Lisa Kudrow - Fact Sheet

Profession: Actress

In 1993, Lisa was cast as the character that ultimately led to her Emmy win on Friends. She was cast as Ursula, the ditzy waitress on the NBC sitcom Mad About You. NBC was so impressed with her performance that they encouraged her to audition for a more substantial part on another NBC show. She first tried out for the part of Roz on Frasier, but was turned down. It turned out for the best, as the role of Phoebe on Friends fit Lisa like a charm, so much so that people often think that Phoebe's personality is similar to the real Lisa. Phoebe Buffay is actually the twin sister of Ursula Buffay, Lisa's Mad About You character, which Lisa continued to play every so often while the show was on the air. Over the next few years, Lisa appeared in the following movies: Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997), Clockwatchers (1997), The Opposite of Sex (1998), 1999's Analyze This (co-starring Robert De Niro), Hanging Up (2000), (co-starring Meg Ryan), Lucky Numbers (2000), Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001), and Analyze That (2002). 

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Lisa Kudrow Photo Galleries	# of Pictures
Candid	9
Candid	60
Glamour	12
Glamour + Candid	8
Glamour + Candid	8
Glamour + Candid	8
Glamour + Candid + Screen Capture	25
Glamour + Candid + Screen Capture	31
Glamour + Candid + Screen Capture	25
Glamour + Candid + Screen Capture	25
Interviews	1