The Claudia Winkleman Show
2026 · TV Show
as Self
Lisa Kudrow
1963-07-30
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Encino, California, USA
Writers: The Comeback
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
Shut Up Evan
2026 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Parenting
2025 · Movie
as Liddy
Matthew Perry: A Hollywood Tragedy
2025 · Movie
as Self (archive footage)
Variety & CNN Actors on Actors
2025 · TV Show
as Self
No Good Deed
2024 · TV Show
as Lydia Morgan
Time Bandits
2024 · TV Show
as Penelope
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
2023 · Movie
as Self - Guest
Better Nate Than Ever
2022 · Movie
as Aunt Heidi
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · TV Show
as Self
Friends: The Reunion
2021 · Movie
as Self
The Boss Baby: Family Business
2021 · Movie
as Grandma (Janice) (voice)
HouseBroken
2021 · TV Show
as Honey (voice)
Like a Boss
2020 · Movie
as Shay Whitmore
Celebrity Escape Room
2020 · Movie
as Self
Death to 2020
2020 · Movie
as Jeanetta Grace Susan
Isteriku 120kg
2020 · Movie
Feel Good
2020 · TV Show
as Linda
Celebrity IOU
2020 · TV Show
as Self
Space Force
2020 · TV Show
as Maggie Naird
Booksmart
2019 · Movie
as Charmaine
Long Shot
2019 · Movie
as Katherine
Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary
2019 · Movie
as Phoebe Buffay
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV Show
as Self
Human Discoveries
2019 · TV Show
as Judy Elk (voice)
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019 · TV Show
as Self
Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like
2018 · Movie
as Ozma
25 Words or Less
2018 · TV Show
as Self
Table 19
2017 · Movie
as Bina Kepp
The Boss Baby
2017 · Movie
as Mom (voice)
Americano
2016 · Movie
as Lucille (voice)
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising
2016 · Movie
as Dean Carol Gladstone
Must See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016 · Movie
as Self
The Girl on the Train
2016 · Movie
as Martha
Join or Die with Craig Ferguson
2016 · TV Show
Angie Tribeca
2016 · TV Show
as Monica Vivarquor
The Good Place
2016 · TV Show
as Hypatia
Taylor Swift: The 1989 World Tour - Live
2015 · Movie
as Self - Musical Guest
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
Grace and Frankie
2015 · TV Show
as Sheree
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt
2015 · TV Show
as Fairy Godmother (voice), Lori-Anne Schmidt
Neighbors
2014 · Movie
as Carol Gladstone
Celebrity Name Game
2014 · TV Show
as Self
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest
BoJack Horseman
2014 · TV Show
as Wanda Pierce (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · TV Show
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Tales from the Warner Bros. Lot
2013 · Movie
as Self
The Arsenio Hall Show
2013 · TV Show
as Self
Rick and Morty
2013 · TV Show
as Tyrannosaurus Rex (voice)
Hollywood Game Night
2013 · TV Show
as Self
Scandal
2012 · TV Show
as Congresswoman Josephine Marcus
Web Therapy
2011 · TV Show
as Fiona Wallice
Easy A
2010 · Movie
as Mrs. Griffith
The Other Woman
2010 · Movie
as Carolyne Soule
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010 · TV Show
as Self
Conan
2010 · TV Show
as Self
Bandslam
2009 · Movie
as Karen Burton
Hotel for Dogs
2009 · Movie
as Lois Scudder
Paper Man
2009 · Movie
as Claire Dunn
Powder Blue
2009 · Movie
as Sally
A Home for Everyone: The Making of 'Hotel for Dogs'
2009 · Movie
as Self
Cougar Town
2009 · TV Show
as Dr. Amy Evans
The Streamy Awards
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Presenter
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Special Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Web Therapy
2008 · TV Show
as Fiona Wallice
P.S. I Love You
2007 · Movie
as Denise
Kabluey
2007 · Movie
as Leslie
The Megan Mullally Show
2006 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Happy Endings
2005 · Movie
as Mamie
American Dad!
