Lisa Kudrow
(Phoebe Buffay)
Date of Birth: 07-30
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As Phoebe, the spacy but lovable folk
singer and massage therapist, Lisa Kudrow has earned two Emmy nominations (in
1995 and again in 1997) as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for
her performance. Kudrow has also been nominated for Golden Globe, Screen Actors
Guild and American Comedy Awards for her role on Friends. Kudrow graduated from
Vassar College in Poughkeepsie, New York, with a bachelor's degree in biology.
Intending to pursue a career in research, she returned to Los Angeles and began
working with her father, a world-renowned headache specialist. In all
likelihood, Kudrow would be a researcher today if she had not been inspired to
perform by one of her brother's friends, actor/comedian Jon Lovitz (NBC's
Saturday Night Live). Kudrow began studying with Cynthia Szigeti, a well-known
improvisation teacher based in Los Angeles. In that class she met and became
close friends with then-unknown Conan O'Brien (NBC's Late Night with Conan
O'Brien). In 1989, her dream of becoming a performer became a reality when she
was accepted as a member of the famed Los Angeles improv group The Groundlings.
A recurring role as Ursula, the ditzy waitress on NBC's comedy series Mad About
You, led to Kudrow's starring role on Friends. Her other television credits
include a recurring role on Bob and guest-starring parts in Cheers, Coach,
Newhart, Flying Blind and Hope & Gloria. Kudrow has also had success on the
big screen. She starred opposite Mira Sorvino in the hit comedy Romy &
Michele's High School Reunion and she co-starred in Albert Brooks' comedy
Mother. Kudrow currently stars in the films The Opposite of Sex, with Christina
Ricci, Martin Donovan and Lyle Lovett, and Clockwatchers, with Toni Collette and
Parker Posey. She is currently filming Analyze This for director Harold Ramis,
co-starring Billy Crystal and Robert DeNiro. A native of California, Kudrow was
born in Encino and raised in Tarzana. She, her husband, Michel Stern, and new
baby live in Los Angeles. Her birthday is July 30.