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Lisa Kudrow

Wikipedia's first sentence called it “american actress who was born in encino”. Today it says “american actress and writer”. Sections present on October 6, 2023 no longer exist: “2004–present: Post-Friends”.
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She went to Portola Middle School, in Tarzana, California and graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology . She began her comedic career as a member of The Groundlings . Her first major television role was Ursula Buffay , the eccentrically silly waitress on Mad About You . This led to her starring role on Friends as Ursula's sister, Phoebe Buffay , a role for which she won an Emmy Award in 1998 for Supporting Actress In A Comedy Series. She is married to Michel Stern and has one son, Julian Murray (born May 7 1998 ). Kudrow has spoken publicly about having saved her virginity until marriage. Her mother taught her from an early age that her virginity was a special gift and she wanted to save it for her husband. Her film credits include Romy and Michele's High School Reunion , The Opposite of Sex , Hanging Up , Analyze This and its sequel Analyze That . She has also starred in the biopic Wonderland about the late porn star John Holmes . Kudrow is the main character on the HBO original series, The Comeback . The series premiered on HBO on June 5 , 2005 . She also serves as co-creator, writer and executive producer.1

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american actress who was born in encino

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american actress and writer

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