Lisa Kudrow Biography

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NAME: Lisa Kudrow
OCCUPATION: Film Actress, Television Actress
BIRTH DATE: July 30, 1963 (Age: 48)
EDUCATION: Vassar College
PLACE OF BIRTH: Encino, California

ZODIAC SIGN: Leo

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Lisa Kudrow is an actress chiefly known for playing the role of Phoebe on the sitcom Friends.

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Lisa Kudrow became known for her role as Ursula in Mad About You and then achieved major success as Phoebe Buffay (Ursula's “twin sister”) in the acclaimed TV series Friends (1994–2004). Her feature films include Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion, The Opposite of Sex, Happy Endings and P.S. I Love You. She has also appeared on the improvisational online Web series Web Therapy.

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Actress. Born on July 30, 1963 in Encino, California, USA, Lisa Kudrow studied biology at Vassar College, then took up acting, becoming a member of the Groundlings, a Los Angeles improvisational comedy group.

After a range of small parts in television, she became known for her role as Ursula in Mad About You (1992), then achieved a major success as Phoebe Buffay (Ursula's ??twin sister??) in the acclaimed television series Friends (1994??2004). Her feature films include Romy and Michelle's High School Reunion (1997), The Opposite of Sex (1998), Happy Endings (2005), and P.S. I Love You (2007).

Kudrow currently stars as Fiona Wallice in an improvisational online web series called Web Therapy on Lstudio.com. The series has featured guest stars such as Jane Lynch, Molly Shannon, and Selma Blair, amongst others.