Lisa Kudrow

Co-starred in "Hotel for Dogs," a film adaptation of the Lois Duncan novel of the same name

Co-starred in the independent comedy film, "Kabluey"

Played a supporting role, opposite Hillary Swank in "P.S. I Love You"

Co-starred in "Happy Endings," a comedic drama about the ups and downs of relationships

Co-wrote with Michael Patrick King and starred in the comedy series "Comeback" (HBO); show suffered low ratings and was not renewed for a second season; earned an Emmy nomination for Best Actress

With writer-actor Dan Bucatinsky, signed a two-year development deal with Warner Bros

Had title role as a spoiled young woman forced to assume control of a rap/hip-hop record label in "Marci X"

Played a woman who suffers a nervous breakdown and begins to think she's a dog in "Bark"; screened at Sundance

Reprised role as Billy Crystal's wife in "Analyze That"

Cast opposite John Travolta in "Lucky Numbers"; directed by Nora Ephron

Played a ditsy soap opera actress and the youngest of three sisters in "Hanging Up" co-starring Meg Ryan and Diane Keaton (who also directed); film was co-written by Nora and Delia Ephron

Co-starred with Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal in "Analyze This"

Appeared alongside Parker Posey and Toni Collette in the ensemble comedy-drama "Clockwatchers"

Earned rave reviews for her supporting turn as the repressed schoolteacher Lucia in "The Opposite of Sex"

Voiced the character of Aphrodite in the animated series "Hercules"

Played first screen lead, opposite Mira Sorvino in "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion"

Played the blind date of Albert Brooks' in "Mother"

TV series debut as a regular in the role of Phoebe Buffay, twin of Ursula, on the NBC sitcom "Friends"; earned Emmy (1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001), Golden Globe (1996) and SAG (1996, 1999, 2004) nominations for Supporting Actress

Cast in a recurring role on the short-lived CBS sitcom "Bob"

Joined the cast of "Mad About You" (NBC) in the recurring role of ditzy waitress Ursula (this character would later appear in 'Friends' as Phoebe's twin sister)

Feature acting debut, "The Unborn"

TV-movie debut, "Murder in High Places" (NBC)

Filmed role in Sandra Locke's "Impulse"; part was cut out of released feature

Episodic TV debut, "Cheers" (NBC), playing the girlfriend of bartender Woody Boyd (Woody Harrelson)

Joined the improv group The Groundlings

Reprised her role from the play "Ladies Room" for the pilot "Just Temporary"; series not picked up by NBC

Made L.A. stage debut in the comedy "Ladies Room"

After college, at the suggestion of her brother's friend Jon Lovitz, auditioned for The Groundlings, an improv troupe; was not accepted, but was referred to acting teacher Cynthia Szigeti

Originally hired for the role of Roz in "Frasier" (NBC); fired during rehearsals for the pilot

Raised in the San Fernando Valley in California