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