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My Take
What fascinates me about Lisa Kudrow is the gap between the actress and the role that made her famous. Phoebe Buffay looked effortless, but it takes a Vassar-educated mind to play that kind of spaciness with such precise comic timing. I respect even more what she did after Friends: instead of coasting, she pioneered web-based comedy early enough to win Webby Awards, betting on formats nobody took seriously yet. That combination of intelligence, restlessness, and total commitment to looking ridiculous is rare. She turned a sitcom archetype into a career-long study of self-delusion and dignity, and I suspect history will rate her as the most adventurous of the Friends cast.
Overview
Lisa Valerie Kudrow ( KOO-droh; born July 30, 1963) is an American actress and writer. She rose to international fame for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the American television sitcom Friends, which aired from 1994 to 2004. The series earned her Primetime Emmy, Screen Actors Guild, Satellite, American Comedy and TV Guide awards.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Lisa Kudrow
- Name (Japanese)
- リサ・クドロー
- Reading
- りさ・くどろー
- Born
- July 30, 1963 (age 62)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Leo / Rabbit
- Origin
- Encino, California, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 173 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- television actor / film actor / actor / voice actor / character actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- William Howard Taft Charter High School
- University
- Vassar College
Awards & achievements
- 2014 Dorian Awards
- 2011 Webby Award
- 2009 Webby Award
- 2006 Gracie Awards
- 2001 Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy
- 2000 Actor Awards
- 1998 New York Film Critics Circle
- 1995 Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Television actor — see all → · Film actor — see all → · More people from United States →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-11
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.