Acting
Jennifer Coolidge
EN cinema · 79 credits
Born
28 August 1961 (age 65)
Birthplace
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
as Aunty Peggy (voice)
A Minecraft Movie Squared
as Vice Principal Marlene
Riff Raff
as Ruth
A Minecraft Movie
as Vice Principal Marlene
The Little Pageant That Could
as Self (archive footage)
We Have a Ghost
as Judy Romano
Shotgun Wedding
as Carol Fowler
Arlo the Alligator Boy
as Stucky (voice)
Swan Song
as Dee Dee Dale
Single All the Way
as Aunt Sandy
Like a Boss
as Sydney
Bobbleheads: The Movie
as Binky (voice)
Wally's Opening Day
as Stunk (voice)
The Emoji Movie
as Mary Meh (voice)
The New Adventures of Max
as Mrs. Toadstool / Canary (voice)
Mascots
as Jolene Lumpkin
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
as Lazy Susan (Voice)
Hell and Back
as Durmessa (voice)
LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack
as Daniella Capricorn (voice)
Austenland
as Miss Elizabeth Charming
American Reunion
as Stifler's Mom
Mangus!
as Cookie Richardson
LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire
as Daniella Capricorn (voice)
Beauty & the Briefcase
as Alicia
LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies
as Daniella Capricorn (voice)
The Jack of Spades
as Monica
Gentlemen Broncos
as Judith
ExTerminators
as Stella
A Good Funeral
as Helen
Igor
as Jaclyn / Heidi (voice)
Soul Men
as Rosalee
Foreign Exchange
as Principal Lonnatini
Living Proof
as Tish
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
as Daisy (voice)
Epic Movie
as White Bitch
Date Movie
as Roz Funkyerdoder
American Dreamz
as Martha Kendoo
For Your Consideration
as Whitney Taylor Brown
Click
as Janine
Robots
as Aunt Fanny (voice)
Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty
as Aunt Fanny (voice)
A Cinderella Story
as Fiona
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
as White-Faced Women
The Wedding Frame
as Nikki LaPorte (voice)
Carolina
as Aunt Marilyn
Testosterone
as Louise
A Mighty Wind
as Amber Cole
American Wedding
as Stifler's Mom
As Virgins Fall
2003
As Virgins Fall
as Janice Denver
Women vs. Men
as Shelly
The Women
as Edith Potter
Pootie Tang
as Ireenie
American Pie 2
as Stifler's Mom (uncredited)
Legally Blonde
as Paulette
Zoolander
as American Designer
Down to Earth
as Mrs. Wellington
Best in Show
as Sherri Ann Cabot
American Pie
as Stifler's Mom
Restaurant
as Woman at McClure's
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
as Woman at Football Game
A Night at the Roxbury
as Hottie Cop
Slappy and the Stinkers
as Harriet
Brown's Requiem
as Helen
Trial and Error
as Jacqueline
Plump Fiction
as Sister Sister
A Bucket of Blood
as Stupid Girl
Not of This Earth
as Nurse