Lisa Valerie Kudrow is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She came to international prominence in the 1990s portraying Phoebe Buffay in the American sitcom Friends. She is a producer on the TLC reality program Who Do You Think You Are.
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Lisa Valerie Kudrow is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. She came to international prominence in the 1990s portraying Phoebe Buffay in the American sitcom Friends. She has received several awards, including a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series from six nominations, two Screen Actors Guild Awards from 12 nominations, and a Golden Globe Award nomination. She is a producer on the TLC reality program Who Do You Think You Are. Her films have grossed over USD 2 billion worldwide. She tried out for an episode of Saturday Night Live in 1990, but chose Julia Sweeney instead. She played a regular role in the short-lived improv troupe U.S. Comedy Company with Conan O’Brien and Tim Hillman. She was also a member of the Transformers Troupe in the early 1990s. She appeared in at least two pilots: NBC’s Just Temporary in 1989, and CBS’ Close Encounters of the Close Girl in 1990.
She also had a recurring role in three episodes of season one of Bob Newhart’s Newhart in the series finale of the previous series Newhart. Kudow was born in Encino, Los Angeles, California, to Nedra S. , a travel agent, and Lee N. Kudrow, a physician who specialized in the treatment of headaches. Her paternal great-grandmother, Mera Mordejovich, was murdered in Ilya during the Holocaust. She had a Bat Mitzvah ceremony. She graduated from Taft High School in Woodland Hills, LA, where then N. W. A. members Ice Cube and Eazy-E and actress Robin Wright also attended. She worked on her father’s staff for eight years while breaking into acting, earning a research credit on the comparative likelihood of left-handed individuals developing cluster headaches.
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