search_for_Tomorrow)''
| occupation = Writer, actress
| spouse = [Peter Simon](/source/Peter_Simon_(actor)) (m. 1975)
| children =
| other_names = Courtney Sherman, Courtney Sherman Simon
}}
'''Courtney Simon''' (born June 23, 1946) is an American [writer](/source/writer) and [actress](/source/actress). Simon is sometimes credited as '''Courtney Sherman''' or '''Courtney Sherman Simon'''. Simon is best known for having created the role of [Kathy Phillips](/source/Kathy_Parker_Phillips) on the long-running [soap opera](/source/soap_opera) ''[Search for Tomorrow](/source/Search_for_Tomorrow)''.
== Career ==
=== Acting roles ===
Simon is best known for having created the role of [Kathy Phillips](/source/Kathy_Parker_Phillips) on the long-running [soap opera](/source/soap_opera) ''[Search for Tomorrow](/source/Search_for_Tomorrow)''.
She has also played roles on ''[Guiding Light](/source/Guiding_Light)'' (''Dinah Buckley''), ''[All My Children](/source/All_My_Children)'', and ''[Another World](/source/Another_World_(TV_series))''. Her more recent acting work has been on a recurring basis. As a featured actress, she is best known for playing Dr. Lynn Michaels on ''[As the World Turns](/source/As_the_World_Turns)''.
=== Writing work ===
Simon began to contribute to shows as a writer while she was still a cast member at
''[Search for Tomorrow](/source/Search_for_Tomorrow)''. She has worked steadily as a breakdown script writer ever since. With recurring, part-time acting roles, she has occasionally worked at a show as a writer and as an actor; she has also worked on one show as a writer while appearing on another program as an actor.
=== Positions held ===
''[All My Children](/source/All_My_Children)'' (hired by [Lorraine Broderick](/source/Lorraine_Broderick))
* Script Writer: 1996 - 1997
''[Another World](/source/Another_World_(TV_series))''
* Script Writer: 1998 - June 25, 1999
''[As the World Turns](/source/As_the_World_Turns)'' (hired by [Susan Bedsow Horgan](/source/Susan_Bedsow_Horgan))
* Script Writer: 1984 - 1985, 2000 - 2001
* Script Editor: 2001 - January 24, 2008, April 18, 2008 - September 2010
''[General Hospital](/source/General_Hospital)''
* Script Writer: 1997 - 1998
''[Guiding Light](/source/Guiding_Light)'' (hired by [Nancy Curlee](/source/Nancy_Curlee))
* Writer: 1992 - 1993
''[Loving](/source/Loving_(TV_series))''
* Writer: 1991
''[Santa Barbara](/source/Santa_Barbara_(TV_series))''
* Script Writer: 1986 - 1991
''[Search for Tomorrow](/source/Search_for_Tomorrow)''
* Script Writer: 1982 - 1984
===Awards and nominations===
'''[Daytime Emmy Awards](/source/Daytime_Emmy_Awards)'''
'''WINS'''
*(1989; Best Writing; ''Santa Barbara'')
*(1993; Best Writing; ''Guiding Light'')
*(1997; Best Writing; ''All My Children'')
*(2001, 2002, 2004 & 2005; Best Writing; ''As the World Turns'')
'''NOMINATIONS'''
*(1986; Best Writing; ''As the World Turns'')
*(1988 & 1990; Best Writing; ''Santa Barbara'')
*(1998; Best Writing; ''General Hospital'')
*(2003, 2006 & 2010; Best Writing; ''As the World Turns'')
'''[Writers Guild of America Award](/source/Writers_Guild_of_America_Award)'''
'''WINS'''
*(1985 season; ''Search for Tomorrow'')
*(1991 & 1992 seasons; ''Santa Barbara'')
*(1997 season; ''All My Children'')
*(1998 season; ''General Hospital'')
*(2007 & 2009 seasons; ''As the World Turns'')
'''NOMINATIONS'''
*(1995 & 1996 seasons; ''Guiding Light'')
*(1998 season; ''All My Children'')
*(1999 season; ''General Hospital'')
*(2008 & 2010 seasons; ''As the World Turns'')
*(2011 & 2013 seasons; ''One Life to Live'')
== Personal life ==
Simon's first marriage, to Ed Easton, ended in divorce. She met actor [Peter Simon](/source/Peter_Simon_(actor)) while they were both part of the cast on ''[Search for Tomorrow](/source/Search_for_Tomorrow)''.[{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1976/09/04/archives/search-for-tomorrow-sob-holds-25th-anniversary-party.html|title='Search for Tomorrow' (Sob!) Holds 25th Anniversary Party|last=Klemesrud|first=Judy|date=1976-09-04|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-11-12|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}] The couple married in 1975 and have raised five children (some from previous marriages, as well as one born to the couple, [Kate Hall](/source/Kate_Hall_(soap_opera_writer)), who is also a [daytime soap](/source/daytime_soap) writer).
== References ==
==External links==
* {{IMDb name|0792404}}
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Category:Writers Guild of America Award winners
Category:21st-century American women
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