Kudrow, Lisa 1963–
KUDROW, Lisa 1963–
PERSONAL
Full name, Lisa Marie Diane Kudrow (some sources say Elizabeth V. Kudrow); born July 30, 1963, in Encino, CA; raised in Tarzana, CA; daughter of Lee (a physician and headache specialist) and Nedra (a travel agent; maiden name, Stern) Kudrow; married Michel Stern (an advertising executive), May 27, 1995; children: Julian Murray. Education: Vassar College, B.S., biology, 1985; studied at the Groundlings Theatre, 1992; studied improvisational acting with Cynthia Szigeti. Avocational Interests: Tennis, pool.
Addresses: Agent— Endeavor, 9701 Wilshire Blvd., 10th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212; William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager— Howard Entertainment, 10850 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1260, Los Angeles, CA 90024. Publicist— PMK/HBH, 8500 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 700, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.
Career: Actress and producer. Is or Isn't Entertainment, principal; member of the Groundlings improv comedy school and performance troupe, Groundlings Theatre, Los Angeles, 1992; appeared in television commercials for Aquafina, 2001 and E! Entertainment Television; appeared in public service announcements and print advertisements, including Milk.
Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nominations, outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, Golden Globe Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a supporting role in a series, miniseries, or motion picture, 1996, Screen Actors Guild Award nomination, outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series, 1996, 1999, American Comedy Award nomination, funniest supporting female performer in a television series, 1996, 1999, 2001, Emmy Award, outstanding supporting actress in a comedy series, 1998, Screen Actors Guild Award nomination (with others), outstanding performance by an ensemble in a comedy series, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, Screen Actors Guild Award, outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series, TV Guide Award nomination, favorite actress in a comedy, TV Guide Award (with others), editor's choice, 2000, Golden Satellite Ward, best performance by an actress in a series, comedy or musical, 2001, Golden Satellite Award nomination, best performance by an actress in a series, comedy, or musical, 2002, all for Friends; Golden Satellite Award nomination, best actress in a motion picture—–comedy or musical, and MTV Movie Award nomination (with Mira Sorvino and Alan Cumming), best dance sequence, 1998, both for Romy and Michele's High School Reunion; New York Film Critics Circle Award, best supporting actress, 1998, Chicago Film Critics Association Award nomination, best supporting actress, American Comedy Award nomination, funniest supporting actress in a motion picture, Independent Spirit Award nomination, best supporting female, Online Film Critics Society Award nomination, best supporting actress, 1999, all for The Opposite of Sex; American Comedy Award nomination, funniest guest appearance in a television series, 1999, for Mad about You; Blockbuster Entertainment Award, favorite supporting actress—comedy, American Comedy Award nomination, funniest female performer in a TV special (leading or supporting) network, cable, or syndication, 2000, for Analyze This; Teen Choice Award, film—choice hissy fit, 2000.
CREDITS
Television Appearances; Series:
Kathy Fleisher, a recurring role, Bob, CBS, 1992–1993.
Ursula Buffay, a recurring role, Mad about You (also known as Loved by You ), NBC, 1993–1999.
Phoebe Buffay and Ursula Buffay, Friends, NBC, 1994—.
Television Appearances; Movies:
Friend of a perky girl, "To the Moon, Alice," Showtime 30–Minute Movie, Showtime, 1990.
Miss Stitch, Murder in High Places (also known as Out of Season ), NBC, 1991.
Television Appearances; Specials:
Comic Relief VII, HBO, 1995.
Up for the Golden Globes, NBC, 1996.
Herself, Armagedd'NSync, 1999.
Influences: From Yesterday to Today, CBS, 1999.
Hollywood Salutes Jodie Foster: An American Cinematheque Tribute, TNT, 1999.
Herself, The Making of "Hanging Up " (also known as Getting Connected: The Making of Hanging Up and HBO Look: The Making of "Hanging Up "), 2000.
Ladies' Home Journal's Most Fascinating Women of '99, CBS, 2000.
Herself/Phoebe Buffay, Friends: The Stuff You've Never Seen, NBC, 2001.
Intimate Portrait: Diane Keaton, Lifetime, 2001.
Herself, Reel Comedy: Analyze That, Comedy Central, 2002.
Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:
The 10th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1996.
The 1996 Emmy Awards, ABC, 1996.
The 38th Annual Grammy Awards, 1996.
The Golden Globe Awards, 1996.
The 1998 Emmy Awards, 1998.
The 71st Annual Academy Awards, ABC, 1999.
The 14th Independent Spirit Awards, 1999.
Host, The 1999 MTV Movie Awards, MTV, 1999.
Herself, The 51st Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1999.
The Teen Choice Awards 2000, Fox, 2000.
The 6th Annual Blockbuster Entertainment Awards, Fox, 2000.
Herself, The 54th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, NBC, 2002.
Television Appearances; Pilots:
Nicole, Just Temporary (also known as Temporarily Yours ), NBC, 1989.
Valley girl, Close Encounters (also known as Matchmaker ), CBS, 1990.
