
Lisa Kudrow
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Biography
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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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

The Kelly Clarkson Show

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

E! True Hollywood Story

Rick and Morty

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

Teen Choice Awards

Grace and Frankie

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Scandal

American Idol

Real Time with Bill Maher

Entertainment Tonight

Newhart

The Simpsons

Saturday Night Live

Mad About You

Celebrities Uncensored

The Good Place

The Late Late Show with James Corden

Cheers

Space Force

Today with Hoda & Jenna

Hope and Gloria

King of the Hill

RuPaul's Drag Race

Bob

Feel Good

Cougar Town

Father of the Pride

Blue's Clues

MTV Movie & TV Awards

American Dad!

Who Do You Think You Are?

Hollywood Game Night

The Oscars

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

Long Shot

Like a Boss

Neighbors

The Boss Baby: Family Business

The Girl on the Train

Easy A

Hotel for Dogs

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

BoJack Horseman

Dr. Dolittle 2

Powder Blue

The Boss Baby

Booksmart

Mother

Table 19

Analyze This

Friends: The Reunion

Friends

The Opposite of Sex

P.S. I Love You

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

Lucky Numbers

Better Nate Than Ever

No Good Deed

Time Bandits

Web Therapy

Marci X

Web Therapy

The Comeback
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