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Lisa Kudrow

Lisa Kudrow

Actor, also producer and writer · Born July 30, 1963 (63) · Encino, California, USA

Primetime Emmy winner · 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards · Golden Globe nominee · 1 other major award body

Lisa Valerie Kudrow (KOO-droh; born July 30, 1963) is an American actress. 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. Phoebe has since been named one of the most significant television characters of all time and is considered Kudrow's breakout role, spawning her successful film career. She initially appeared in a 1989 episode of the hit sitcom Cheers, playing a character named Emily. She also starred in several episodes of the show Mad About You(1993) as Ursula before auditioning and earning the role of Phoebe on Friends; her character on Mad About You was written into the Friends storyline as Phoebe's twin. In the late 1990s, she starred in the cult comedy film Romy and Michele's High School Reunion (1997) and followed it with an acclaimed performance in the comedy/drama The Opposite of Sex (1998), which won her the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actress and a nomination for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Female. She created, produced, wrote, and starred in the HBO mockumentary series The Comeback, which initially lasted for one season in 2005 but was revived for a critically acclaimed second and final season in 2014. She was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series for both seasons. In 2007, she received praise for her starring role in the film Kabluey and appeared in P.S. I Love You. She produced and starred in the Showtime program Web Therapy (2011–2015), which was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award. She is a producer on the TLC/NBC reality program Who Do You Think You Are, which has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award five times. She played Honey the Dog on the FOX animated series HouseBroken. She has also had roles in Analyze This (1999) and its sequel, Analyze That (2002), Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001), Bandslam (2008), Hotel for Dogs (2009), Easy A (2010), Neighbors (2014) and its sequel Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising (2016), The Girl on the Train (2016), The Boss Baby (2017), Long Shot (2019), and Booksmart (2019). Description above from the Wikipedia article Lisa Kudrow, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
July 30, 1963 (63)
From
Encino, California, USA
Works as
Actor, also producer and writer
Titles
70 on MovieCove · 88 credits in all
TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 31% in 30 days

What are Lisa Kudrow's films like?

Across their 48 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

What they feel like to watch

their average across 40 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category

Light 26 · Serious 9 · Dark 5

Grounded 26 · Stylized 14 · Heightened 0

Gentle 17 · Charged 19 · Intense 4

A split, not a type: Steady 22 · Shifting 13 · Whiplash 5

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 7 · Some laughs 13 · Funny 20

Slow burn 15 · Even-paced 24 · Relentless 1

Casual 29 · Engaged 9 · Full focus 2

Resolved 32 · Open-ended 7 · Ambiguous 1

Roles they play

24 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 8 of 24 analyzed roles.

Ally
8 of 24
Shadow
4 of 24
Hero
4 of 24
Mentor
3 of 24
Shapeshifter
2 of 24
Herald
1 of 24
Threshold guardian
1 of 24
Trickster
1 of 24
Show the 24 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Joyful
19
Absurd
18
Warm
18
Tense
10
Hopeful
13
Other
51

How their films end · 6 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Bittersweet21
  • Ambiguous6

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Lisa Kudrow's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 51 of their 70 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service.

Subscription and free streaming for Lisa Kudrow's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

88 credits, 70 with a MovieCove page; 45 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • The Parenting(2025)

    as Liddy

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • No Good Deed(2024)

    Show 8 episodes · as Lydia Morgan

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all shows
  • Time Bandits(2024)

    Show 10 episodes · as Penelope

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows
  • Better Nate Than Ever(2022)

    as Aunt Heidi

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • The Boss Baby: Family Business(2021)

    as Grandma (Janice) (voice)

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films
  • HouseBroken(2021)

    Show 30 episodes · as Honey (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows
  • Friends: The Reunion(2021)

    Executive Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films
  • Death to 2020(2020)

    as Jeanetta Grace Susan

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films
  • Space Force(2020)

    Show 8 episodes · as Maggie Naird

    Midcredits score: 34th percentile of all shows
  • Feel Good(2020)

