Lisa Kudrow
Acting • Born 1963-07-30
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
133 credits
Hanging Up
Movie • 2000
Maddy Mozell
Lucky Numbers
Movie • 2000
Crystal
Wonderland
Movie • 2003
Sharon Holmes
All Over the Guy
Movie • 2001
Marie
P.S. I Love You
Movie • 2007
Denise
Bandslam
Movie • 2009
Karen Burton
Marci X
Movie • 2003
Marci Feld
Analyze This
Movie • 1999
Laura MacNamara Sobel
Analyze That
Movie • 2002
Laura Sobel
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Movie • 1997
Michele Weinberger
Mother
Movie • 1996
Linda
The Opposite of Sex
Movie • 1998
Lucia DeLury
Happy Endings
Movie • 2005
Mamie
Hotel for Dogs
Movie • 2009
Lois Scudder
Easy A
Movie • 2010
Mrs. Griffith
Kabluey
Movie • 2007
Leslie
Paper Man
Movie • 2009
Claire Dunn
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Movie • 2023
Self - Guest
Powder Blue
Movie • 2009
Sally
The Other Woman
Movie • 2010
Carolyne Soule
Bark!
Movie • 2002
Darla
Clockwatchers
Movie • 1997
Paula
The Unborn
Movie • 1991
Louisa Krelm
The Parenting
Movie • 2025
Liddy
Neighbors
Movie • 2014
Carol Gladstone
The Crazysitter
Movie • 1994
Adrian Wexler-Jones
In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful
Movie • 1994
Teller
Americano
Movie • 2016
Lucille (voice)
Dance with Death
Movie • 1992
Millie
Murder in High Places
Movie • 1991
Miss Stitch
Table 19
Movie • 2017
Bina Kepp
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Movie • 2016
Dean Carol Gladstone
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Movie • 2013
Self
Sink Or Swim
Movie • 1997
Reading Woman
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Movie • 2016
Self
The Girl on the Train
Movie • 2016
Martha
The Boss Baby
Movie • 2017
Janice Templeton (voice)
Dr. Dolittle 2
Movie • 2001
Ava (voice)
In the Heat of Passion
Movie • 1992
Esther
Booksmart
Movie • 2019
Charmaine
Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like
Movie • 2018
Ozma
Long Shot
Movie • 2019
Katherine
Like a Boss
Movie • 2020
Shay Whitmore
To the Moon, Alice
Movie • 1991
Friend of Perky Girl
Friends: The Reunion
Movie • 2021
Self
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
Movie • 2019
Phoebe Buffay
Celebrity Escape Room
Movie • 2020
Self
The Boss Baby: Family Business
Movie • 2021
Janice Templeton (voice)
Death to 2020
Movie • 2020
Jeanetta Grace Susan
Better Nate Than Ever
Movie • 2022
Aunt Heidi
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Movie • 2015
Self - Musical Guest
Untitled Romy and Michele's High School Reunion Sequel
Movie
Michele Weinberger
A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'
Movie • 2009
Self
Biography: Val Kilmer
Movie • 2004
Self
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
Movie • 2025
Self (archive footage)
Bright Futures
Movie
Narrator
Cheers
TV • 1982
Emily
Mad About You
TV • 1992
Ursula Buffay
The Simpsons
TV • 1989
Alex Whitney (voice)
American Dad!
TV • 2005
The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
Friends
TV • 1994
Phoebe Buffay
King of the Hill
TV • 1997
Amy Pittman (voice)
The Comeback
TV • 2005
Valerie Cherish
E! True Hollywood Story
TV • 1996
Self (archive footage)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV • 1992
Self
Hercules
TV • 1998
Aphrodite (voice)
Newhart
TV • 1982
Sada
American Idol
TV • 2002
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Celebrities Uncensored
TV • 2003
Self
HouseBroken
TV • 2021
Honey (voice)
Blue's Clues
TV • 1996
MTV Movie & TV Awards
TV • 1992
Self / Host
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2005
Self
Web Therapy
TV • 2008
Fiona Wallice
The Oscars
TV • 1953
Self
Cougar Town
TV • 2009
Dr. Amy Evans
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV • 2010
Self
Hopeless Pictures
TV • 2005
Sandy
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Host
Web Therapy
TV • 2011
Fiona Wallice
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
TV • 2016
The Streamy Awards
TV • 2009
Self - Presenter
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV • 2015
Self - Guest
Celebrity Name Game
TV • 2014
Self
Feel Good
TV • 2020
Linda
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV • 2014
Self
Father of the Pride
TV • 2004
Foo Lin (voice)
Father of the Pride
TV • 2004
Foo-Lin (voice)
Celebrity IOU
TV • 2020
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV • 2019
Self
No Good Deed
TV • 2024
Lydia Morgan
Scandal
TV • 2012
Congresswoman Josephine Marcus
Angie Tribeca
TV • 2016
Monica Vivarquor
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self
Teen Choice Awards
TV • 1999
Self
Duckman
TV • 1994
RuPaul's Drag Race
TV • 2009
Self - Special Guest
The Arsenio Hall Show
TV • 2013
Self
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
Rick and Morty
TV • 2013
Tyrannosaurus Rex (voice)
Hope and Gloria
TV • 1995
Phoebe Buffay
Time Bandits
TV • 2024
Penelope
Human Discoveries
TV • 2019
Judy Elk (voice)
BoJack Horseman
TV • 2014
Wanda Pierce (voice)
Entertainment Tonight
TV • 1981
Self - It Got Better
Saturday Night Live
TV • 1975
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
25 Words or Less
TV • 2018
Self
Mad About You
TV • 1992
Karen
Grace and Frankie
TV • 2015
Sheree
The Good Place
TV • 2016
Hypatia
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV • 2003
Self
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
TV • 2015
Fairy Godmother (voice)
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
TV • 2015
Lori-Anne Schmidt
Hollywood Game Night
TV • 2013
Self
Ruby Wax Meets
TV • 1996
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
Bob
TV • 1992
Kathy Fleisher
Space Force
TV • 2020
Maggie Naird
Coach
TV • 1989
Nurse Alice
Coach
TV • 1989
Lauren
Conan
TV • 2010
Self
The Megan Mullally Show
TV • 2006
Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self - Guest
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV • 2022
Self
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
TV • 2019
Self
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
TV • 1995
Lisa (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self - Guest
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
TV • 1995
Self
The Claudia Winkleman Show
TV • 2026
Self