Television Appearances; Episodic:
Emily, "Two Girls for Every Boyd," Cheers, NBC, 1989.
Sada, one of the Daryls' wives, "The Last Newhart," Newhart, CBS, 1990.
Stella (a ditzy secretary), "Becca and the Band," Life Goes On, ABC, 1990.
Woman in black, "Not Quite ... Room for Two," Room for Two, 1992.
Karen, "Met Someone," Mad about You, NBC, 1993.
Amy, "My Dinner with Brad Schimmel," Flying Blind, Fox, 1993.
Nurse Alice, "About Face," Coach, ABC, 1993.
Lauren, "Like Father, Like Daughter," Coach, ABC, 1994.
(Uncredited) Herself, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1995.
Herself, "Marriage," Dennis Miller Live, 1995.
The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2002, 2003.
Phoebe Buffay, "A New York Story," Hope and Gloria, NBC, 1996.
Voice of female Beta Maxians, "The One with Lisa Kudrow in a Small Role," Duckman (animated), USA Network, 1996.
Host, Saturday Night Live, NBC, 1996.
Herself, The Ruby Wax Show (also known as Ruby Wax Meets ), Fox, 1997.
Herself, "Computers," Dennis Miller Live, 1997.
Voice of Alex Whitney, "Lard of the Dance," The Simpsons (animated), Fox, 1997.
Voice of Lisa, "Reunion," Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (animated), Comedy Central, 1997.
Herself, The Howard Stern Show, 1997.
Herself, Instant Comedy with the Groundlings, F/X, 1998.
Voice of Aphrodite, "Hercules and the Gorgon," Disney's Hercules (animated), ABC and syndicated, 1998.
Herself, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 1999, 2003.
Herself, "Meg Ryan, Diane Keaton, and Lisa Kudrow," The Oprah Winfrey Show, syndicated, 2000.
Voice of doctor (Stork), "The Baby's Here!," Blue's Clues (animated), Nickelodeon, 2001.
Voice of Dale's boss, "The Exterminator," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 2001.
Herself, Conversations from the Edge with Carrie Fisher, Oxygen, 2002.
Herself, E! News Live, E! Entertainment Television, 2003.
Herself, Entertainment Tonight, syndicated, 2003.
Guest, Good Day Live, 2003.
Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2003.
Guest, The Early Show, 2003.
Also appeared in Larry King Live, CNN; multiple episodes of Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC; as herself and Phoebe Buffay, TV Tales.
Television Work; Movies:
Executive producer, Picking Up and Dropping Off, ABC Family Channel, 2003.
Film Appearances:
Charmer, L.A. on $5 a Day, 1989.
Louisa, The Unborn, Califilm, 1991.
Dance with Death, 1991.
In the Heat of Passion (also known as Heat of Passion ), Concorde–New Horizons, 1992.
Teller, In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful (also known as Behind Closed Doors and Unfaithful ), Concorde–New Horizons, 1994.
Adrian Wexler–Jones, The Crazysitter (also known as Two Much Trouble ), Concorde–New Horizons, 1995.
Linda, Mother, Paramount, 1996.
Reading woman, Hacks (also known as Sink or Swim and The Big Twist ), Rigorous Productions, 1997.
Michele Weinberger, Romy and Michele's High School Reunion, Buena Vista, 1997.
Paula, Clockwatchers, BMG Independents/Goldcrest Films, 1997.
Lucia, The Opposite of Sex, Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998.
Laura MacNamara Sobel, Analyze This, Warner Bros., 1999.
Maddy Mozell, Hanging Up, Columbia, 1999.
Crystal, Lucky Numbers (also known as Le bon numero ), Paramount, 2000.
Marie, All Over the Guy, 2001.
Voice of Ava, Dr. Doolittle 2 (also known as DR.2 and DR2 ), Twentieth Century–Fox, 2001.
Darla, Bark, First Look Pictures Releasing, 2002.
Laura Sobel, Analyze That, Warner Bros., 2002.
Marci, Marci X, Paramount, 2003.
Sharon Holmes, Wonderland, 2003.
Stage Appearances:
Ladies Room, Tiffany Theatre, Los Angeles, 1988.
RECORDINGS
Music Videos:
Appeared in "I'll Be There for You" by The Rembrandts, 1994.
OTHER SOURCES
Books:
Newsmakers Issue 1—1996, Gale, 1996.
Periodicals:
Entertainment Weekly, June 30, 1995, pp. 46–47; March 5, 1998, p. 28.
Los Angeles Magazine, August, 2000, p. 110.
Newsweek, March 15, 1999, p. 66.
Parade, September 14, 2003, p. 26.
People Weekly, October 24, 1994, pp. 95–96; May 12, 1997, p. 112; October 30, 2000, p. 18; December 31, 2001, p. 68.
Playboy, December, 1996, pp. 140–142.
Redbook, June, 1997, pp. 100–104.
Time, February 26, 1996, p. 71.
Us, February, 1996.
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