    Show 7 episodes · as Linda

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all shows
  • Like a Boss(2020)

    as Shay Whitmore

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films
  • Isteriku 120kg (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2020)

    Actor

  • Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas(2019)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 36th percentile of all films
  • Friends 25th: The One with the Anniversary (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    as Phoebe Buffay

  • Human Discoveries (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2019)

    Show 10 episodes · as Judy Elk (voice)

  • Booksmart(2019)

    as Charmaine

    Midcredits score: 85th percentile of all films
  • Long Shot(2019)

    as Katherine

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films
  • Lovesick Fool - Love in the Age of Like (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    as Ozma

  • The Boss Baby(2017)

    as Mom (voice)

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Table 19(2017)

    as Bina Kepp

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films
  • The Girl on the Train(2016)

    as Martha

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films
  • The Good Place(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Hypatia

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising(2016)

    as Dean Carol Gladstone

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films
  • Join or Die with Craig Ferguson(2016)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Americano(2016)

    as Lucille (voice)

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Angie Tribeca (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 1 episode · as Monica Vivarquor

  • Web Therapy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2015)

    Show 10 episodes · Original Series Creator

  • Grace and Frankie(2015)

    Show 3 episodes · as Sheree

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all shows
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt(2015)

    Show 2 episodes · as Fairy Godmother (voice) · as Lori-Anne Schmidt

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all shows
  • Everything Is Copy(2015)

    as Crystal

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films
  • BoJack Horseman(2014)

    Show 7 episodes · as Wanda Pierce (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
  • Neighbors(2014)

    as Carol Gladstone

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Rick and Morty(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Tyrannosaurus Rex (voice)

    Midcredits score: 99th percentile of all shows
  • Scandal(2012)

    Show 4 episodes · as Congresswoman Josephine Marcus

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all shows
  • Web Therapy(2011)

    Show 43 episodes · Creator · Producer · Writer · as Fiona Wallice

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all shows
  • The Other Woman(2009)

    Executive Producer · as Carolyne Soule

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Easy A(2010)

    as Mrs. Griffith

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all films
  • Who Do You Think You Are?(2010)

    Show 15 episodes · Producer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows
  • Cougar Town(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Dr. Amy Evans

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all shows
  • Bandslam(2009)

    as Karen Burton

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Paper Man(2009)

    as Claire Dunn

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Powder Blue(2009)

    as Sally

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films
  • Hotel for Dogs(2009)

    as Lois Scudder

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films
  • Web Therapy (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 133 episodes · Creator · Producer · as Fiona Wallice

  • P.S. I Love You(2007)

    as Denise

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Kabluey(2007)

    as Leslie

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • Hopeless Pictures (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 8 episodes · as Sandy

  • The Comeback(2005)

    Show 29 episodes · Creator · Executive Producer · Writer · as Valerie Cherish

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all shows
  • American Dad!(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as The Ghost of Christmas Past (voice)

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Happy Endings(2005)

    as Mamie

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films
  • Father of the Pride (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2004)

    Show 1 episode · as Foo Lin (voice) · as Foo-Lin (voice)

  • Picking Up & Dropping Off(2003)

    Executive Producer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films
  • Wonderland(2003)

    as Sharon Holmes

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films
  • Marci X(2003)

    as Marci Feld

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films
  • Analyze That(2002)

    as Laura Sobel

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films
  • Bark! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2002)

    as Darla

  • All Over the Guy(2001)

    as Marie

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films
  • Dr. Dolittle 2(2001)

    as Ava (voice)

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Lucky Numbers(2000)

    as Crystal

    Midcredits score: 14th percentile of all films
  • Hanging Up(2000)

    as Maddy Mozell

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • Analyze This(1999)

    as Laura MacNamara Sobel

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films
  • Hercules(1998)

    Show 1 episode · as Aphrodite (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all shows
  • The Opposite of Sex(1998)

    as Lucia DeLury

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films
  • Hacks(1997)

    as Reading Woman

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films
  • Clockwatchers(1997)

    as Paula

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films
  • Romy and Michele's High School Reunion(1997)

    as Michele Weinberger

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films
  • King of the Hill(1997)

