Actress Lisa Kudrow arrives at Film Independent's 2006 Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach, Calif., on March 4, 2006. She was recently nominated for an Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series Emmy for her work on HBO's "The Comeback."
From left, Lisa Kudrow, Dr. Anna Barker and Jamie Tisch speak during the EIF's Women's Cancer Research Fund honoring Melissa Etheridge at Saks Fifth Avenue's Unforgettable Evening at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 1, 2006. In one of her first TV roles Kudrow was hired to play the part of Roz on the TV show Frasier, but was fired during the filming of the pilot episode.
Lisa Kudrow and son Julian arrive at the Stand Up For Skate Parks To Benefit The Tony Hawk Foundation at a private residence in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Oct. 23, 2005. During the '97-'98 season of "Friends," Kudrow was pregnant with Julian and had it written into the series. On the show, she was pregnant with her brother's child.
Lisa Kudrow and Maggie Gyllenhaal pose for photos as they arrive to take part in a panel discussion for the Variety screening of "Happy Endings" at the Directors Guild of America Theater in New York on July 12, 2005. Both actresses starred in the film, which weaves multiple stories to create a witty look at love, family and the sheer unpredictability of life itself.
From left, actress Malin Ackerman, Lisa Kudrow and Matt LeBlanc attend the Premiere of HBO's series "The Comeback" at the Paramount Theater in Hollywood, Calif., on June 1, 2005. Kudrow portrayed Valerie Cherish, the main character on the series, which premiered June 5, 2005. She also served as co-creator, writer and executive producer. The show, however, was not renewed for another season.
Lisa Kudrow and her husband, Michel Stern, arrive at The HELP Group's 7th Annual "Teddy Bear Ball" honoring Fox Television Entertainment Group Chairman Sandy Grushow and his wife, Barbara, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Dec. 6, 2003. Kudrow met the French-born Stern when he visited the set of "Friends." The two have been married since 1995.
Val Kilmer and Lisa Kudrow attend the post-premiere party of the film "Wonderland" in Hollywood, Calif., on Sept. 24, 2003. Kilmer played the lead role as '80s porn-king John Holmes and Kudrow played his ex-wife. The film focused on the Wonderland murders, in which Holmes was the prime suspect in four grisly killings committed in an apartment on Wonderland Avenue in the Laurel Canyon section of Los Angeles.
From left, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Mathew Perry, Courtney Cox, Jennifer Aniston and Matt LeBlanc pose for a photographer after winning the Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy ("Friends") at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on Sept. 22, 2002. Kudrow won an Emmy in 1998 for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series ("Friends"). She was the most Emmy-nominated cast member of the show with six nominations.