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Aliases: Lisa Kudrow Arquette , Lisa Valerie Kudrow , 麗莎·庫卓 , Lisa V. Kudrow , لیزا کودرو

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Encino, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 21

TV Involvements: 20


Most Famous Work

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

Most Famous Work

American Idol
Average
5

American Idol

(2002) Self
RuPaul's Drag Race
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8

RuPaul's Drag Race

(2009) Self - Special Guest
Scandal
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7

Scandal

(2012) Congresswoman Josephine Marcus
Celebrity Name Game
Average
6
MTV Movie & TV Awards
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8

MTV Movie & TV Awards

(1992) Self / Host
The Oscars
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7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
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7
Celebrity IOU
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6

Celebrity IOU

(2020) Self

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Lydia Morgan
Penelope
2023 Self - Guest
2022 Self
Aunt Heidi
2021 Janice Templeton (voice)
Honey (voice)
Self
2020 Jeanetta Grace Susan
Maggie Naird
Self
Self
Linda
Shay Whitmore
2019 Phoebe Buffay
N/A
Judy Elk (voice)
Charmaine
Katherine
Self
2018 Self
N/A
Ozma
2017 Janice Templeton (voice)
Bina Kepp
2016 Martha
Hypatia
Dean Carol Gladstone
Self
N/A
Lucille (voice)
Monica Vivarquor
2015 Self
Self
Sheree
Self
Self - Guest
Fairy Godmother (voice)
Lori-Anne Schmidt
2014 Self
Self
Wanda Pierce (voice)
Carol Gladstone
Self
Self - Guest
2013 Tyrannosaurus Rex (voice)
Self
Self
Self
2012 Congresswoman Josephine Marcus
2011 Fiona Wallice
2010 Self
Carolyne Soule
Mrs. Griffith
Self
2009 Dr. Amy Evans
Karen Burton
Self - Guest
Claire Dunn
Sally
Self - Presenter
Self - Special Guest
Lois Scudder
2008 Fiona Wallice
2007 Denise
Leslie
2006 Self - Guest
2005 Self
Sandy
Valerie Cherish
The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Mamie
Self
2004 Foo Lin (voice)
Foo-Lin (voice)
2003 Sharon Holmes
Marci Feld
Self
Self
Self
2002 Laura Sobel
Self
Darla
2001 Marie
Ava (voice)
2000 Crystal
Maddy Mozell
1999 Self - Nominee
Laura MacNamara Sobel
1998 Aphrodite (voice)
Lucia DeLury
1997 Reading Woman
Paula
Michele Weinberger
Amy Pittman (voice)
1996 Linda
N/A
N/A
N/A
1995 Phoebe Buffay
1994 Adrian Wexler-Jones
Phoebe Buffay
N/A
Denise
1993 Self - Guest
1992 Ursula Buffay
Karen
Kathy Fleisher
Self / Host
N/A
Millie
Esther
1991 Friend of Perky Girl
Miss Stitch
Louisa Krelm
1989 Alex Whitney (voice)
Nurse Alice
Lauren
1982 Sada
Emily
1981 Self - It Got Better
1975 Self - Host
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1953 Self
N/A
Michele Weinberger
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2015 Original Series Creator
2011 Story
2005 Writer
Year Role Movie/Tv

Creator

Year Role Movie/Tv
2011 Creator
2008 Creator
2005 Creator
Year Role Movie/Tv

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