Lisa Kudrow

Where to watch Lisa Kudrow

• FriendsTV Show · 1994

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lisa Kudrow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

1. 2025The Parentingas Liddy
2. 2024No Good Deedas Lydia Morgan · 8 episodes
3. 2024Time Banditsas Penelope · 10 episodes
4. 2022Better Nate Than Everas Aunt Heidi
5. 2021The Boss Baby: Family Businessas Grandma (Janice) (voice)
6. 2021Friends: The Reunionas Self · Executive producer
7. 2020Death to 2020as Jeanetta Grace Susan
8. 2020Space Forceas Maggie Naird · 8 episodes
9. 2020Feel Goodas Linda · 7 episodes
10. 2020Like a Bossas Shay Whitmore
11. 2019Booksmartas Charmaine
12. 2019Long Shotas Katherine
13. 2017The Boss Babyas Mom (voice)
14. 2017Table 19as Bina Kepp
15. 2016The Girl on the Trainas Martha
16. 2016The Good Placeas Hypatia · 1 episode
17. 2016Neighbors 2: Sorority Risingas Dean Carol Gladstone
18. 2016Angie Tribecaas Monica Vivarquor · 1 episode
19. 2015Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Liveas Self - Musical Guest
20. 2015Grace and Frankieas Sheree · 3 episodes
21. 2015Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidtas Fairy Godmother (voice) · 2 episodes
22. 2014BoJack Horsemanas Wanda Pierce (voice) · 7 episodes
23. 2014Neighborsas Carol Gladstone
24. 2013Rick and Mortyas Tyrannosaurus Rex (voice) · 1 episode
25. 2012Scandalas Congresswoman Josephine Marcus · 4 episodes
26. 2010The Other Womanas Carolyne Soule · Executive producer
27. 2010Easy Aas Mrs. Griffith
28. 2009Cougar Townas Dr. Amy Evans · 1 episode
29. 2009Bandslamas Karen Burton
30. 2009Paper Manas Claire Dunn
31. 2009Powder Blueas Sally
32. 2009RuPaul's Drag Raceas Self - Special Guest · 1 episode
33. 2009Hotel for Dogsas Lois Scudder
34. 2007P.S. I Love Youas Denise
35. 2007Kablueyas Leslie
36. 2005The Comebackas Valerie Cherish · 29 episodes · Writer · Executive producer · Creator
37. 2005American Dad!as The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice) · 1 episode
38. 2005Happy Endingsas Mamie
39. 2003Wonderlandas Sharon Holmes
40. 2002Analyze Thatas Laura Sobel
41. 2002American Idolas Self · 1 episode
42. 2001All Over the Guyas Marie
43. 2001Dr. Dolittle 2as Ava (voice)
44. 2000Lucky Numbersas Crystal
45. 2000Hanging Upas Maddy Mozell
46. 1999Analyze Thisas Laura MacNamara Sobel
47. 1998Herculesas Aphrodite (voice) · 1 episode
48. 1998The Opposite of Sexas Lucia DeLury
49. 1997Clockwatchersas Paula
50. 1997Romy and Michele's High School Reunionas Michele Weinberger
51. 1997King of the Hillas Amy Pittman (voice) · 1 episode
52. 1996Motheras Linda
53. 1996Blue's Clues1 episode
54. 1996E! True Hollywood Storyas Self (archive footage) · 2 episodes
55. 1994Friendsas Phoebe Buffay · 228 episodes
56. 1994Duckman1 episode
57. 1992Mad About Youas Ursula Buffay · 24 episodes
58. 1989The Simpsonsas Alex Whitney (voice) · 1 episode
59. 1982Cheersas Emily · 1 episode
60. 1953The Oscarsas Self · 1 episode