by Stephanie SoteriouBuzzFeedBuzzFeed StaffI'm an innately nosey and chronically online celebrity and pop culture journalist, with my specialist areas including deep-diving lyrics and calling out Terrible MenTM. Lisa Kudrow was 30 years old when she was cast as Phoebe Buffay in the American sitcom Friends, which aired from 1994 to 2004, and catapulted all six leading actors to global stardom. Nbc / Getty Images Lisa won an Emmy and a Screen Actors Guild Award for her performance as Phoebe, who is widely considered one of the most beloved TV characters of all time.