Lisa Kudrow

Known For: Acting
Born: July 30, 1963
Place of Birth: Encino, California, USA

Lisa Kudrow

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 Scho…

Filmography

Shut Up Evan

2026 · Self - Guest

The Claudia Winkleman Show

2026 · Self

Variety & CNN Actors on Actors

2025 · Self

The Parenting

2025 · Liddy

Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy

2025 · Self (archive footage)

No Good Deed

2024 · Lydia Morgan

Time Bandits

2024 · Penelope

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

2023 · Self - Guest

The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022 · Self

Better Nate Than Ever

2022 · Aunt Heidi

The Boss Baby: Family Business

2021 · Janice Templeton (voice)

HouseBroken

2021 · Honey (voice)

Friends: The Reunion

2021 · Self, Executive Producer

Death to 2020

2020 · Jeanetta Grace Susan

Space Force

2020 · Maggie Naird

Celebrity Escape Room

2020 · Self

Celebrity IOU

2020 · Self

Feel Good

2020 · Linda

Like a Boss

2020 · Shay Whitmore

Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas

2019 · Executive Producer

Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary

2019 · Phoebe Buffay

The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 · Self

Human Discoveries

2019 · Judy Elk (voice)

Booksmart

2019 · Charmaine

Long Shot

2019 · Katherine

Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

2019 · Self

25 Words or Less

2018 · Self

Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like

2018 · Ozma

The Boss Baby

2017 · Janice Templeton (voice)

Table 19

2017 · Bina Kepp

The Girl on the Train

2016 · Martha

The Good Place

2016 · Hypatia

Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising

2016 · Dean Carol Gladstone

Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows

2016 · Self

Join or Die with Craig Ferguson

2016

Americano

2016 · Lucille (voice)

Angie Tribeca

2016 · Monica Vivarquor

Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live

2015 · Self - Musical Guest

Web Therapy

2015 · Original Series Creator

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

2015 · Self - Guest

Grace and Frankie

2015 · Sheree

The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015 · Self, Self - Guest

Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt

2015 · Fairy Godmother (voice), Lori-Anne Schmidt

Variety Studio: Actors on Actors

2014 · Self

Celebrity Name Game

2014 · Self

BoJack Horseman

2014 · Wanda Pierce (voice)

Neighbors

2014 · Carol Gladstone

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 · Self, Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 · Self - Guest

Rick and Morty

2013 · Tyrannosaurus Rex (voice)

The Arsenio Hall Show

2013 · Self

Hollywood Game Night

2013 · Self

Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot

2013 · Self

Scandal

2012 · Congresswoman Josephine Marcus

Web Therapy

2011 · Fiona Wallice, Creator

Conan

2010 · Self

The Other Woman

2010 · Carolyne Soule, Executive Producer

Easy A

2010 · Mrs. Griffith

Who Do You Think You Are?

2010 · Self, Producer

Cougar Town

2009 · Dr. Amy Evans

Bandslam

2009 · Karen Burton

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 · Self - Guest

Paper Man

2009 · Claire Dunn

Powder Blue

2009 · Sally

A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'

2009 · Self

The Streamy Awards

2009 · Self - Presenter

RuPaul's Drag Race

2009 · Self - Special Guest

Hotel for Dogs

2009 · Lois Scudder

Web Therapy

2008 · Fiona Wallice, Producer, Creator

P.S. I Love You

2007 · Denise

Kabluey

2007 · Leslie

The Megan Mullally Show

2006 · Self - Guest

The Reichen Show

2005 · Self

Hopeless Pictures

2005 · Sandy

The Comeback

2005 · Valerie Cherish, Writer, Executive Producer, Creator

American Dad!

2005 · The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)

Happy Endings

2005 · Mamie

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson

2005 · Self

Father of the Pride

2004 · Foo Lin (voice), Foo-Lin (voice)

Picking Up & Dropping Off

2003 · Executive Producer

Wonderland

2003 · Sharon Holmes

Marci X

2003 · Marci Feld

Celebrities Uncensored

2003 · Self

Real Time with Bill Maher

2003 · Self

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self, Self - Guest, Self - Mean Tweets

Analyze That

2002 · Laura Sobel

American Idol

2002 · Self

Bark!

2002 · Darla

All Over the Guy

2001 · Marie

Dr. Dolittle 2

2001 · Ava (voice)

Lucky Numbers

2000 · Crystal

Hanging Up

2000 · Maddy Mozell

Teen Choice Awards

1999 · Self

Analyze This

1999 · Laura MacNamara Sobel

Hercules

1998 · Aphrodite (voice)

The Opposite of Sex

1998 · Lucia DeLury

Sink Or Swim

1997 · Reading Woman

The View

1997 · Self

Clockwatchers

1997 · Paula

Romy and Michele's High School Reunion

1997 · Michele Weinberger

King of the Hill

1997 · Amy Pittman (voice)

Mother

1996 · Linda

Blue's Clues

1996

E! True Hollywood Story

1996 · Self (archive footage)

Ruby Wax Meets

1996

Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist

1995 · Lisa (voice), Additional Writing

Hope and Gloria

1995 · Phoebe Buffay

The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA

1995 · Self

The Crazysitter

1994 · Adrian Wexler-Jones

Friends

1994 · Phoebe Buffay

Duckman

1994

In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful

1994 · Teller

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 · Self - Guest

Late Show with David Letterman

1993 · Self - Guest

Mad About You

1992 · Ursula Buffay, Karen

Bob

1992 · Kathy Fleisher

MTV Movie & TV Awards

1992 · Self / Host

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992 · Self

Dance with Death

1992 · Millie

In the Heat of Passion

1992 · Esther

To the Moon, Alice

To the Moon, Alice

1991 · Friend of Perky Girl

Murder in High Places

1991 · Miss Stitch

The Unborn

1991 · Louisa Krelm

The Simpsons

1989 · Alex Whitney (voice)

Coach

1989 · Nurse Alice, Lauren

Newhart

1982 · Sada

Cheers

1982 · Emily

Entertainment Tonight

1981 · Self - It Got Better

Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Host, Self (uncredited)

The Oscars

1953 · Self

Romy and Michele 2

— · Michele Weinberger, Executive Producer

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