Courtney Thorne-Smith to be a mother

Los Angeles -- U.S. actress Courtney Thorne-Smith is pregnant.

The "According to Jim" star is expecting a baby, due this winter, her spokesman told People magazine. The child will be the first for Thorne-Smith and her husband, media mogul Roger Fishman.

Next year is shaping up to be a busy one for the 39-year-old actress, who acted in television classics like Melrose Place and Ally McBeal.

Her first wedding anniversary will be New Year's Eve of 2008, while her first novel, "Outside In," will be released in September.

Thorne-Smith's first marriage ended after just seven months, and a subsequent lengthy engagement was called off just weeks before the wedding.

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