Biography
Jennifer Coolidge (born August 28, 1961) is an American actress. She gained recognition for her comedic roles, including the American Pie (1999–2012) and Legally Blonde (2001–2003) film series.
Coolidge's other film credits include Pootie Tang (2001), A Cinderella Story (2004), Click (2006), Date Movie (2006), Epic Movie (2007), Promising Young Woman (2020), Single All the Way (2021), Shotgun Wedding (2022), and A Minecraft Movie (2025). She collaborated with Christopher Guest on four of his mockumentary films: Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016).
On television, Coolidge has appeared in the sitcoms Joey (2004–2006), The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2012), 2 Broke Girls (2011–2017), and the drama series The Watcher (2022). She garnered critical acclaim for her role as Tanya McQuoid in the first two seasons of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus (2021–2022), winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe. In 2023, she was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
Filmography (134)
A Minecraft Movie Squared
2027
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
2026
Riff Raff
2025
A Minecraft Movie
2025
The Little Pageant That Could
2024
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
2023
We Have a Ghost
2023
Shotgun Wedding
2022
The Watcher
2022
Arlo the Alligator Boy
2021
Swan Song
2021
Single All the Way
2021
I Heart Arlo
2021
Monsters at Work
2021
The White Lotus
2021
Promising Young Woman
2020
Like a Boss
2020
Bobbleheads: The Movie
2020
Royalties
2020
The Fungies!
2020
The Cool Kids
2018
Wally's Opening Day
2017
The Emoji Movie
2017
The New Adventures of Max
2017
Mascots
2016
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
2016
Hell and Back
2015
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
2015
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack
2013
Austenland
2013
Rick and Morty
2013
American Reunion
2012
Gravity Falls
2012
Napoleon Dynamite
2012
Mangus!
2011
LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire
2011
2 Broke Girls
2011
Beauty & the Briefcase
2010
LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies
2010
The Jack of Spades
2010
LEGO Hero Factory
2010
Fish Hooks
2010
Gentlemen Broncos
2009
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009
ExTerminators
2009
A Good Funeral
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Glee
2009
Party Down
2009
Bollywood Hero
2009
Igor
2008
Soul Men
2008
Foreign Exchange
2008
Living Proof
2008
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
2008
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
2008
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008
The Life & Times of Tim
2008
Kath & Kim
2008
Epic Movie
2007
The Graham Norton Show
2007
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
2007
Thank God You're Here
2007
Date Movie
2006
American Dreamz
2006
For Your Consideration
2006
Click
2006
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now
2006
The Game
2006
Robots
2005
Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty
2005
Hopeless Pictures
2005
The Reichen Show
2005
American Dad!
2005
The Closer
2005
A Cinderella Story
2004
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004
The Wedding Frame
2004
Joey
2004
Game Over
2004
Father of the Pride
2004
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
Carolina
2003
Testosterone
2003
A Mighty Wind
2003
American Wedding
2003
As Virgins Fall
2003
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
Nip/Tuck
2003
Women vs. Men
2002
The Women
2002
Do Over
2002
Pootie Tang
2001
American Pie 2
2001
Legally Blonde
2001
Zoolander
2001
Down to Earth
2001
According to Jim
2001
The Andy Dick Show
2001
Dead Last
2001
Best in Show
2000
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000
American Pie
1999
Restaurant
1999
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999
Ladies Man
1999
A Night at the Roxbury
1998
Slappy and the Stinkers
1998
Brown's Requiem
1998
Men in White
1998
Sex and the City
1998
Rude Awakening
1998
Trial and Error
1997
Plump Fiction
1997
King of the Hill
1997
Alright Already
1997
Saturday Night Special
1996
Love and Happiness
1995
A Bucket of Blood
1995
Not of This Earth
1995
The Monroes
1995
Friends
1994
She TV
1994
Frasier
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Seinfeld
1989
The Emmy Awards
1949
Golden Globe Awards
1944
Girl Group
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