Jennifer Coolidge
75 movies · 43 TV shows
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- Aug 28, 1961 (age 65)
- 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).
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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
Jennifer Coolidge: movies and TV shows
Acting (118)
- Upcoming Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
as Aunty Peggy (voice)
- Upcoming A Minecraft Movie Squared
as Vice Principal Marlene
- 2026
- 2025 A Minecraft Movie
as Vice Principal Marlene
- 2025 Riff Raff
as Ruth
- 2023 We Have a Ghost
as Judy Romano
- 2022 Shotgun Wedding
as Carol Fowler
- 2022
- 2021 Single All the Way
as Aunt Sandy
- 2021
- 2021
- 2021 Swan Song
as Dee Dee Dale
- 2021
- 2021
- 2021 Arlo the Alligator Boy
as Stucky (voice)
- 2020 Promising Young Woman
as Susan
- 2020 Bobbleheads: The Movie
as Binky (voice)
- 2020
- 2020
- 2020 Like a Boss
as Sydney
- 2018
- 2017 The Emoji Movie
as Mary Meh (voice)
- 2017 Wally's Opening Day
as Stunk (voice)
- 2017 The New Adventures of Max
as Mrs. Toadstool / Canary (voice)
- 2016 Mascots
as Jolene Lumpkin
- 2016 Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
as Lazy Susan (Voice)
- 2015 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
as Ms. Price
- 2015 Hell and Back
as Durmessa (voice)
- 2014
- 2013
- 2013 Austenland
as Miss Elizabeth Charming
- 2013 LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack
as Daniella Capricorn (voice)
- 2012
- 2012 American Reunion
as Stifler's Mom
- 2012
- 2011
- 2011 Mangus!
as Cookie Richardson
- 2011 LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire
as Daniella Capricorn (voice)
- 2010 LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies
as Daniella Capricorn (voice)
- 2010
- 2010
- 2010 Beauty & the Briefcase
as Alicia
- 2010 The Jack of Spades
as Monica
- 2009 Gentlemen Broncos
as Judith
- 2009 Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
as Genevieve
- 2009
- 2009 A Good Funeral
as Helen
- 2009
- 2009 ExTerminators
as Stella
- 2008 Soul Men
as Rosalee
- 2008 Living Proof
as Tish
- 2008
- 2008
- 2008 Igor
as Jaclyn / Heidi (voice)
- 2008 Foreign Exchange
as Principal Lonnatini
- 2008
- 2008 Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
as Daisy (voice)
- 2007
- 2007 Epic Movie
as White Bitch
- 2006 For Your Consideration
as Whitney Taylor Brown
- 2006
- 2006 Click
as Janine
- 2006 American Dreamz
as Martha Kendoo
- 2006 Date Movie
as Roz Funkyerdoder
- 2005 Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty
as Aunt Fanny (voice)
- 2005
- 2005
- 2005 Robots
as Aunt Fanny (voice)
- 2005
- 2004 Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
as White-Faced Women
- 2004 The Wedding Frame
as Nikki LaPorte (voice)
- 2004
- 2004
- 2004 A Cinderella Story
as Fiona
- 2004
- 2003 Testosterone
as Louise
- 2003 American Wedding
as Stifler's Mom
- 2003
- 2003 Carolina
as Aunt Marilyn
- 2003 Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
as Paulette
- 2003 A Mighty Wind
as Amber Cole
- 2003 As Virgins Fall
as Janice Denver
- 2002
- 2002 Women vs. Men
as Shelly
- 2002 The Women
as Edith Potter
- 2001
- 2001 Zoolander
as American Designer
- 2001
- 2001 American Pie 2
as Stifler's Mom (uncredited)
- 2001 Legally Blonde
as Paulette
- 2001 Pootie Tang
as Ireenie
- 2001
- 2001 Down to Earth
as Mrs. Wellington
- 2000 Best in Show
as Sherri Ann Cabot
- 2000
- 1999
- 1999 Restaurant
as Woman at McClure's
- 1999 American Pie
as Stifler's Mom
- 1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
as Woman at Football Game
- 1998 Brown's Requiem
as Helen
- 1998 A Night at the Roxbury
as Hottie Cop
- 1998
- 1998
- 1998
- 1998 Slappy and the Stinkers
as Harriet
- 1997
- 1997 Trial and Error
as Jacqueline
- 1997 Plump Fiction
as Sister Sister
- 1997
- 1996
- 1995 A Bucket of Blood
as Stupid Girl
- 1995
- 1995 Not of This Earth
as Nurse
- 1995 Love and Happiness
as Jeringir
- 1994
- 1994
- 1993
- 1989
Talk shows and appearances (17)
- 2024
- 2023
- 2014 Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
1 episode
- 2014 Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
1 episode
- 2014 The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
1 episode
- 2009 Bollywood Hero
2 episodes
- 2009 Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2 episodes
- 2008
- 2007 Thank God You're Here
1 episode
- 2007 The Graham Norton Show
1 episode
- 2005 The Reichen Show
1 episode
- 2004
- 2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
1 episode
- 2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
1 episode
- 1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1 episode
- 1949 The Emmy Awards
1 episode
- 1944 Golden Globe Awards
2 episodes