Peldon, Courtney 1981- (Courtney Pelton)

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Peldon, Courtney 1981- (Courtney Pelton)

PERSONAL

Born April 13, 1981, in New York, NY; daughter of Jeff and Wendy Peldon. Education: Skidmore College, graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Film and Abnormal Psychology. Avocational Interests: Swimming, yoga, hiking with her dogs.

Addresses:

Contact—The Bartels Company, PO Box 57593, Sherman Oaks, CA 91403.

Career:

Actress. Appeared in many television commercials.

Awards, Honors:

Young Artist Award nomination, best young actress in an off-primetime series, 1993, for Harry and the Hendersons; Young Artist Award, best young actress costarring in a motion picture, 1993, for Out on a Limb; Young Artist Award, best youth actress guest starring in a television show, 1994, for Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman; Young Artist Award nomination, best performance—young actress in a television comedy series, 1995, for The Mommies; Young Artist Award nomination, best performance by a young actress—television drama series, 1996, for Renegade; Young Artist Award, best performance in a television comedy—guest starring young performer, 1997, Young Artist Award nominations, best performance in a television comedy series—guest starring young actress, 1999 and 2000, for Home Improvement; Young Artist Award nomination, best performance in a television movie—supporting young actress, 1998, for Little Girls in Pretty Boxes; Young Artist Award nomination, best performance in a television movie—supporting young actress, 2001, for The Princess & the Barrio Boy.

CREDITS

Stage Appearances:

Tootie Smith, Meet Me in St. Louis, George Gershwin Theatre, New York City, 1989-90.

Also appeared in Girl with a Gift, Falcon Theatre; Tongue of a Bird, Mark Taper Forum, Los Angeles; Forbidden Prayers, Odyssey Theatre, Food and Shelter, Manhattan Theater Company, New York City; and Henry Lumper, Actors Outlet Theatre, New York City.

Television Appearances; Series:

Darcy, Harry and the Hendersons, syndicated, 1991-92.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

"Captain Kangaroo Court," Civil Wars, 1993.

Libby, "Bye-Bye, Baby … Hello: Part 2," Empty Nest, 1993.

Amy Valdez, "Smart Kids," Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (also known as Lois & Clark and The New Adventures of Superman), 1993.

Beth Hooker, "Mr. Mommie," The Mommies, 1994.

Beth Hooker, "A Day in the Life," The Mommies, 1994.

Beth Hooker, "Tom's Deal," The Mommies, 1995.

Beth Hooker, "Enter Christine," The Mommies, 1995.

Marcy, Marker, UPN, 1995.

Lisa St. John, "Hit Man," Renegade, USA Network and syndicated, 1995.

Lisa St. John, "An Uncle in the Business," Renegade, USA Network and syndicated, 1995.

"The Way Things Never Were," The Client (also known as John Grisham's "The Client"), CBS, 1995.

"Sins of the Fathers Chapter 2: Make a Wish," Spider-Man, Fox, 1996.

"Sins of the Fathers Chapter 3: Attack of the Octobot," Spider-Man, Fox, 1996.

Megan, "Me and My Hormones," ABC Afterschool Specials, ABC, 1996.

Lauren, a recurring role, Home Improvement, 1996-98.

Donna, "Teufelsnacht," The Visitor, 1997.

Farris, "Valiant," Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as DS9, Deep Space Nine and Star Trek: DS9), 1998.

Kaley Isaac, "Bank," The Pretender, NBC, 1998.

Janine, "Dick Solomon of the Indiana Solomons," 3rd Rock from the Sun (also known as 3rd Rock and Life As We Know It), 1999.

Cindy, "My Two Big Daddies," The Steve Harvey Show, 1999.

Zoe Karros, "Line of Sight," Nash Bridges (also known as Bridges), 2000.

Megan Benson, "The Depths," Special Unit 2 (also known as SU2), 2001.

The Test, FX Channel, 2001.

Katie, "Hyde Gets the Girl," The '70s Show, 2001.

Angie, Undressed (also known as MTV's Undressed), MTV, 2001.

For the People, Lifetime, 2002.

Alison, "Home Plates," Raising Dad, The WB, 2002.

Alison, "Daughter Nose Best," Raising Dad, The WB, 2002.

"Hootin' with the Blowfish," Player$, Tech TV, 2003.

Becky, a recurring role, Boston Public, 2003-2004.

"Barenaked Players," Player$, Tech TV, 2004.

Courtney Grumper, "The Stone of Threbe," W.I.T.C.H., ABC Family, 2005.

Courtney Grumper, "Stop the Presses," W.I.T.C.H., ABC Family, 2005.

Courtney Grumper, "S Is for Self," W.I.T.C.H., ABC Family, 2006.

Voice of Cuxi, a recurring role, The Emperor's New School (animated), Disney Channel, 2006.

Also appeared as Lily in The Ellen Burstyn Show, ABC.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Katie Bryant, Little Girls in Pretty Boxes, 1997.

Terri Bradford, Wild Grizzly, 1999.

Young Sherry Gaines, A Murder on Shadow Mountain, 1999.

Susie Miles, The Promise, 1999.

Gilda, The Princess & the Barrio Boy (also known as She's in Love), 2000.

Also appeared as Tina in Mortuary, Sci-Fi Channel.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Sarah Anderson, Adventures in Babysitting, CBS, 1989.

Lori, Lost at Home, ABC, 2003.

Jane, Entourage, HBO, 2004.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Undressed: The Casting Couch, 2001.

Film Appearances:

Marci Campbell, Out on a Limb, Universal, 1992.

Debbie O'Shea, Little Giants, Warner Bros., 1994.

(As Courtney Pelton) Townspeople, Tom and Huck (also known as The Adventures of Tom and Huck and Tom Sawyer), Buena Vista, 1995.

Billie, The Ice Storm, Fox Searchlight, 1997.

Brittani Golden, Miss Supreme Queen, BuyIndies.com, 1999.

Cher Falwell, Say It Isn't So, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2001.

Charlotte, Reality Check (also known as Reality Kills), Nu Image, 2002.

Candy, Skin Walker, Tricycle Logic, 2004.

Patty, Adam and Eve (also known as National Lampoon's Adam & Eve), New Line Cinema, 2005.

Amanda Mayfield, InAlienable, Black Bay, 2008.

Rome Sheraton, 2001 Maniacs: Beverly Hellbillys, Blood Works, 2008.