Lisa Kudrow
Known for: Acting
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
Series
The Simpsons
Alex Whitney (voice)
1989
Series
Rick and Morty
Tyrannosaurus Rex (voice)
2013
Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
2009
Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
2014
Series
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
2014
Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self - Guest
2014
Series
Friends
Phoebe Buffay
1994
Series
American Dad!
The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
2005
Series
Late Show with David Letterman
Self - Guest
1993
Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
Self
2019
Series
King of the Hill
Amy Pittman (voice)
1997
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self - Host
1975
Series
Saturday Night Live
Self (uncredited)
1975
Series
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
2003
Series
Conan
Self
2010
Series
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Self
2005
Series
Scandal
Congresswoman Josephine Marcus
2012
Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self
2022
Series
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Special Guest
2009
Series
The View
Self
1997
Series
Cheers
Emily
1982
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self
2015
Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Guest
2015
Series
Coach
Nurse Alice
1989
Series
Coach
Lauren
1989
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Guest
2003
Series
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self - Mean Tweets
2003
Series
BoJack Horseman
Wanda Pierce (voice)
2014
Series
Mad About You
Ursula Buffay
1992
Series
Mad About You
Karen
1992
Series
American Idol
Self
2002
Series
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self
1992
Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
1993
Series
Newhart
Sada
1982
Series
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
2014
Series
Grace and Frankie
Sheree
2015
Series
25 Words or Less
Self
2018
Series
The Good Place
Hypatia
2016
Series
Hercules
Aphrodite (voice)
1998
Series
Cougar Town
Dr. Amy Evans
2009
Series
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Fairy Godmother (voice)
2015
Series
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
Lori-Anne Schmidt
2015
Series
Angie Tribeca
Monica Vivarquor
2016
Series
MTV Movie & TV Awards
Self / Host
1992
Series
Duckman
1994
Series
The Oscars
Self
1953
Series
Blue's Clues
1996
Series
Space Force
Maggie Naird
2020
The Reichen Show
Self
2005
Series
Time Bandits
Penelope
2024
Film
The Boss Baby: Family Business
Grandma (Janice) (voice)
2021
Series
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
Lisa (voice)
1995
Series
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
Self
2019
Series
The Megan Mullally Show
Self - Guest
2006
Series
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
Self
1995
Series
The Comeback
Valerie Cherish
2005
Film
Easy A
Mrs. Griffith
2010
Series
Celebrity Name Game
Self
2014
Series
Hollywood Game Night
Self
2013
Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
Self
2010
Series
Web Therapy
Fiona Wallice
2008
Series
Celebrity IOU
Self
2020
Series
Web Therapy
Fiona Wallice
2011
Film
Long Shot
Katherine
2019
Film
P.S. I Love You
Denise
2007
Series
Feel Good
Linda
2020
Film
Hotel for Dogs
Lois Scudder
2009
Series
Hope and Gloria
Phoebe Buffay
1995
Series
HouseBroken
Honey (voice)
2021
Series
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
Self
2025
Series
No Good Deed
Lydia Morgan
2024
Film
Analyze That
Laura Sobel
2002
Film
Neighbors
Carol Gladstone
2014
Film
The Girl on the Train
Martha
2016
Film
Analyze This
Laura MacNamara Sobel
1999
Series
Entertainment Tonight
Self - It Got Better
1981
Film
The Parenting
Liddy
2025
Film
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
Dean Carol Gladstone
2016
Film
Booksmart
Charmaine
2019
Series
Bob
Kathy Fleisher
1992
Series
Father of the Pride
Foo Lin (voice)
2004
Series
Father of the Pride
Foo-Lin (voice)
2004
Film
The Boss Baby
Mom (voice)
2017
Film
Like a Boss
Shay Whitmore
2020
Film
Dr. Dolittle 2
Ava (voice)
2001
Series
The Arsenio Hall Show
Self
2013
Film
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Michele Weinberger
1997
Film
Friends: The Reunion
Self
2021
Series
The Streamy Awards
Self - Presenter
2009
Film
Table 19
Bina Kepp
2017
Series
Ruby Wax Meets
1996
Film
Powder Blue
Sally
2009
Series
Human Discoveries
Judy Elk (voice)
2019
Film
Hanging Up
Maddy Mozell
2000
Series
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016
Film
Wonderland
Sharon Holmes
2003
Series
Shut Up Evan
Self - Guest
2026
Film
Death to 2020
Jeanetta Grace Susan
2020
Film
The Other Woman
Carolyne Soule
2010
Series
The Claudia Winkleman Show
Self
2026
Film
Happy Endings
Mamie
2005
Film
Lucky Numbers
Crystal
2000
Film
Paper Man
Claire Dunn
2009
Film
Better Nate Than Ever
Aunt Heidi
2022
Film
Kabluey
Leslie
2007
Film
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
Self - Musical Guest
2015
Series
E! True Hollywood Story
Self (archive footage)
1996
Film
The Opposite of Sex
Lucia DeLury
1998
Film
Bandslam
Karen Burton
2009
Film
Marci X
Marci Feld
2003
Film
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
Self (archive footage)
2025
Series
Hopeless Pictures
Sandy
2005
Film
All Over the Guy
Marie
2001
Film
Mother
Linda
1996
Film
Celebrity Escape Room
Self
2020
Film
The Unborn
Louisa Krelm
1991
Film
Americano
Lucille (voice)
2016
Film
Clockwatchers
Paula
1997
Film
Sink Or Swim
Reading Woman
1997
Film
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
Self - Guest
2023
Film
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
Self
2016
Film
The Crazysitter
Adrian Wexler-Jones
1994
To the Moon, Alice
Friend of Perky Girl
1991
Film
Romy and Michele 2
Michele Weinberger
Film
Dance with Death
Millie
1992
Film
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
Self
2013
Film
Isteriku 120kg
2020
Film
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
Phoebe Buffay
2019
Film
In the Heat of Passion
Esther
1992
Film
In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful
Teller
1994
Film
Bark!
Darla
2002
Film
Murder in High Places
Miss Stitch
1991
Film
A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'
Self
2009
Film
Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like
Ozma
2018
Series
Teen Choice Awards
Self
1999
Series
Celebrities Uncensored
Self
2003