- Born
- Birth nameAllison Joy Langer
- Nickname
- A.J.
- Height5′ 1″ (1.55 m)
- Allison Joy Langer was born in Columbus, Ohio. At age 5, her family moved to the San Fernando Valley, just outside of Los Angeles, where she attended Granada Hills High School. She first began using her initials to join an all-boys baseball team, and the nickname stuck. She was introduced to Ernie Lively, who became her acting coach.
After roles on television shows, including Drexell's Class (1991) (which starred a then-unknown Brittany Murphy), Coach (1989), and The Wonder Years (1988), she gained international fame on the series My So-Called Life (1994) as Rayanne Graff. Though a critical hit, the series was canceled after only 19 episodes, and Langer moved on to several more short-run series. She married Charles Peregrine Courtenay, a practicing attorney and British peer, son of the 18th Earl of Devon. When her husband became the 19th Earl of Devon, she became the Countess of Devon. She had taken several years off to raise the couple's two children, but, in 2011, she returned to acting and joined the cast of Private Practice (2007).
In January 2014, she permanently relocated to London with her husband and children.
- IMDb mini biography by: Matt Dicker
- SpouseLord Charles Peregrine Courtenay(2004 - 2026) (divorced, 2 children)
- ChildrenJoscelyn Skye CourtenayJack Haydon Langer Courtenay
- Parents
- RelativesKirk(Sibling)
- Suffers from fibromyalgia, a chronically painful illness. She is a major supporter and a public face for fibromyalgia awareness.
- Her father-in-law was the 18th Earl of Devon. When he died in 2015, her husband became the 19th Earl of Devon, and she became the Countess of Devon.
- Originally auditioned for the starring role of "Angela Chase" on My So-Called Life (1994) but did not get it, so she returned for the audition of "Rayanne Graff".
- In January 2014 she permanently relocated to London with her husband and children.
- Gave birth to a son at the age 35, Jack Haydon Langer Courtenay, on August 16, 2009. Jack is heir to the title of 'Earl of Devon'.
- [article in "Fibromyalgia Aware" magazine] I know what love feels like. That is one thing I have found. That is one thing that is much clearer because of fibromyalgia. Because once you experience real pain you recognize the vibration, the feeling of being healthy, happy and loved. If I'm not living from my heart, I get sick. I need to do things that feed my soul, like being with people I love, or playing my guitar, or listening to music.
- We [my husband and I] met in a bar in Vegas. He didn't know I was an actress. I didn't know he had a castle.
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