    Show 1 episode · as Amy Pittman (voice)

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all shows
  • Mother(1996)

    as Linda

    Midcredits score: 78th percentile of all films
  • Blue's Clues(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows
  • Ruby Wax Meets (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1996)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · Additional Writing · as Lisa (voice)

  • Hope and Gloria (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1995)

    Show 1 episode · as Phoebe Buffay

  • The Crazysitter(1994)

    as Adrian Wexler-Jones

    Midcredits score: 15th percentile of all films
  • Friends(1994)

    Show 228 episodes · as Phoebe Buffay

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows
  • Duckman (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

  • Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films
  • Mad About You(1992)

    Show 24 episodes · as Karen · as Ursula Buffay

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all shows
  • Bob (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1992)

    Show 3 episodes · as Kathy Fleisher

  • Dance with Death(1992)

    as Millie

    Midcredits score: 13th percentile of all films
  • In the Heat of Passion(1992)

    as Esther

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • To The Moon, Alice (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1991)

    as Friend of Perky Girl

  • Murder in High Places(1991)

    as Miss Stitch

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)
  • The Unborn(1991)

    as Louisa Krelm

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films
  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Alex Whitney (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows
  • Coach(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Lauren · as Nurse Alice

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all shows
  • Newhart (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Sada

  • Cheers(1982)

    Show 1 episode · as Emily

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows
  • Romy and Michele 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer · as Michele Weinberger

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 87 titles, 86 of them dated from 1982 to 2025; peak year 2008.

Film career

MilestoneAward winNomination
19822025

Peak 2008 · fewer prominent film roles lately. Top draw in 23 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

Show 1 more milestone

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting82 of 87: 76 only acting, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score53rdWriting2 of 87: 1 only writing, 1 with another roleProducing8 of 87: 4 only producing, 4 with another role · typical Midcredits score65thOther crew4 of 87: 0 only other crew, 4 with another role

87 titles, 6 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 4 of them.

By decade

1980s4 · acting1990s23 · 23 acting · 1 crew2000s22 · 21 acting · 3 crew2010s25 · 22 acting · 5 crew2020s12 · 11 acting · 1 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 9% of 35 roles
91010611

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Primetime Emmy and 2 Screen Actors Guild Awards from 31 major nominations, 1995–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series
  2. 2021
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-Recorded)
  3. 2019
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Structured Reality Program
  4. 2018
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Structured Reality Program
  5. 2017
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Structured Reality Program
  6. 2015
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
  7. 2014
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Structured Reality Program
  8. 2012
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Reality Program
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Special Class - Short-Format Live-Action Entertainment Programs
Show 11 earlier years
  1. 2006
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
  2. 2004
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  3. 2003
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  4. 2002
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  5. 2001
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  6. 2000
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
  7. 1999
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • +1 other major body · 1 nomination
      • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Female
  8. 1998
    • Primetime Emmy, won · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
  9. 1997
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
  10. 1996
    • Golden Globe, nominated · Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
  11. 1995
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, nominated · Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Lisa Kudrow's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 48th percentile, the median of all 45; across their 40 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 46th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

46thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Approval · how many liked their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Reach · how many have seen their films

90thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 40

Midcredits score across 70 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up17
  • 50th to 74th22
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th13

Shape of the crowd

34 of their 70 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved7
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser34
  • Broadly Agreed6
  • Mixed21

Reviewers score the acting 69/100 in their films, across 37 reviewed titles; fans 79, detractors 45. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Lisa Kudrow's work okay for kids?

Across up to 32 MovieCove titles with content scores, sex & nudity and profanity run heavier than most films and violence & gore and frightening / intense lighter.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore21 titles7–54 · median 29 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity32 titles16–65 · median 44 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity25 titles30–91 · median 63 · intenseheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs21 titles21–79 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense22 titles6–62 · median 20 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Lisa Kudrow work with?

People who share at least 2 of Lisa Kudrow's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Dan Bucatinsky shares the most, 7.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles