Jennifer Coolidge
ActingBiography
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.
Movies
(77 total)
American Pie
as Stifler's Mom
Click
as Janine
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
as White-Faced Women
American Pie 2
as Stifler's Mom (uncredited)
Robots
as Aunt Fanny (voice)
Zoolander
as American Designer
American Reunion
as Stifler's Mom
Legally Blonde
as Paulette
American Wedding
as Stifler's Mom
Promising Young Woman
as Susan
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
as Woman at Football Game
A Cinderella Story
as Fiona
The Emoji Movie
as Mary Meh (voice)
A Minecraft Movie
as Vice Principal Marlene
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
as Ms. Price
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
as Paulette
Epic Movie
as White Bitch
Shotgun Wedding
as Carol Fowler
TV Shows
(61 total)
Rick and Morty
as Daphne (voice)
Friends
as Amanda
Gravity Falls
as Lazy Susan (voice)
Gravity Falls
as Lazy Susan / Additional Voices (voice)
American Dad!
as Caroline (voice)
Seinfeld
as Jodi
Sex and the City
as Victoria
2 Broke Girls
as Sophie Kachinsky
Monsters at Work
as Marilyn (voice)
The White Lotus
as Tanya McQuoid
Glee
as Whitney Pierce
Frasier
as Frederica
The Watcher
as Karen Calhoun
King of the Hill
as Miss Kremzer (voice)
Nip/Tuck
as Candy Richards
Nip/Tuck
as Candy Richards, Coco
According to Jim
as Roxanne
Joey
as Bobbie Morganstern