Lisa Kudrow's heartbreaking admission about being forgotten Friend

Lisa Kudrow's heartbreaking admission about being forgotten FriendLisa Kudrow, who found fame playing Phoebe Buffay in hit sitcom Friends, has claimed 'nobody cared about her' during the peak of the show's successComments3amZara Zubeidi Deputy Showbiz Editor10:16, 06 Apr 2026Updated 10:20, 06 Apr 2026View 3 ImagesActress Lisa Kudrow portrays Phoebe Buffay in Friends.(Image: HBO MAX/NBC)Friends star Lisa Kudrow has claimed “nobody cared” about her during the height of the show’s popularity. The actress found fame playing the US sitcom's Phoebe Buffay, who often performed in coffee shop Central Perk.‌Despite the series becoming a megahit, Lisa suggested she was an afterthought and her co-stars - Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Matt LeBlanc, the late Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer - were more popular.‌Lisa said she even became known as “the sixth Friend” within her talent agency at the time, and while the rest of the cast went on to land notable film roles, she believed the same sort of success wasn’t an option for her.‌READ MORE: Friends star Lisa Kudrow on fan request that 'irritates me'READ MORE: Future of Claudia Winkleman's show 'up to host' after mixed reviewsView 3 ImagesLisa said she even became known as “the sixth Friend” within her talent agency at the time(Image: GETTY)Despite being the first member of the cast to win an Emmy - for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series in 1998 – Lisa says it wasn’t until she starred alongside Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal in 1999 comedy Analyze This that the offers began to roll in.She told The Independent: "Nobody cared about me. There were certain parts of [my talent agency] that just referred to me as "the sixth Friend."'‌Lisa added: “There was no vision for me, and no expectations about the kind of career I could have. There was just, like, "Boy, is she lucky she got on that show."'Lisa, who is starring in the third an...