<P> Pickles was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her appearance in "The One Where Nana Dies Twice" in 1995 . The Seattle Times ranked Jack and Judy jointly as the second best guest character of the series in 2004 . </P> <P> Barry Farber (Mitchell Whitfield): Rachel's jilted fiancé . Barry, an orthodontist, decides to go on his and Rachel's honeymoon with her maid of honor Mindy, and soon begins a relationship with her . Their relationship hits a rough patch when he and Rachel consider getting back together . He decides to stay with Mindy, and the two are later married . Rachel is invited to the wedding, but receives a cold reception for jilting Barry while she is there, and a ridiculous speech from Ross which bemuses everyone in the room does not exactly improve the situation for her, until she, in a desperate attempt to salvage some pride, walks onto the stage where the microphone is and starts singing . Barry and Mindy are said to have divorced five years later, after she found out he was cheating on her . Barry's last name is given as "Finkle" in the pilot and "Farber" in every other appearance except in "The One with the Flashback", where he is referred to as "Barry Barber". He has also been called "Barry White", and is possibly named as an homage to long - time NY talk show host Barry Farber . Barry is portrayed as a horrible, selfish little man who cheats, lies, and belittles other people . Getting both Rachel and Mindy to fall for him also suggests that he is manipulative . </P> <P> Carol Willick (Anita Barone for character's debut episode, Jane Sibbett thereafter) and Susan Bunch (Jessica Hecht): Carol is Ross' lesbian ex-wife, who came out before the pilot, and Susan is her partner . Carol dumped and divorced Ross to be with Susan . In the second episode of the series, Carol tells Ross that she is pregnant with his child, and is having the baby with her partner Susan, though she wishes Ross to be part of the baby's life . Carol and Susan are often bemused by Ross' quirks throughout his onscreen appearances with them . Susan does not attempt to hide her contempt of Ross and vice versa, but they briefly put aside their differences when Carol gives birth to a boy, whom they all agree, after weeks of argument, to name Ben . Carol and Susan get married in "The One with the Lesbian Wedding" and make irregular appearances until "The One That Could Have Been" (Susan), and "The One with the Truth About London" (Carol). Though Ross and Carol are on good terms after their divorce, Ross continues to resent Susan for losing Carol to her . </P> <P> Carol and Susan were based on creators Marta Kauffman and David Crane's best friends in New York: "We didn't create them for any particular political reason or because of lesbian chic . It was just an opportunity to tell a really interesting story ." The characters were called a positive example of a gay couple on television by GLAAD . Jessica Hecht originally auditioned to play Monica . </P>

Who played carol in the first season of friends