Lisa Kudrow

Lisa Valerie Kudrow KOOdroh 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 Kudrows 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 You1993 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 Phoebes twin In the late 1990s she starred in the cult comedy film Romy and Micheles High School Reunion 1997 and followed it with an acclaimed performance in the comedydrama 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 PS I Love You She produced and starred in the Showtime program Web Therapy 20112015 which was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award She is a producer on the TLCNBC 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 CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia