Biography
Though she made her name portraying slightly ditsy, even flaky characters on the small screen, actress Lisa Kudrow also proved to be an adept performer in both independent and studio films. After several years as a guest star on several popular shows, Kudrow skyrocketed to superstardom alongside her five cast mates on the immensely successful sitcom "Friends" (NBC, 1994-2004). For ten seasons, fans of the show delighted in Kudrow's deft …
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Career Milestones
2010 | Starred in the online series "Web Therapy" as narcissistic shrink Dr. Fiona Wallice; show began airing on Showtime in 2011 | |
2010 | Acted opposite Emma Stone in the comedy "Easy A" | |
2009 | Co-starred in "Hotel for Dogs," a film adaptation of the Lois Duncan novel of the same name | |
2008 | Co-starred in the independent comedy film "Kabluey" | |
2007 | Played a supporting role opposite Hillary Swank in "P.S. I Love You" | |
2005 | Co-starred in "Happy Endings," a comedic drama about the ups and downs of relationships | |
2005 | Co-wrote with Michael Patrick King and starred in the comedy series "The Comeback" (HBO); show suffered low ratings and was not renewed for a second season; earned an Emmy nomination for Best Actress | |
2004 | With writer-actor Dan Bucatinsky, signed a two-year development deal with Warner Bros | |
2002 | Landed title role as a spoiled young woman forced to assume control of a rap/hip-hop record label in "Marci X" | |
2002 | Played a woman who suffers a nervous breakdown and begins to think she's a dog in "Bark"; screened at Sundance | |
2002 | Reprised role as Billy Crystal's wife in "Analyze That" | |
2000 | Cast opposite John Travolta in "Lucky Numbers"; directed by Nora Ephron | |
2000 | 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 | |
1999 | Co-starred with Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal in "Analyze This" | |
1998 | Voiced the character of Aphrodite in the animated series "Hercules" | |
1998 | Earned rave reviews for her supporting turn as the repressed schoolteacher Lucia in "The Opposite of Sex" | |
1998 | Appeared alongside Parker Posey and Toni Collette in the ensemble comedy-drama "Clockwatchers" | |
1997 | Played first screen lead, opposite Mira Sorvino in "Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion" | |
1996 | Played the blind date of Albert Brooks' in "Mother" | |
1994 | Landed breakout television role as Phoebe Buffay on the NBC sitcom "Friends"; earned Emmy (1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001), Golden Globe (1996) and SAG (1996, 1999, 2004) nominations for Supporting Actress | |
| Originally hired for the role of Roz in "Frasier" (NBC); fired during rehearsals for the pilot | ||
1992 | Joined the cast of "Mad About You" (NBC) in the recurring role of ditzy waitress Ursula (this character would later appear on 'Friends' as Phoebe's twin sister) | |
1993 | Cast in a recurring role on the short-lived CBS sitcom "Bob" | |
1991 | Made her feature-acting debut in "The Unborn" | |
1991 | Cast in TV-movie debut "Murder in High Places" (NBC) | |
1990 | Filmed role in Sandra Locke's "Impulse"; part was cut out of released feature | |
1989 | Reprised her role from the play "Ladies Room" for the pilot "Just Temporary"; series not picked up by NBC | |
1989 | Made her episodic TV debut on "Cheers" (NBC), playing the girlfriend of bartender Woody Boyd (Woody Harrelson) | |
1989 | Joined the improv group The Groundlings | |
1988 | 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 | ||
| Raised in the San Fernando Valley in California | ||
Awards
2012 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Reality Program in Who Do You Think You Are? |
2006 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series in The Comeback |
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Friends |
2004 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Friends |
2003 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Friends |
2002 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Friends |
2001 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Friends |
2001 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Friends |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Friends |
2000 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Friends |
2000 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Friends |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Friends |
1999 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Friends |
1999 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Friends |
1999 | Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female in The Opposite of Sex |
1998 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Friends |
1998 | MTV Movie Award for Best Dance Sequence in Romy and Michele's High School Reunion |
1998 | New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress in The Opposite of Sex |
1997 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Friends |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series in Friends |
1996 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Friends |
1995 | Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television in Friends |
1995 | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in Friends |
1995 | Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series in Mad About You |