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Known For:
Acting
Birthday:
August 28, 1961
Place of Birth:
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Jennifer Coolidge
Biography
Jennifer Coolidge (born August 28, 1961) is an American actress and comedian. Known for her work in the comedy genre, Coolidge is the recipient of several accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and two Primetime Emmy Awards. In 2023, she was included in the annual Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.
Coolidge had supporting roles in the American Pie film series (1999–2012) and the Legally Blonde film series (2001–2003). She has 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). She has also appeared in the films 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).
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, an insecure wealthy woman, in the first two seasons of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus (2021–2022), winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe.
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Known For
Filmography
| Year | Movie | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk | Aunty Peggy (voice) |
| 2025 | Riff Raff | Ruth |
| 2025 | A Minecraft Movie | Vice Principal Marlene |
| 2024 | The Little Pageant That Could | Self (archive footage) |
| 2023 | TIME100: The World's Most Influential People | Self / Host |
| 2023 | We Have a Ghost | Judy Romano |
| 2022 | Shotgun Wedding | Carol Fowler |
| 2021 | Arlo the Alligator Boy | Stucky (voice) |
| 2021 | Swan Song | Dee Dee Dale |
| 2021 | Single All the Way | Aunt Sandy |
| 2020 | Promising Young Woman | Susan |
| 2020 | Like a Boss | Sydney |
| 2020 | Bobbleheads: The Movie | Binky (voice) |
| 2017 | Wally's Opening Day | Stunk (voice) |
| 2017 | The Emoji Movie | Mary Meh (voice) |
| 2017 | The New Adventures of Max | Mrs. Toadstool / Canary (voice) |
| 2016 | Mascots | Jolene Lumpkin |
| 2015 | Hell and Back | Durmessa (voice) |
| 2015 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip | Ms. Price |
| 2014 | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | Ms. Suggs |
| 2013 | LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack | Daniella Capricorn (voice) |
| 2013 | Austenland | Miss Elizabeth Charming |
| 2012 | American Reunion | Stifler's Mom |
| 2011 | Mangus! | Cookie Richardson |
| 2011 | LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire | Daniella Capricorn (voice) |
| 2010 | Beauty & the Briefcase | Alicia |
| 2010 | LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies | Daniella Capricorn (voice) |
| 2009 | Gentlemen Broncos | Judith |
| 2009 | Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans | Genevieve |
| 2009 | ExTerminators | Stella |
| 2009 | A Good Funeral | Helen |
| 2008 | Igor | Jaclyn / Heidi (voice) |
| 2008 | Soul Men | Rosalee |
| 2008 | Foreign Exchange | Principal Lonnatini |
| 2008 | Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief | Daisy (voice) |
| 2008 | Living Proof | Tish |
| 2007 | Epic Movie | White Bitch |
| 2006 | Date Movie | Roz Funkyerdoder |
| 2006 | American Dreamz | Martha Kendoo |
| 2006 | For Your Consideration | Whitney Taylor Brown |
| 2006 | Click | Janine |
| 2006 | If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now | Sherry |
| 2005 | Robots | Aunt Fanny (voice) |
| 2005 | Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty | Aunt Fanny (voice) |
| 2004 | A Cinderella Story | Fiona |
| 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | White-Faced Women |
| 2004 | The Wedding Frame | Nikki LaPorte (voice) |
| 2003 | Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde | Paulette |
| 2003 | Carolina | Aunt Marilyn |
