Lisa Kudrow saPhoebe Buffay: A masseuse and self-taught musician. As a child, Phoebe lived in upstate New York with her mother, until she committed suicide and Phoebe took to the streets. Anonyora nekuimba nziyo dzake dzisingazivikanwe, achizviperekedza pagitare. Ane mapatya akafanana anonzi Ursula, anogovana hunhu hwaPhoebe. Phoebe ane hukama hutatu hwakakomba pamusoro pekuratidzwa: David, musayendisiti, mumwaka mumwe, waanoputsa naye paanoenda kuMinsk pane chipo chekutsvaga; Gary, mupurisa ane bheji raanowana, mumwaka wechishanu; uye hukama hunoenderera mberi naMike Hannigan mumwaka wechipfumbamwe negumi. Mumwaka wechipfumbamwe, Phoebe naMike vanoputsa nekuda kwechido chake chekusaroora. David anodzoka kubva kuMinsk, achitungamira vaviri vacho, asi pakupedzisira anomuramba vese, nekuti amai vaPhoebe naPhoebe vanokumbira kumuroora.
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