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 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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Movies (57)
Escapada de espanto
2025 · Liddy
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
2025 · Self (archive footage)
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023 · Self - Guest
Nate: Mejor tarde que nunca
2022 · Aunt Heidi
Un Jefe en Pañales 2: Negocios de Familia
2021 · Grandma (Janice) (voice)
Friends: The Reunion
2021 · Self, Executive Producer
Muerte al 2020
2020 · Jeanetta Grace Susan
Celebrity Escape Room
2020 · Self
Socias en Guerra
2020 · Shay Whitmore
Isteriku 120kg
2020
Ghosting: El espíritu de la Navidad
2019 · Executive Producer
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
2019 · Phoebe Buffay
La Noche De Las Nerds
2019 · Charmaine
Ni en sueños
2019 · Katherine
Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like
2018 · Ozma
Un Jefe en Pañales
2017 · Mom (voice)
Mesa 19
2017 · Bina Kepp
The Girl on the Train
2016 · Martha
Buenos vecinos 2
2016 · Dean Carol Gladstone
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016 · Self
Americano
2016 · Lucille (voice)
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015 · Self - Musical Guest
Buenos vecinos
2014 · Carol Gladstone
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013 · Self
Un Amor Equivocado
2010 · Carolyne Soule, Executive Producer
Se dice de mí
2010 · Mrs. Griffith
Bandslam
2009 · Karen Burton
Paper Man
2009 · Claire Dunn
Esperanzas cruzadas
2009 · Sally
A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'
2009 · Self
Hotel para Perros
2009 · Lois Scudder
Posdata, Te Amo
2007 · Denise
Kabluey
2007 · Leslie
Happy Endings
2005 · Mamie
Picking Up & Dropping Off
2003 · Executive Producer
Excesos
2003 · Sharon Holmes
Marci X
2003 · Marci Feld
Analízate
2002 · Laura Sobel
Bark!
2002 · Darla
All Over the Guy
2001 · Marie
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001 · Ava (voice)
Lucky Numbers
2000 · Crystal
No nos Dejen Colgadas
2000 · Maddy Mozell
Analyze This
1999 · Laura MacNamara Sobel
The Opposite of Sex
1998 · Lucia DeLury
Sink Or Swim
1997 · Reading Woman
Clockwatchers
1997 · Paula
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
1997 · Michele Weinberger
Mother
1996 · Linda
The Crazysitter
1994 · Adrian Wexler-Jones
In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful
1994 · Teller
Dance with Death
1992 · Millie
In the Heat of Passion
1992 · Esther
To The Moon, Alice
1991 · Friend of Perky Girl
Murder in High Places
1991 · Miss Stitch
The Unborn
1991 · Louisa Krelm
Romy and Michele 2
· Michele Weinberger, Executive Producer
TV shows (75)
Shut Up Evan
2026 · Self - Guest
The Claudia Winkleman Show
2026 · Self
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025 · Self
Fachadas
2024 · Lydia Morgan
Bandidos del tiempo
2024 · Penelope
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · Self
HouseBroken
2021 · Honey (voice)
Fuerza Espacial
2020 · Maggie Naird
Remodelaciones con celebridades
2020 · Self
Feel Good
2020 · Linda
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · Self
Human Discoveries
2019 · Judy Elk (voice)
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019 · Self
25 Words or Less
2018 · Self
El Buen Lugar
2016 · Hypatia
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016
Angie Tribeca
2016 · Monica Vivarquor
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)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · 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
Escándalo
2012 · Congresswoman Josephine Marcus
Web Therapy
2011 · Fiona Wallice, Creator
Conan
2010 · Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010 · Self, Producer
Cougar Town
2009 · Dr. Amy Evans
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
The Streamy Awards
2009 · Self - Presenter
RuPaul: Carrera de drags
2009 · Self - Special Guest
Web Therapy
2008 · Fiona Wallice, Producer, Creator
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)
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · Self
Father of the Pride
2004 · Foo Lin (voice), Foo-Lin (voice)
Celebrities Uncensored
2003 · Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Self, Self - Guest, Self - Mean Tweets
American Idol
2002 · Self
Teen Choice Awards
1999 · Self
Hercules
1998 · Aphrodite (voice)
The View
1997 · Self
King of the Hill
1997 · Amy Pittman (voice)
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
Friends
1994 · Phoebe Buffay
Duckman
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Self
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
Los Simpson
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