| A. J. Langer | |
|---|---|
| Born | Allison Joy Langer May 22, 1974 Columbus, Ohio, United States |
| Years active | 1987–present |
| Spouse | Charles Peregrine Courtenay, Lord Courtenay (2005–present) 2 children |
A.J. Langer (born May 22, 1974), a.k.a. "Lady Courtenay," is an American actress best known for her role as Rayanne Graff on the television series My So-Called Life. She currently plays Erica Warner on the hit series Private Practice.
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After recurring roles on several television shows, including The Wonder Years and Drexell's Class, she was cast as Rayanne Graff on My So-Called Life. She also appeared as a cast member on the sitcoms It's Like, You Know... and Three Sisters as well as the drama series Eyes, and appeared in John Carpenter's film Escape From L.A. and in Wes Craven's horror film The People Under the Stairs.
In 2011, after a four-year acting hiatus, Langer joined the cast of Private Practice, in the recurring role of Erica Warner.
Langer was born Allison Joy Langer in Columbus, Ohio, daughter of Deana, an audiologist who owned a hearing aid distribution company, and Gary Langer, who worked in sales for a wholesale fashion distributor.[1] She moved to the San Fernando Valley with her family at age five. She started using her initials to join an all-boys baseball team three years later. She has one older brother, Kirk.
Langer married attorney Lord (Charles) Courtenay, the son of the Earl of Devon, in a civil ceremony in 2004. A formal wedding took place on April 30, 2005, in Los Angeles, California.[2] Upon the death of the current Earl, Langer (who holds the courtesy title Lady Courtenay) will assume the title of The Countess of Devon, and will relocate to the family seat at Powderham Castle. The couple has two children: daughter Joscelyn Skye (born January 31, 2007) and a son, Jack Haydon Langer Courtenay (born August 2009).
In her spare time, she raises awareness and money for the research and treatment of fibromyalgia, from which she herself suffers.[3] On June 18, 2008, she presented the Nobel Student Initiative Award at Alfred B. Nobel Middle School (where she once attended) in Northridge, California.