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Who is Lisa Kudrow?

Lisa Kudrow was born on July 30th, 1963 in Encino, California and is known best for her role as Phoebe Buffay on the NBC mammoth hit, Friends. Shes received 34 career award nominations and 10 wins including a 1998 Emmy for Friends (six other Emmy nominations) and 10 Screen Actors Guild Award nominations for Friends, winning in 2000 for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series. Kudrows comedic skills were honed in the famous improvisational comedy troupe, The Groundlings, which produced many members of Saturday Night Live including Will Farrell and Jon Lovitz. Her first major t.v. role was a regular guest spot on Mad About You as Ursula Buffay, who was reincarnated as Phoebes naughtier twin sister on Friends. Kudrows film roles have included an impressive dramatic turn in Wonderland opposite Val Kilmer (2003). Shes also had two celebrity encounters with well-known red heads: she and Conan O’Brien were romantically involved prior to his talk show, and first time Emmy winner (2007) Kathy Griffin of My Life on the D List recently credited Kudrow with telling her at the Groundlings that her real talent was in stand up comedy, and she should pursue it. Kudrow is married to French ad executive Michel Stern, and has one son.