Lisa Kudrow

Valerie Lisa Kudrow (Encino (California), 30 July 1963) is an American actress of Jewish descent. She won for playing Phoebe in the television series Friends a Emmy Award in 1998, an American Comedy Award in 2000 and a Golden Satellite Award in 2001. For the same role, she was nominated for a Golden Globe and six Emmys.

Kudrow originally wanted to be a doctor, like her father. However, since her childhood she was friends with Jon Lovitz, who in the comic television program Saturday Night Live became famous. She was a member of The Groundings, a theatre group for improvisation. Kudrows first role was that of Ursula, the eccentric waitress in Mad About You (with Paul Reiser and Helen Hunt). This led to her role as Phoebe in Friends, the twin sister of that same Ursula who also regularly pops up in Friends. In the episodes that Phoebe in Friends was pregnant with triplets, was Kudrow in reality also pregnant with her son. ==Filmography[ Edit] == * Excluding television films ==Trivia[ Edit] ==
 * Easy A (2010)
 * Bandslam (2009)
 * Paper Man (2009)
 * Hotel for Dogs (2009)
 * Powder Blue (2009)
 *  P.S. I Love You (2007)
 * Kabluey (2007)
 * Happy Endings (2005)
 * Wonderland (2003)
 * Marci X (2003)
 * Analyze That (2002)
 * Bark! (2002)
 * Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001, voice)
 * All Over the Guy (2001)
 * Lucky Numbers (2000)
 * Hanging Up (2000)
 * Analyze This (1999)
 * The Opposite of Sex (1998)
 * Hacks (1997)
 * Clockwatchers (1997)
 * Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
 * Mother (1996)
 * The Crazysitter (1995)
 * Friends (1994-2004)
 * In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful (1994)
 * In the Heat of Passion (1992)
 * The Unborn (1991)
 * Dance with Death (1991)
 * L.A. on $ 5 a Day (1989)
 * Kudrow is during Friends good girlfriends for her co-players, particularly Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox (Rachel and Monica in the series).
 * When Phoebe was pregnant in Friends was also in reality Kudrow pregnant.
 * Kudrow has also her voice lent to the The Simpsons (1st episode of season 10).