A.J. Langer - Chickipedia

Allison Joy Langer Courtenay, credited as A. J. Langer, is an American actress best known for her role as "Rayanne Graff" on the cult classic television series My So-Called Life.

Career After recurring roles on several television shows, including The Wonder Years and Drexell's Class, she got her breakthrough role, playing "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 has appeared in John Carpenter's film Escape From L.A. and in Wes Craven's horror film The People Under the Stairs. She also played the role of "Rebecca Snoot" in the early 1990s video game Return to Zork, which was one of the first adventure games to incorporate live action footage.

[edit] Personal life Langer was born 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 get on all-boys baseball teams three years later. She has one older brother, Kirk.

Langer married Charles Peregrine Courtenay, Lord Courtenay (born 14 August 1975), the son of Hugh Courtenay, 18th Earl of Devon, in a civil ceremony in 2004. A formal wedding took place on 30 April 2005, in Los Angeles, California. Lord and Lady Courtenay plan to live in England at Lord Devon's seat, Powderham Castle in Devon, but not in the near future as Lord Courtenay is a practicing lawyer in Los Angeles. He plans to eventually hold dual citizenship (United Kingdom/United States). On 31 January 2007, Langer's daughter, Joscelyn Skye Courtenay, was born.[2]

In her spare time, she raises awareness and money for the research and treatment of fibromyalgia, which Langer herself suffers from.[3]. On June 18, 2008, she presented the Nobel Student Initiative Award at Alfred B. Nobel Middle School in Northridge, California. Nobel was her former middle school. The award was made to honor those who faced difficulties and tragic circumstances at young ages, but still worked hard in the academic studies.