2005 · TV Show
as The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)
The Comeback
2005 · TV Show
as Valerie Cherish
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
2005 · TV Show
as Self
Hopeless Pictures
2005 · TV Show
as Sandy
No image
The Reichen Show
2005 · TV Show
as Self
Father of the Pride
2004 · TV Show
as Foo Lin (voice), Foo-Lin (voice)
Wonderland
2003 · Movie
as Sharon Holmes
Marci X
2003 · Movie
as Marci Feld
Celebrities Uncensored
2003 · TV Show
as Self
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · TV Show
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
as Self, Self - Guest, Self - Mean Tweets
Analyze That
2002 · Movie
as Laura Sobel
Bark!
2002 · Movie
as Darla
American Idol
2002 · TV Show
as Self
All Over the Guy
2001 · Movie
as Marie
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001 · Movie
as Ava (voice)
Hanging Up
2000 · Movie
as Maddy Mozell
Lucky Numbers
2000 · Movie
as Crystal
Analyze This
1999 · Movie
as Laura MacNamara Sobel
Teen Choice Awards
1999 · TV Show
as Self
The Opposite of Sex
1998 · Movie
as Lucia DeLury
Hercules
1998 · TV Show
as Aphrodite (voice)
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
1997 · Movie
as Michele Weinberger
Clockwatchers
1997 · Movie
as Paula
Sink Or Swim
1997 · Movie
as Reading Woman
King of the Hill
1997 · TV Show
as Amy Pittman (voice)
The View
1997 · TV Show
as Self
Mother
1996 · Movie
as Linda
E! True Hollywood Story
1996 · TV Show
as Self (archive footage)
Blue's Clues
1996 · TV Show
Ruby Wax Meets
1996 · TV Show
Hope and Gloria
1995 · TV Show
as Phoebe Buffay
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995 · TV Show
as Lisa (voice)
The Actor Awards Presented by SAG-AFTRA
1995 · TV Show
as Self
The Crazysitter
1994 · Movie
as Adrian Wexler-Jones
In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful
1994 · Movie
as Teller
Friends
1994 · TV Show
as Phoebe Buffay
Duckman
1994 · TV Show
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · TV Show
as Self - Guest
Dance with Death
1992 · Movie
as Millie
In the Heat of Passion
1992 · Movie
as Esther
Mad About You
1992 · TV Show
as Ursula Buffay, Karen
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · TV Show
as Self
MTV Movie & TV Awards
1992 · TV Show
as Self / Host
Bob
1992 · TV Show
as Kathy Fleisher
The Unborn
1991 · Movie
as Louisa Krelm
Murder in High Places
1991 · Movie
as Miss Stitch
No image
To the Moon, Alice
1991 · Movie
as Friend of Perky Girl
The Simpsons
1989 · TV Show
as Alex Whitney (voice)
Coach
1989 · TV Show
as Nurse Alice, Lauren
Cheers
1982 · TV Show
as Emily
Newhart
1982 · TV Show
as Sada
Entertainment Tonight
1981 · TV Show
as Self - It Got Better
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
as Self - Host, Self (uncredited)
The Oscars
1953 · TV Show
as Self
Romy and Michele 2
· Movie
as Michele Weinberger
Crew Credits
Friends: The Reunion
2021 · Movie
Executive Producer
Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas
2019 · Movie
Executive Producer
No image
Web Therapy
2015 · TV Show
Original Series Creator
Web Therapy
2011 · TV Show
Creator
The Other Woman
2010 · Movie
Executive Producer
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010 · TV Show
Producer
Web Therapy
2008 · TV Show
Producer, Creator
The Comeback
2005 · TV Show
Writer, Executive Producer, Creator
Picking Up & Dropping Off
2003 · Movie
Executive Producer
Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist
1995 · TV Show
Additional Writing
Romy and Michele 2
· Movie
Executive Producer