| 2003 | Testosterone | Louise |
| 2003 | A Mighty Wind | Amber Cole |
| 2003 | American Wedding | Stifler's Mom |
| 2003 | As Virgins Fall | Janice Denver |
| 2002 | Women vs. Men | Shelly |
| 2002 | The Women | Edith Potter |
| 2001 | Pootie Tang | Ireenie |
| 2001 | American Pie 2 | Stifler's Mom (uncredited) |
| 2001 | Legally Blonde | Paulette |
| 2001 | Zoolander | American Designer |
| 2001 | Down to Earth | Mrs. Wellington |
| 2000 | Best in Show | Sherri Ann Cabot |
| 2000 | Restaurant | Woman at McClure's |
| 2000 | The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy | Betty |
| 1999 | American Pie | Stifler's Mom |
| 1999 | Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Woman at Football Game |
| 1998 | A Night at the Roxbury | Hottie Cop |
| 1998 | Slappy and the Stinkers | Harriet |
| 1998 | Brown's Requiem | Helen |
| 1998 | Men in White | |
| 1997 | Trial and Error | Jacqueline |
| 1997 | Plump Fiction | Sister Sister |
| 1995 | Love and Happiness | Jeringir |
| 1995 | A Bucket of Blood | Stupid Girl |
| 1995 | Not of This Earth | Nurse |
| Year | TV Show | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | The Watcher | Karen Calhoun |
| 2021 | I Heart Arlo | Stucky (voice) |
| 2021 | Monsters at Work | Marilyn (voice) |
| 2021 | The White Lotus | Tanya McQuoid |
| 2020 | Royalties | Miriam Hale |
| 2020 | The Fungies! | Dr. Nancy (voice) |
| 2018 | The Cool Kids | Bonnie |
| 2014 | Last Week Tonight with John Oliver | Self |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self |
| 2014 | Variety Studio: Actors on Actors | Self |
| 2013 | Rick and Morty | Daphne (voice) |
| 2012 | Gravity Falls | Lazy Susan (voice) |
| 2012 | Napoleon Dynamite | Mrs. Moser (voice) |
| 2012 | Gravity Falls | Lazy Susan / Additional Voices (voice) |
| 2011 | 2 Broke Girls | Sophie Kachinsky |
| 2010 | LEGO Hero Factory | Reporter |
| 2010 | Fish Hooks | Ms. Lips (voice) |
| 2010 | Fish Hooks | Doris (voice) |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self - Guest |
| 2009 | Glee | Whitney Pierce |
| 2009 | Party Down | Bobbie St. Brown |
| 2009 | Bollywood Hero | Self |
| 2008 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Betty |
| 2008 | The Life & Times of Tim | Actress (voice) |
| 2008 | The Life & Times of Tim | Debbie's Mom (voice) |
| 2008 | The Life & Times of Tim | Amber (voice) |
| 2008 | Kath & Kim | Lenore |
| 2007 | The Graham Norton Show | Self |
| 2007 | Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World | Fannie Mae (voice) |
| 2007 | Thank God You're Here | Self |
| 2006 | The Game | Marissa |
| 2005 | Hopeless Pictures | Traci |
| 2005 | The Reichen Show | Self - Guest |
| 2005 | American Dad! | Caroline (voice) |
| 2005 | The Closer | Angie Serabian |
| 2004 | Joey | Bobbie Morganstern |
| 2004 | Game Over | Ramona / Amazon (voice) |
| 2004 | Father of the Pride | Tracy (voice) |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck | Candy Richards, Coco |
| 2003 | Nip/Tuck | Candy Richards |
| 2002 | Do Over | Gwen Brody |
| 2001 | According to Jim | Roxanne |
| 2001 | The Andy Dick Show | Nancy Bunting |
| 2001 | Dead Last | Annalee |
| 1999 | Ladies Man | Helen |
| 1998 | Sex and the City | Victoria |
| 1998 | Rude Awakening | Sue |
| 1997 | King of the Hill | Miss Kremzer (voice) |
| 1997 | Alright Already | Rhonda |
| 1996 | Saturday Night Special | Various |
| 1995 | The Monroes | Marcia Kelly |
| 1994 | Friends | Amanda |
| 1994 | She TV | Various |
| 1993 | Frasier | Frederica |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest |
| 1989 | Seinfeld | Jodi |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Presenter |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Winner/Presenter |