Lisa Kudrow
Known for Acting · 127 credits
- Born
- 1963-07-30 (age 62)
- Place of birth
- Encino, California, USA
- Also known as
- Lisa V. Kudrow · Lisa Valerie Kudrow
Biography
Lisa Valerie Kudrow (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.
She 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, she 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, she 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.
She 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).
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Known For
TV Shows (73)
The Simpsons
1989
as Alex Whitney (voice)
Rick and Morty
2013
as Tyrannosaurus Rex (voice)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Friends
1994
as Phoebe Buffay
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self / Self - Guest
American Dad!
2005
as The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host / Self (uncredited)
Conan
2010
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
King of the Hill
1997
as Amy Pittman (voice)
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self
Cheers
1982
as Emily
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self / Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
as Self - Special Guest
The View
1997
as Self
Scandal
2012
as Congresswoman Josephine Marcus
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self / Self - Guest / Self - Mean Tweets
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Wanda Pierce (voice)
American Idol
2002
as Self
Mad About You
1992
as Ursula Buffay / Karen
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Coach
1989
as Nurse Alice / Lauren
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015
as Fairy Godmother (voice) / Lori-Anne Schmidt
Grace and Frankie
2015
as Sheree
Hercules
1998
as Aphrodite (voice)
Newhart
1982
as Sada
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992
as Self / Host
The Good Place
2016
as Hypatia
Duckman
1994
Cougar Town
2009
as Dr. Amy Evans
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Reichen Show
2005
as Self
25 Words or Less
2018
as Self
Angie Tribeca
2016
as Monica Vivarquor
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995
as Lisa (voice)
Space Force
2020
as Maggie Naird
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
as Self
Blue's Clues
1996
The Comeback
2005
as Valerie Cherish
Hollywood Game Night
2013
as Self
The Megan Mullally Show
2006
as Self - Guest
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
Web Therapy
2008
as Fiona Wallice
Celebrity Name Game
2014
as Self
Entertainment Tonight
1981
as Self - It Got Better
Time Bandits
2024
as Penelope
Celebrity IOU
2020
as Self
Hope and Gloria
1995
as Phoebe Buffay
Web Therapy
2011
as Fiona Wallice
Father of the Pride
2004
as Foo Lin (voice) / Foo-Lin (voice)
No Good Deed
2024
as Lydia Morgan
Bob
1992
as Kathy Fleisher
The Arsenio Hall Show
2013
as Self
Movies (54)
The Boss Baby: Family Business
2021
as Janice Templeton (voice)
The Girl on the Train
2016
as Martha
Easy A
2010
as Mrs. Griffith
Long Shot
2019
as Katherine
Booksmart
2019
as Charmaine
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016
as Dean Carol Gladstone
Neighbors
2014
as Carol Gladstone
P.S. I Love You
2007
as Denise
Analyze This
1999
as Laura MacNamara Sobel
Analyze That
2002
as Laura Sobel
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
as Ava (voice)
The Boss Baby
2017
as Janice Templeton (voice)
Friends: The Reunion
2021
as Self
Hotel for Dogs
2009
as Lois Scudder
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
1997
as Michele Weinberger
The Parenting
2025
as Liddy
Wonderland
2003
as Sharon Holmes
Like a Boss
2020
as Shay Whitmore
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016
as Self
Table 19
2017
as Bina Kepp
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023
as Self - Guest
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015
as Self - Musical Guest
Powder Blue
2009
as Sally
Clockwatchers
1997
as Paula
Happy Endings
2005
as Mamie
Paper Man
2009
as Claire Dunn
Death to 2020
2020
as Jeanetta Grace Susan
Better Nate Than Ever
2022
as Aunt Heidi
Lucky Numbers
2000
as Crystal
Mother
1996
as Linda
Bandslam
2009
as Karen Burton
The Opposite of Sex
1998
as Lucia DeLury
Hanging Up
2000
as Maddy Mozell
The Crazysitter
1994
as Adrian Wexler-Jones
The Unborn
1991
as Louisa Krelm
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
2019
as Phoebe Buffay
The Other Woman
2010
as Carolyne Soule
In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful
1994
as Teller
Marci X
2003
as Marci Feld
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013
as Self
Celebrity Escape Room
2020
as Self
In the Heat of Passion
1992
as Esther
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
2025
as Self (archive footage)
Americano
2016
as Lucille (voice)
Kabluey
2007
as Leslie
Dance with Death
1992
as Millie
Murder in High Places
1991
as Miss Stitch
Bark!
2002
as Darla
Sink Or Swim
1997
as Reading Woman
All Over the Guy
2001
as Marie
To the Moon, Alice
1991
as Friend of Perky Girl
Untitled Romy and Michele's High School Reunion Sequel
as Michele Weinberger
A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'
2009
as Self
Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like
2018
as Ozma
About Lisa Kudrow
Lisa Valerie Kudrow (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. She initially appeared in a 1989 episode of the hit sitcom Chee… With 127 credits spanning from 1953 to 2026, Lisa Kudrow has appeared in 54 films and 73 TV shows.
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