Courtney Hope is a popular American actress, best known for her role of Sally Spectra in the legendary TV series “The Bold and The Beautiful”. She is married to Chad Duell, her fellow actor, who stars in the “General Hospital” series, which plays Michael Corinthos.
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Early life and family
Courtney Ann Hope was born on August 15, 1989 in Dallas, Texas, USA, so is of American nationality and her zodiac sign is Leo. She grew up in Plano, Texas, living with her parents, Sandy Hope and Phil Hope Sr., and her younger brother, Jamie; he is an accomplished athlete and has also worked as an actor, appearing in a number of TV movies and series. Jamie also runs a small business, “JRH Photography”, where he works as a photographer for car racing companies and for his sister, taking pictures of her from time to time.
Courtney also has three half-siblings – Jill Hope and DJ Hope Jr. and Phil Hope Jr., her half-brothers.
From her early years, Courtney enjoyed being a competitive dancer, also spending a lot of time in the gym and gymnastics; she also tried modeling and acting while she was a school student. After touring the US with her dance troupe, she decided this was what she wanted to do, perform in front of audiences, so she focused on her stage career and thought about how she wanted it to develop.
Educational background
When Courtney was about 13 years old, she insisted on dropping out of the public school she attended and entered a performing arts school; her parents supported her decision.
Courtney graduated from her performing arts school when she was 15 years old, then moved to Los Angeles, where she entered college on August 15, just on her birthday, when she turned 16. In 2007, Courtney graduated from college with an associate degree, majoring in Psychology.
Career
Acting career: first steps
Courtney got her first role in 2000, appearing as Patient Molly in the episode “Soldiers of Hate” of the hit series “Walker, Texas Ranger”, starring the legendary Chuck Norris. She landed a role in the teen series “Joan of Arcadia”, appearing in the 2005 episode “Spring Cleaning” as Chelsea; the series told the story of a young girl who was visited by God and given the mission to make positive changes in people’s lives.
In the same year of 2005, Courtney had the opportunity to appear in the TV movie “Mrs. Harris”, “related” TV series and the comedy “Dogg’s Hamlet, Cahoot’s Macbeth”. In 2007, Courtney appeared as Amy Brenson in “Born in the USA”, as an angry teenage girl in the episode “Sleepover” of the series “Out of Jimmy’s Head”, and made her first appearance in the popular series “Grey’s Anatomy”, landed the role of Ariana in the episode “Forever Young”. Another movie Courtney appeared in in 2007 was “Mad Bad”, starring Denton Blane Everett and Vincent Riverside.
Acting career: further success
From 2008 to 2009, Courtney appeared in several TV series and movies, including the short film “The Nature Between Us”, the popular series “CSI: Miami” and another short film “Salt”.
In 2010, Courtney played Alex in the crime thriller “Tic” and Amber in the horror film “Prowl”. She also appeared as Lacey Campbell in the episode “Epilogue” of the series “Criminal Minds”, and as Mary Clark in the episode “Recruit” of the series “NCIS: Los Angeles”. After starring in such films as “Revan” (2012), “Someone Picked the Wrong Girl” (2013) and “Swelter” (2014), she returned to TV series, in “Motivate Me” as Clara, in “NCIS : Naval Criminal Investigative Service’ as Judy Sloan, and in ‘Bones’ as Elizabeth Collins.
In 2016, Courtney was featured in several episodes of the “Quantum Break” series as Beth Wilder, who later voiced the same character in the video game of the same name. She also portrayed Una in the comedy series “Transparent”, which appeared in a number of episodes.
Sally Spectra in “The Bold and the Beautiful”
As of 2017, Courtney portrays the character of Sally Spectra in over 275 episodes of the hit show “The Bold and the Beautiful” (1987 – present). Previously, the series had another character called Sally Spectra, played by Darlene Conley from 1989 to 2007; unfortunately Darlene Conley passed away in January 2007, and the producers couldn’t find another actress who looked and acted like Conley, so they cut the character out of the series altogether, saying that Sally was going to the south of France to enjoy her life there. After Conley died, her wardrobe from the series was sold at auction, with all of the money raised donated to the Center for the Protection of Child Abuse. The producers introduced a new Sally Spectra billed as the previous character’s great-niece and the granddaughter of Shirley Spectra (played by Patrika Darbo).
Courtney shared that she took pride in continuing the character’s traditions, wearing bright red hair and portraying Sally’s outsized personality.
Fitness career
Courtney did not stop with her sports activities and trained consistently. In 2012, she became a certified personal fitness trainer and Pilates instructor. She has taught both beginners and advanced classes to experienced athletes. She also founded her own sports studio – Cardio Barre – where she works as a trainer. Courtney enjoys kickboxing and Pilates, as well as dancing and yoga.
Personal life, husband Chad Duell
Courtney met Chad Duell in 2016; the couple was very low-key about their relationship and only revealed it after getting married. Chad was previously married in 2012 and proposed to his girlfriend, whom he dated for nine months.
The marriage was annulled the same year because, as Chad said later: ‘It all happened too quickly’. Born on September 14, 1987 as Chad Lewis Duell, he is a popular actor known for his roles as Holden in “The Suite Life on Deck” (2008), Adam Kenway in the series “The Bay” and Trevor in the series titled ” Arrow”.
Chad’s most famous role is Michael Corinthos from “General Hospital”; Chad has played the character of Michael since 2010 and was awarded a Daytime Emmy Award in 2015 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Courtney and Chad share many interests, passions and also the same religious views. “God – and spirituality in general – is a big part of our lives,” Courtney told her story interview to soaps in the depths.
She calls Chad her too soul mate, posting their mutual photos on her Instagram account, followed by more than 110,000 subscribers. Chad and Courtney like to cook together; they also share their passion for the Harry Potter saga.
Hobbies, favorite things and interesting facts
Courtney has filmed over 40 commercial campaigns during her career and is now the ambassador of the Lounge Underwear brand. She can play guitar, like her husband Chad, but neither of them have enough time to practice, so their guitars currently only adorn their home. Courtney loves sitting outside by the fire pit and witnessing the stars in the night sky. She loves to ski. She also enjoys writing, painting, hiking, listening to music and taking pictures.
— Courtney Hope (@TheCourtneyHope) July 25, 2020
Courtney has several dogs, but she wasn’t a dog person until she got her first puppy. She even said she was afraid of them, but all fears were gone when she saw the three-month-old puppy she rescued from the shelter. Courtney says she’s always been a real Texas girl; she has her home state flag on the wall behind her bed.
Appearance
Courtney has long red hair, which is naturally light brown; she has green eyes. Courtney is 1.70m tall, weighs approximately 62kg and her vital stats are 33-24-34.
Wealth and salary
As of 2020, Courtney’s net worth is reportedly around $4 million. She lives in her Los Angeles mansion and shares it with her husband, Chad Duell, whose net worth is estimated at over $1 million.
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