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Lisa Kudrow

Acting 62 years old Encino, California, USA ★ 3.6
Born: July 30, 1963

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

The Simpsons
The Simpsons Alex Whitney (voice) 1989
Friends
Friends Phoebe Buffay 1994
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen Self - Guest 2009
Rick and Morty
Rick and Morty Tyrannosaurus Rex (voice) 2013
King of the Hill
King of the Hill Amy Pittman (voice) 1997

Jimmy's Seen (3)

Neighbors
Neighbors Carol Gladstone 2014
Booksmart
Booksmart Charmaine 2019
Long Shot
Long Shot Katherine 2019

Filmography

Acting Credits (132)

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

Writing Credits (2)

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