Archive · 7 Jun 2025
Lisa Kudrow Reflects on Playing Phoebe Buffay in 'Friends'
Lisa Kudrow, the actress who played Phoebe in the TV show 'Friends', talked about her experience.
She said that playing Phoebe was fun but required a lot of effort because the character was quite different from her real personality.
She explained that she needed to understand and justify everything Phoebe said to make the character feel real.
Kudrow also shared a moment when she worried she wasn't doing a good job, but her co-star, Matt LeBlanc, reassured her.
In the same interview, she discussed the show 'The White Lotus' and whether she would want to join it.
Lisa Kudrow discussed her experience playing Phoebe in Friends.
She found the role fun but challenging due to the character's differences from her real self.
Kudrow shared that she worried about whether she was doing a good job at one point.
Matt LeBlanc reassured her about her performance.
Kudrow also discussed the possibility of joining 'The White Lotus'.
- Who
- Lisa Kudrow, Parker Posey, and Matt LeBlanc.
- What
- Lisa Kudrow discussed her role as Phoebe in Friends, saying it was a lot of work.
- When
- Recently.
- Where
- N/A
- Why
- Kudrow shared her experience because she was interviewed by Parker Posey for Variety's Actors on Actors series.
- Character Played
- Phoebe Buffay in Friends
- Actress
- Lisa Kudrow
- Interview Platform
- Variety's Actors on Actors series
- Interviewee
- Parker Posey