Jennifer Coolidge
Acting
- Born:
- 1961-08-28
- Place of birth:
- Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Known For
Filmography
A Minecraft Movie Squared
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
Girl Group
A Minecraft Movie
Riff Raff
The Little Pageant That Could
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
We Have a Ghost
Shotgun Wedding
The Watcher
Single All the Way
Ten Year Old Tom
I Heart Arlo
Swan Song
The White Lotus
Monsters at Work
Arlo the Alligator Boy
Promising Young Woman
Bobbleheads: The Movie
The Fungies!
Royalties
Like a Boss
The Cool Kids
The Emoji Movie
Wally's Opening Day
The New Adventures of Max
Mascots
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Hell and Back
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Rick and Morty
Austenland
LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack
Gravity Falls
American Reunion
Napoleon Dynamite
2 Broke Girls
Mangus!
LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire
LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies
LEGO Hero Factory
Fish Hooks
Beauty & the Briefcase
The Jack of Spades
Gentlemen Broncos
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Bollywood Hero
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Glee
A Good Funeral
Party Down
ExTerminators
Soul Men
Living Proof
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
Kath & Kim
The Life & Times of Tim
Igor
Foreign Exchange
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
Thank God You're Here
The Graham Norton Show
Epic Movie
For Your Consideration
The Game
Click
American Dreamz
Date Movie
The Reichen Show
Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty
Hopeless Pictures
The Closer
Robots
American Dad!
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
The Wedding Frame
Joey
Father of the Pride
A Cinderella Story
Game Over
American Pie: Revealed
Testosterone
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
American Wedding
Nip/Tuck
Carolina
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
A Mighty Wind
As Virgins Fall
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Do Over
Women vs. Men
The Women
According to Jim
Zoolander
Dead Last
American Pie 2
Legally Blonde
Pootie Tang
The Andy Dick Show
Down to Earth
Best in Show
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
Ladies Man
Restaurant
American Pie
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Brown's Requiem
A Night at the Roxbury
Men in White
Rude Awakening
Sex and the City
Slappy and the Stinkers
Alright Already
Trial and Error
Plump Fiction
King of the Hill
Saturday Night Special
A Bucket of Blood
The Monroes
Not of This Earth
Love and Happiness
Friends
She TV
Frasier
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Seinfeld
The Emmy Awards
Golden Globe Awards