Courtney Simon


Courtney Simon is an American writer and actress. Simon is sometimes credited as Courtney Sherman or Courtney Sherman Simon. Simon is best known for having created the role of Kathy Phillips on the long-running soap opera Search for Tomorrow.

Career

Acting roles

Simon is best known for having created the role of Kathy Phillips on the long-running soap opera Search for Tomorrow.
She has also played roles on Guiding Light, All My Children, and Another World. 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.

Writing work

Simon began to contribute to shows as a writer while she was still a cast member at
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
  • Script Writer: 1996 - 1997
Another World
  • Script Writer: 1998 - June 25, 1999
As the World Turns
General Hospital
  • Script Writer: 1997 - 1998
Guiding Light
  • Writer: 1992 - 1993
Loving
  • Writer: 1991
Santa Barbara
  • Script Writer: 1986 - 1991
Search for Tomorrow
  • Script Writer: 1982 - 1984

    Awards and nominations

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  • Personal life

Simon's first marriage, to Ed Easton, ended in divorce. She met actor Peter Simon while they were both part of the cast on Search for Tomorrow. The couple married in 1975 and have raised five children.