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Born July 30, 1963 in Encino, California
Claim to Fame:
Dithering but oddly intuitive Phoebe on NBC's hit TV show Friends
Quote:
"I always felt like I could be funny, but there was a part of me that always judged actors so harshly...I thought all actors were dumb--that they must have serious emotional problems. Even if they don't, that's the perception I had of them. I didn't want anyone to see me that way." --Detour, May 1997
Significant Other(s):
Husband: Michel Stern, advertising executive; married May 27, 1995; born 1963; French
Conan O'Brien: Comic, writer, talk-show host; dated in late 1980s
Family:
Father: Lee Kudrow, physician; headache specialist
Mother: Nedra Kudrow, travel agent
Sister: Helene Sherman, artist; older
Brother: David Kudrow, neurologist; born 1957
Brother: Derrick Kudrow
Son: Julian Murray; born May 6, 1998
Awards:
1995: Screen Actors Guild Award: Ensemble in a Television Comedy Series, Friends; shared with cast members
1998: Emmy: Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series, Friends
1998: New York Film Critics Circle: Best Supporting Actress, The Opposite of Sex
1999: Screen Actors Guild: Female Actor in a Television Comedy Series, Friends
2000: American Comedy Award: Funniest Female Supporting Performer in a Television Series, Friends
Factoid:
Originally hired for the role of Roz in Frasier; fired during rehearsals for the pilot
Education:
Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York; B.S., Biology, 1985
Studied acting with Cynthia Szigeti
Filmography:
Hanging Up (2000)
Lucky Numbers (2000)
Analyze This (1999)
Clockwatchers (1998)
The Opposite of Sex (1998)
Clockwatchers (1997)
Hacks (1997)
Mother (1997)
Romy & Michele's High School Reunion (1997)
The Crazysitter (1995)
Friends (1994)
In the Heat of Passion 2: Unfaithful (1994)
Bob (1992)
Mad About You (1992)
Dance With Death (1991)
The Unborn (1991)
L.A. on $5 a Day (1989)
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