Courtney was born in
Stony Point,
Rockland County, New York, the youngest of three children of a high-school history teacher father and a singer mother. After graduation, she moved to
New York City, where her roommate was future author and columnist
Meghan Daum. The two wrote and performed the sketch "Those Courtney Girls" in Los Angeles and at the
Aspen Comedy Festival. whom she married in 2008. During her early time in Los Angeles she worked odd jobs, including catering, to support herself. She has appeared in such films as
The Brothers Solomon,
Blades of Glory,
The Heartbreak Kid,
Melvin Goes to Dinner, and
Fred: The Movie. ==Filmography==