Lisa Valerie Kudrow (/ˈkuːdroʊ/ KOO-droh; born July 30, 1963) is an American actress. She rose to international fame for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the American television sitcom Friends, which aired from 1994 to 2004. The series earned her Primetime Emmy, Screen Actors Guild, Satellite, American ... Comedy and TV Guide awards. Phoebe has since been named one of the most significant television characters of all time and is considered Kudrow's breakout role, spawning her successful film career. Kudrow initially appeared in a 1989 episode of the hit sitcom Cheers, playing a character named Emily. She also starred in several episodes of the show Mad About You(1993) as Ursula before auditioning and earning the role of Phoebe on Friends; her character on Mad About You was written into the Friends storyline as Phoebe's twin. In the late 1990s, Kudrow starred in the cult comedy film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) and followed it with an acclaimed performance in the comedy/drama The Opposite of Sex (1998), which won her the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress and a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. She created, produced, wrote, and starred in the HBO mockumentary series The Comeback, which initially lasted for one season in 2005 but was revived for a critically acclaimed second and final season in 2014. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for both seasons. In 2007, Kudrow received praise for her starring role in the film Kabluey and appeared in P.S. I Love You. She produced and starred in the Showtime program Web Therapy (2011–2015), which was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She is a producer on the TLC/NBC reality program Who Do You Think You Are, which has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award five times. She played Honey the Dog on the FOX animated series HouseBroken. Kudrow has also had roles in Analyze This (1999) and its sequel, Analyze That (2002), Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001), Bandslam (2008), Hotel for Dogs (2009), Easy A (2010), Neighbors (2014) and its sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), The Girl on the Train (2016), The Boss Baby (2017), Long Shot (2019) and Booksmart (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lisa Kudrow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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| Sundance Film Festival | Best Supporting Actress | The Opposite of Sex | Nominated |
Friends
as Phoebe Buffay
Episodes: 228
First Aired: Sep 22, 1994
Web Therapy
as Fiona Wallice
Episodes: 133
First Aired: Sep 22, 2008
Web Therapy
as Fiona Wallice
Episodes: 43
First Aired: Jul 19, 2011
HouseBroken
as Honey (voice)
Episodes: 30
First Aired: May 31, 2021
Mad About You
as Ursula Buffay
Episodes: 24
First Aired: Sep 23, 1992
The Comeback
as Valerie Cherish
Episodes: 21
First Aired: Jun 05, 2005
Time Bandits
as Penelope
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Jul 23, 2024
Human Discoveries
as Judy Elk (voice)
Episodes: 10
First Aired: Jul 16, 2019
Hopeless Pictures
as Sandy
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Aug 19, 2005
No Good Deed
as Lydia Morgan
Episodes: 8
First Aired: Dec 12, 2024
Space Force
as Maggie Naird
Episodes: 8
First Aired: May 29, 2020
Feel Good
as Linda
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Mar 18, 2020
BoJack Horseman
as Wanda Pierce (voice)
Episodes: 7
First Aired: Aug 22, 2014
Scandal
as Congresswoman Josephine Marcus
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Apr 05, 2012
Grace and Frankie
as Sheree
Episodes: 3
First Aired: May 08, 2015
Bob
as Kathy Fleisher
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 18, 1992
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Lori-Anne Schmidt
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Mar 06, 2015
Cheers
as Emily
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 30, 1982
The Simpsons
as Alex Whitney (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 17, 1989
King of the Hill
as Amy Pittman (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 12, 1997
Hercules
as Aphrodite (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 31, 1998
Newhart
as Sada
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 02, 1982
Cougar Town
as Dr. Amy Evans
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 2009
Father of the Pride
as Foo Lin (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 31, 2004
Father of the Pride
as Foo-Lin (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 31, 2004
Angie Tribeca
as Monica Vivarquor
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 17, 2016
Rick and Morty
as Tyrannosaurus Rex (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 02, 2013
Hope and Gloria
as Phoebe Buffay
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 09, 1995
Mad About You
as Karen
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 23, 1992
The Good Place
as Hypatia
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 19, 2016
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
as Fairy Godmother (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 06, 2015
Coach
as Nurse Alice
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 28, 1989
Coach
as Lauren
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 28, 1989
25 Words or Less
Episodes: 5
First Aired: Aug 06, 2018
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 4
First Aired: Jul 16, 2009
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 13, 1993
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Jan 03, 2005
Celebrity Name Game
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Sep 22, 2014
Conan
as Self
Episodes: 3
First Aired: Nov 08, 2010
E! True Hollywood Story
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Aug 21, 1996
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Episodes: 2
First Aired: May 25, 1992
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 09, 2019
The Megan Mullally Show
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 2
First Aired: Sep 18, 2006
American Dad!
as The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 06, 2005
American Idol
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 11, 2002
Celebrities Uncensored
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 04, 2003
Blue's Clues
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 1996
MTV Movie & TV Awards
as Self / Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jun 10, 1992
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 08, 2015
The Oscars
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 19, 1953
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 05, 2010
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 23, 2015
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 18, 2016
The Streamy Awards
as Self - Presenter
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 28, 2009
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 23, 2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 25, 2014
Celebrity IOU
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 13, 2020
The Reichen Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Nov 11, 2005
Teen Choice Awards
as Self - Nominee
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Aug 01, 1999
Duckman
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Mar 05, 1994
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Special Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 02, 2009
The Arsenio Hall Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 09, 2013
Entertainment Tonight
as Self - It Got Better
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 15, 1981
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Oct 11, 1975
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 21, 2003
Hollywood Game Night
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jul 11, 2013
Ruby Wax Meets
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 28, 1996
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Jan 26, 2003
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Dec 21, 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Feb 17, 2014
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Sep 12, 2022
Today with Hoda & Jenna
as Self
Episodes: 1
First Aired: Apr 08, 2019
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