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Lisa Kudrow is a Jewish American Emmy Award-winning actress who was born in Encino, California. Lisa has an estimated net worth of $60 Million. Best known for her role as Phoebe Buffay in the television sitcom Friends, for which she received many awards.

She went to Portola Middle School, in Tarzana, California, and graduated from Vassar College with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Biology. She is fluent in French.

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 Best Actress in a Comedy Series.

She is married to French-born 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.

Earnings & Financial Data

Date

Category

Description

Amount

2002

Salary

Annual salary

$36,000,000

2001

Salary

Annual salary from Friends (2002-2003 season)

$24,000,000

2000

Salary

Per episode salary from Friends

$1,000,000

1996

Asset

Value of her Santa Monica Condo

$1,700,000

1995

Salary

Per episode salary from Friends

$75,000

1994

Salary

Per episode salary from Friends

$22,500