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

Gender: Female

Place of birth: Encino, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 20

TV Involvements: 18


Most Famous Work

Biography

Lisa Valerie Kudrow (born July 30, 1963) is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. After making appearances in several 1980s television sitcoms, Kudrow came to international prominence in the 1990s for portraying Phoebe Buffay in the American sitcom Friends, which earned her Primetime Emmy and Screen Actors Guild awards. Kudrow also portrayed Phoebe's twin sister Ursula on both Friends and Mad About You. Kudrow has received several awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series from six nominations, two Screen Actors Guild Awards from 12 nominations, and a Golden Globe Award nomination. Her Friends character was widely popular while the series aired and was later recognized as one of the greatest female characters in American television. Kudrow starred in the cult comedy film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) and followed it with an acclaimed performance in the romantic comedy 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. In 2005, she went on to produce, write and star in the HBO comedy series The Comeback, which was revived nine years later for a second season. Kudrow 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 the box office hit film 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 reality program Who Do You Think You Are, which has garnered her five Primetime Emmy Award nominations. Kudrow has also made several notable film appearances, including roles in Analyze This (1999), 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

Scandal
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7

Scandal

(2012) Congresswoman Josephine Marcus
RuPaul's Drag Race
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8

RuPaul's Drag Race

(2009) Self - Special Guest
American Idol
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5

American Idol

(2002) Self
Celebrity IOU
Average
6

Celebrity IOU

(2020) Self
Entertainment Tonight
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4

Entertainment Tonight

(1981) Self - It Got Better
Celebrity Name Game
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6

Celebrity Name Game

(2014) Self
The Oscars
Average
7

The Oscars

(1953) Self
The Girl on the Train
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6

The Girl on the Train

(2016) Martha

Acting

Year Character Movie/Tv
2024 Penelope
2023 Self - Guest
2022 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
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
Wanda Pierce (voice)
Carol Gladstone
Self
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 N/A
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
2002 Laura Sobel
Self
Darla
2001 Marie
Ava (voice)
2000 Crystal
Maddy Mozell
1999 Self - Nominee: Movie Hissy Fit
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
Self / Host
N/A
Millie
Esther
1991 Friend of Perky Girl
Miss Stitch
Louisa Krelm
1989 Alex Whitney (voice)
1982 Sada
N/A
1981 Self - It Got Better
1975 Self - Host
Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1953 Self
Lydia Morgan
N/A
Year Character Movie/Tv

Production

Writing

Year Role Movie/Tv
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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