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Marie Diane Kudrow (born July 30, 1963) is a Jewish-American
actress who was born in Encino, California, USA. 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 portrays Valerie Cherish, 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.
Trivia
She dated Conan O'Brien for a short while during the
late 1980's.
She was hired to play the role of Roz in the TV show
Frasier, but was fired during the filming of the pilot
episode
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