who played carol in the first episode of friends
Barone
title: Anita Barone text: & Company" with actress Carol Burnett. Barone also played Carol Willick, Ross Geller's ex-wife, in the character's first appearance in "Friends". She left the show as she wanted to pursue a more full-time role; she was replaced by Jane Sibbett. She starred on "The Jeff Foxworthy Show" for the first season (1995–1996) and in "The War at Home" from 2005 to 2007. In 2000, Barone also co-starred in the sitcom "Daddio". Barone's other television credits include "Curb Your Enthusiasm", "Quantum Leap", "Empty Nest", "Chicago Hope", "Castle", "Do Not Disturb", "Ally McBeal", "Caroline in the City", "Party of Five" and "The title: Friends text: Friends Friends is an American television sitcom, created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer, the show revolves around six friends in their 20s and 30s who live in Manhattan, New York City. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The original executive producers were Kevin S. Bright, Marta Kauffman, and David Crane. Kauffman and Crane began developing "Friends" under the title title: Jane Sibbett text: Jane Sibbett Jane Moore Sibbett (born November 28, 1962) is an American actress and comedian. Her most notable roles include Heddy Newman on the Fox television series "Herman's Head", and as Ross Geller's first ex-wife, Carol Willick, on the NBC sitcom "Friends". Sibbett was born in Berkeley, California, the youngest of five children. She was raised on Alameda Island, in the San Francisco Bay. She is a graduate of the University of California, Los Angeles, where she became a member of the California Delta chapter of Pi Beta Phi, an international women's fraternity. Sibbett started her acting career as Jane title: Jane Sibbett text: Wilson on the NBC soap opera "Santa Barbara" in 1986-87, for which she was nominated for a Best Newcomer Soap Opera Digest Awards. In 1989, she won the role of Laurie Parr on the CBS comedy "The Famous Teddy Z", co-starring with Jon Cryer and Alex Rocco. The series lasted one season. In 1991, Sibbett was cast as status-conscious bombshell Heddy Newman on the Fox sitcom "Herman's Head", which quickly gained a cult following on the young broadcast network and lasted three seasons. Beginning in 1994, she played the occasional role of Carol Willick on "Friends", a part-time stint that title: Friends (season 1) text: Friends (season 1) The first season of "Friends", an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, premiered on NBC on September 22, 1994. "Friends" was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The season contains 24 episodes and concluded airing on May 18, 1995. Early reviews of the series were mixed. Tom Feran of "The Plain Dealer" wrote that the series traded "vaguely and less successfully on the hanging-out style of "Seinfeld"", while Ann Hodges of the "Houston Chronicle" called it "the new "Seinfeld" wannabe, but it will never be as funny as "Seinfeld"." In