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.
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).
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Filmography (Movies)
The Parenting
Character:Liddy
Release Date:12/03/2025
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
Character:Self (archive footage)
Release Date:25/02/2025
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Character:Self - Guest
Release Date:26/04/2023
Better Nate Than Ever
Character:Aunt Heidi
Release Date:15/03/2022
The Boss Baby: Family Business
Character:Janice Templeton (voice)
Release Date:01/07/2021
Friends: The Reunion
Character:Self
Release Date:27/05/2021
Death to 2020
Character:Jeanetta Grace Susan
Release Date:27/12/2020
Celebrity Escape Room
Character:Self
Release Date:21/05/2020
Like a Boss
Character:Shay Whitmore
Release Date:09/01/2020
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
Character:Phoebe Buffay
Release Date:23/09/2019
Booksmart
Character:Charmaine
Release Date:24/05/2019
Long Shot
Character:Katherine
Release Date:02/05/2019
Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like
Character:Ozma
Release Date:01/02/2018
The Boss Baby
Character:Janice Templeton (voice)
Release Date:23/03/2017
Table 19
Character:Bina Kepp
Release Date:03/03/2017
The Girl on the Train
Character:Martha
Release Date:05/10/2016
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Character:Dean Carol Gladstone
Release Date:04/05/2016
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Character:Self
Release Date:21/02/2016
Americano
Character:Lucille (voice)
Release Date:29/01/2016
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Character:Self - Musical Guest
Release Date:20/12/2015
Neighbors
Character:Carol Gladstone
Release Date:08/05/2014
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Character:Self
Release Date:15/01/2013
The Other Woman
Character:Carolyne Soule
Release Date:28/10/2010
Easy A
Character:Mrs. Griffith
Release Date:16/09/2010
Bandslam
Character:Karen Burton
Release Date:06/08/2009
Paper Man
Character:Claire Dunn
Release Date:15/06/2009
Powder Blue
Character:Sally
Release Date:08/05/2009
A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'
Character:Self
Release Date:28/04/2009
Hotel for Dogs
Character:Lois Scudder
Release Date:16/01/2009
P.S. I Love You
Character:Denise
Release Date:15/11/2007
Kabluey
Character:Leslie
Release Date:25/06/2007
Happy Endings
Character:Mamie
Release Date:20/01/2005
Biography: Val Kilmer
Character:Self
Release Date:17/11/2004
Wonderland
Character:Sharon Holmes
Release Date:23/10/2003
Marci X
Character:Marci Feld
Release Date:22/08/2003
Analyze That
Character:Laura Sobel
Release Date:06/12/2002
Bark!
Character:Darla
Release Date:11/01/2002
All Over the Guy
Character:Marie
Release Date:10/08/2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
Character:Ava (voice)
Release Date:22/06/2001
Lucky Numbers
Character:Crystal
Release Date:27/10/2000
Hanging Up
Character:Maddy Mozell
Release Date:16/02/2000
Analyze This
Character:Laura MacNamara Sobel
Release Date:05/03/1999
The Opposite of Sex
Character:Lucia DeLury
Release Date:22/05/1998
Sink Or Swim
Character:Reading Woman
Release Date:19/09/1997
Clockwatchers
Character:Paula
Release Date:12/06/1997
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Character:Michele Weinberger
Release Date:25/04/1997
Mother
Character:Linda
Release Date:25/12/1996
The Crazysitter
Character:Adrian Wexler-Jones
Release Date:31/12/1994
Friends
Character:Phoebe Buffay
Release Date:22/09/1994
In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful
Character:Teller
Release Date:01/01/1994
Dance with Death
Character:Millie
Release Date:22/04/1992
In the Heat of Passion
Character:Esther
Release Date:24/01/1992
To the Moon, Alice
Character:Friend of Perky Girl
Release Date:02/10/1991
Murder in High Places
Character:Miss Stitch
Release Date:02/06/1991
The Unborn
Character:Louisa Krelm
Release Date:29/03/1991
Television Appearances
No Good Deed
Character:Lydia Morgan
Time Bandits
Character:Penelope
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Character:Self
HouseBroken
Character:Honey (voice)
Space Force
Character:Maggie Naird
Celebrity IOU
Character:Self
Feel Good
Character:Linda
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character:Self
Human Discoveries
Character:Judy Elk (voice)
Today with Hoda & Jenna
Character:Self
25 Words or Less
Character:Self
The Good Place
Character:Hypatia
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
Character:
Angie Tribeca
Character:Monica Vivarquor
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Character:Self
Grace and Frankie
Character:Sheree
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Character:Self - Guest
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Character:Fairy Godmother (voice)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Character:Lori-Anne Schmidt
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Character:Self
Celebrity Name Game
Character:Self
BoJack Horseman
Character:Wanda Pierce (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Character:Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Character:Self - Guest
Rick and Morty
Character:Tyrannosaurus Rex (voice)
The Arsenio Hall Show
Character:Self
Hollywood Game Night
Character:Self
Scandal
Character:Congresswoman Josephine Marcus
Web Therapy
Character:Fiona Wallice
Conan
Character:Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
Character:Self
Cougar Town
Character:Dr. Amy Evans
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Character:Self - Guest
The Streamy Awards
Character:Self - Presenter
RuPaul's Drag Race
Character:Self - Special Guest
Web Therapy
Character:Fiona Wallice
The Megan Mullally Show
Character:Self - Guest
The Reichen Show
Character:Self
Hopeless Pictures
Character:Sandy
The Comeback
Character:Valerie Cherish
American Dad!
Character:The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Character:Self
Father of the Pride
Character:Foo Lin (voice)
Father of the Pride
Character:Foo-Lin (voice)
Celebrities Uncensored
Character:Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Character:Self - Guest
American Idol
Character:Self
Teen Choice Awards
Character:Self
Hercules
Character:Aphrodite (voice)
King of the Hill
Character:Amy Pittman (voice)
Blue's Clues
Character:
E! True Hollywood Story
Character:Self (archive footage)
Ruby Wax Meets
Character:
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Character:Lisa (voice)
Hope and Gloria
Character:Phoebe Buffay
Friends
Character:Phoebe Buffay
Duckman
Character:
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Character:Self - Guest
Mad About You
Character:Ursula Buffay
Mad About You
Character:Karen
Bob
Character:Kathy Fleisher
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Character:Self / Host
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Character:Self
The Simpsons
Character:Alex Whitney (voice)
Coach
Character:Nurse Alice
Coach
Character:Lauren
Newhart
Character:Sada
Cheers
Character:Emily
Entertainment Tonight
Character:Self - It Got Better
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Host
Saturday Night Live
Character:Self - Cameo (uncredited)
The Oscars
Character:Self
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