They usually showed the back of one head and the front of Lisa Kudrow. Phoebe Buffay is a character in the television series Friends, her role is played by Lisa Kudrow. So Ursula came to be on Friends because Ursula is what got Kudrow the part as Phoebe. > Why do Phoebe and her twin sister Ursula never talk to each other? From a purely practical standpoint, it can't be easy to film scenes that include two characters who are both played by the same actress. Lv 5. Phoebe and Ursula. Frank abandoned Lily and the twins soon after, and then later married another unknown woman. Oh, also the twins in the picture are the twins from a band called Prussian Blue, and they are a White-supremacist band. She plays in the series both Phoebe and her twin sister Ursula. But in the first scene in this they appear to walk right by each other. Lisa Valerie Kudrow (/ ˈ k uː d r oʊ /; born July 30, 1963) is an American actress, comedian, writer, singer, and producer. FoundationINTERVIEWS via YouTube. 1 decade ago. Phoebe also has a twin sister, Ursula, from her biological mother and Frank. Phoebe Buffay and her twin sister, Ursula, are the result of a sexual relationship between Phoebe Abbott, Frank Buffay, and Lily Buffay. This is an extremely stupid question ( sorry LOL ) but in the Friends episodes Phoebe Buffay has a twin sister Ursula is Ursula played by Lisa Kudrow also, is she a different actor, or is the scenes she's in edited ? Directed by Kevin Bright. Is Phoebe's twin sister Ursula the same actor ? Just as she is. While Phoebe loved everyone, Ursula only loved herself. Lisa Kudrow played Phoebe Buffay in ‘Friends’ but also played her twin sister, Ursula, in a few episodes. True, TRUE, TRUUUUUEEEE Friends fans will know that Ursula, a crappy waitress, appeared in another popular 90s sitcom - Mad About You. Only the plot. But I don't own them, or Friends. She's not really pure evil but in fact epitomises the opposite of everything that makes Phoebe great. Her biological mother Phoebe Abbott, now a real-estate agent, gave birth to Phoebe and her twin sister Ursula while still a teenager, then gave them up to her best friend Lily to bring up. Was originally cast as Roz Doyle on Frasier (1993), but the producers and writers decided they were changing the character too much to fit Kudrow's personality. Totally iconic! Phoebe's bizarre family history is reflected in her current chaotic existence. Warner Bros. But I would like to nominate Phoebe and Ursula Buffay as the best twin duo to grace our screens. The character of "Phoebe" in Friends is played by actress Lisa Kudrow. Ursula is the archetypal real-world evil twin, displaying none of the positive traits of her sweetly dippy sister Phoebe. I think Phoebe and Ursula did grow up together after their mother died. Most "Friends" fans know Lisa Kudrow, who played Phoebe Buffay, also played Phoebe's twin sister Ursula in a few episodes.But fans might not know that Ursula technically existed before Phoebe did — Kudrow played Ursula, an absent-minded waitress, on the sitcom "Mad About You" before booking "Friends," according to Comedy Central. She plays guitar and sometimes occurs in the Central Perk coffee house,. After making guest appearances in several television sitcoms in the 1980s, Kudrow came to international prominence in the 1990s portraying Phoebe Buffay in the American sitcom Friends, which earned her Primetime Emmy and Screen Actors Guild awards. Phoebe’s attitude and outlook on life should serve as example for someone who’s been through what she’s been through. Real-life twins Lisa Burns and Louise Burns have haunted our dreams since 1980 when they portrayed the Grady twins — the ghosts of two murdered girls — in "The Shining." Some were portrayed by twins, some were not connected in real life. I'll name twin characters and write something about them, and you'll name the show they were part of. With Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc. When Lindsay Lohan played identical twins in The Parent Trap, she recorded the part of the first twin and then when they were recording the second twin she had an earpiece in so she could hear when she was supposed to answer or say something at the same time (like twins do) She did a great job concidering she was only about 11. At the same time. I do not condone their music at all, but they are very cute twins and I thought they'd make a great young Phoebe and Ursula. Phoebe Buffay playing from the first episode. Ursula is memorable because she is most like a real life evil twin. The reason they made Phoebe a twin was because the tv series "Mad About You" had the time slot immediately in front of friends at 8pm and so they didn t want audiences to be confused that two different characters back to back where the same actress. Identical twin, at that. Average score for this quiz is 6 / 10. Kudrow was awarded an Emmy Award and a Golden Globe nomination. Yes, these are twins and it is quite a unique idea for the writers to cast Phoebe having an ‘evil’ twin sister which is acted out by the same Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) and the dialogs are really spot-on, witty and really irritatingly funny. if Phoebe is on the screen her sister plays ursula and vice versa! I'm sure the writers invented reasons for the split between them, but the real reason is most likely related to production. But reviews are appreciated! True Friends fans will know that Lisa Kudrow starred as Phoebe Buffay and her evil twin sister, Ursula. While also playing the role of Ursula in ‘Mad About You’. A vegetarian, singer/songwriter/masseuse, Phoebe is currently single and lives alone in her late grandmother's apartment. She’s lived on the streets, she’s lost parents, she’s found parents — that’s enough to push anyone into a rotten reality. Ursula doesn't appear often on "Friends." Sorry for the dumb question please no rude comments :) Thank youu xx . Frank Buffay Jr. - Biography. She was a classmate of Sal's. Please R&R and let me know what you think. This is an extremely stupid question ( sorry LOL ) but in the Friends episodes Phoebe Buffay has a twin sister Ursula is Ursula played by Lisa Kudrow also, is she a different actor, or is the scenes she's in edited ? If you. I know how they do it with split screen/matte screen when the two characters are standing face each other and how they use a body double for back of head while giving close up of other one. committed suicide, her father abandoned Phoebe when young and she is estranged from both her real mom and her twin sister, Ursula. Monica tries to get over Richard by using her free time to make jam and considers artificial insemination through a sperm bank. Complicated and messy. Related quizzes can be found here: Friends - Phoebe Quizzes Phoebe is stalked by a man who mistakes her for Ursula. She does not has a twin sister, so the twin character in Friends "Ursula" is also played by Lisa Kudrow. Jo. In one episode, Phoebe mentions how Ursula stole her Judy Jetson thermos and one of her boyfriends. 0 1. m1r31n1. Phoebe did, however, reunite with her younger brother (Frank, Jr.) and served as a surrogate to his triplets. Frank Buffay Jr. (born October 25, 1978) is Phoebe and Ursula Buffay's half-brother. Difficulty: Average. Like and Subscribe!© Warner Bros. Television 1994-2004.This audio-visual content is administered by:Warner Bros. Entertainment. Phoebe Abbott wasn't ready to be a mother as she didn't mean to get pregnant, so Lily and Frank adopted both twins and raised them together. Everyone loves Phoebe, so who couldn't love Ursula. As of Dec 05 20. Sorry for the dumb question please no rude comments :) Thank youu xx Lisa Kudrow played both Phoebe and her twin Ursula. You do see both faces at the same time but that is green screen. Accuracy: A team of editors takes feedback from our visitors to keep trivia as up to date and as accurate as possible. Questions cannot all be answered by watching the show. Played 6,843 times. How did they film these two Phoebe and Ursula scenes? 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