Anna Faris opens up about working with ‘incredible’ Matthew Perry on ‘Friends’ final season

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People in an interview, which published Friday.Faris played the role of Erica, a pregnant woman who gave birth to twins, whom Perry’s character (Chandler Bing) and Courteney Cox (Monica) adopted.

She starred in four episodes of the last season in 2004, including the finale, which was watched by 52.5 million viewers. Faris said Perry was the one who suggested her for the role. “That was my understanding at the time.

He told me that he’d seen me in ‘Lost in Translation’ and he thought I was good,” Faris recalled. “I worked mostly with Courteney and Matthew, and they were unbelievable to me.

They were so kind,” she said. “I mean, it was such an intimidating idea. I mean, to give birth on Friends. Friends? The final season?” The actress emphasized that the rest of the “Friends” cast — Jennifer Aniston, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow and Matt LeBlanc — “were really kind” on the iconic set despite emotions running high during their farewell season. “They were also getting pretty emotional because they were wrapping things up,” Faris explained. “It was really sentimental.”“At the same time, I felt like, ‘Okay, I should probably go back to my dressing room during this group hug,'” she joked, adding, “they don’t rerun too much of the last season because I think I get a check for 9 cents every, you know, four months.”“Friends” ran for 10 seasons, airing on NBC from 1994 to 2004.Perry’s loving costars released a joint statement after his unexpected October 2023 death when he was found in the jacuzzi of his Los Angeles home.“We are all so utterly devastated by the loss of Matthew.