Jennifer Coolidge
Acting • Born 1961-08-28
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.
Filmography
138 credits
American Pie
Movie • 1999
Stifler's Mom
Love and Happiness
Movie • 1995
Jeringir
Date Movie
Movie • 2006
Roz Funkyerdoder
Pootie Tang
Movie • 2001
Ireenie
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Movie • 2003
Paulette
American Pie 2
Movie • 2001
Stifler's Mom (uncredited)
Carolina
Movie • 2003
Aunt Marilyn
Testosterone
Movie • 2003
Louise
Gentlemen Broncos
Movie • 2009
Judith
A Cinderella Story
Movie • 2004
Fiona
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Movie • 2009
Genevieve
Legally Blonde
Movie • 2001
Paulette
A Night at the Roxbury
Movie • 1998
Hottie Cop
ExTerminators
Movie • 2009
Stella
Epic Movie
Movie • 2007
White Bitch
American Dreamz
Movie • 2006
Martha Kendoo
Robots
Movie • 2005
Aunt Fanny (voice)
Zoolander
Movie • 2001
American Designer
LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack
Movie • 2013
Daniella Capricorn (voice)
A Mighty Wind
Movie • 2003
Amber Cole
Best in Show
Movie • 2000
Sherri Ann Cabot
Igor
Movie • 2008
Jaclyn / Heidi (voice)
Restaurant
Movie • 2000
Woman at McClure's
Soul Men
Movie • 2008
Rosalee
For Your Consideration
Movie • 2006
Whitney Taylor Brown
Down to Earth
Movie • 2001
Mrs. Wellington
Beauty & the Briefcase
Movie • 2010
Alicia
Trial and Error
Movie • 1997
Jacqueline
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
Movie • 2023
Self / Host
American Reunion
Movie • 2012
Stifler's Mom
Slappy and the Stinkers
Movie • 1998
Harriet
Riff Raff
Movie • 2025
Ruth
Mangus!
Movie • 2011
Cookie Richardson
A Good Funeral
Movie • 2009
Helen
Austenland
Movie • 2013
Miss Elizabeth Charming
LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire
Movie • 2011
Daniella Capricorn (voice)
Wally's Opening Day
Movie • 2017
Stunk (voice)
A Bucket of Blood
Movie • 1995
Stupid Girl
American Wedding
Movie • 2003
Stifler's Mom
Brown's Requiem
Movie • 1998
Helen
Women vs. Men
Movie • 2002
Shelly
The Women
Movie • 2002
Edith Potter
Foreign Exchange
Movie • 2008
Principal Lonnatini
A Minecraft Movie
Movie • 2025
Vice Principal Marlene
Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty
Movie • 2005
Aunt Fanny (voice)
LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies
Movie • 2010
Daniella Capricorn (voice)
Hell and Back
Movie • 2015
Durmessa (voice)
Click
Movie • 2006
Janine
Mascots
Movie • 2016
Jolene Lumpkin
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Movie • 2015
Ms. Price
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Movie • 2004
White-Faced Women
As Virgins Fall
Movie • 2003
Janice Denver
The Emoji Movie
Movie • 2017
Mary Meh (voice)
Plump Fiction
Movie • 1997
Sister Sister
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Movie • 1999
Woman at Football Game
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Movie • 2014
Ms. Suggs
The New Adventures of Max
Movie • 2017
Mrs. Toadstool / Canary (voice)
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
Movie • 2000
Betty
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now
Movie • 2006
Sherry
Living Proof
Movie • 2008
Tish
Men in White
Movie • 1998
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
Movie • 2008
Daisy (voice)
Not of This Earth
Movie • 1995
Nurse
Promising Young Woman
Movie • 2020
Susan
Like a Boss
Movie • 2020
Sydney
Bobbleheads: The Movie
Movie • 2020
Binky (voice)
Arlo the Alligator Boy
Movie • 2021
Stucky (voice)
Shotgun Wedding
Movie • 2022
Carol Fowler
Swan Song
Movie • 2021
Dee Dee Dale
Single All the Way
Movie • 2021
Aunt Sandy
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
Movie
Aunty Peggy (voice)
We Have a Ghost
Movie • 2023
Judy Romano
The Wedding Frame
Movie • 2004
Nikki LaPorte (voice)
The Little Pageant That Could
Movie • 2024
Self (archive footage)
Girl Group
Movie
Legally Blonde 3
Movie
Paulette Parcelle
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
Movie • 2016
Lazy Susan (Voice)
Seinfeld
TV • 1989
Jodi
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV • 2003
Self
Joey
TV • 2004
Bobbie Morganstern
Friends
TV • 1994
Amanda
According to Jim
TV • 2001
Roxanne
King of the Hill
TV • 1997
Miss Kremzer (voice)
Frasier
TV • 1993
Frederica
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
TV • 2008
Betty
The Andy Dick Show
TV • 2001
Nancy Bunting
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV • 1993
Self - Guest
Do Over
TV • 2002
Gwen Brody
Royalties
TV • 2020
Miriam Hale
Rick and Morty
TV • 2013
Daphne (voice)
Hopeless Pictures
TV • 2005
Traci
LEGO Hero Factory
TV • 2010
Reporter
2 Broke Girls
TV • 2011
Sophie Kachinsky
I Heart Arlo
TV • 2021
Stucky (voice)
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV • 2014
Self
Gravity Falls
TV • 2012
Lazy Susan (voice)
The Graham Norton Show
TV • 2007
Self
Game Over
TV • 2004
Ramona / Amazon (voice)
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV • 2003
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV • 2014
Self
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
TV • 2007
Fannie Mae (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV • 2014
Self
The Reichen Show
TV • 2005
Self - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV • 2009
Self - Guest
The Life & Times of Tim
TV • 2008
Actress (voice)
The Watcher
TV • 2022
Karen Calhoun
The Cool Kids
TV • 2018
Bonnie
Glee
TV • 2009
Whitney Pierce
Monsters at Work
TV • 2021
Marilyn (voice)
She TV
TV • 1994
Various
The Monroes
TV • 1995
Marcia Kelly
Saturday Night Special
TV • 1996
Various
Alright Already
TV • 1997
Rhonda
Rude Awakening
TV • 1998
Sue
Ladies Man
TV • 1999
Helen
Dead Last
TV • 2001
Annalee
Sex and the City
TV • 1998
Victoria
Father of the Pride
TV • 2004
Tracy (voice)
Nip/Tuck
TV • 2003
Candy Richards
Nip/Tuck
TV • 2003
Candy Richards, Coco
Party Down
TV • 2009
Bobbie St. Brown
Bollywood Hero
TV • 2009
Self
The Game
TV • 2006
Marissa
The Life & Times of Tim
TV • 2008
Debbie's Mom (voice)
The Life & Times of Tim
TV • 2008
Amber (voice)
Napoleon Dynamite
TV • 2012
Mrs. Moser (voice)
Fish Hooks
TV • 2010
Ms. Lips (voice)
Fish Hooks
TV • 2010
Doris (voice)
American Dad!
TV • 2005
Caroline (voice)
The Fungies!
TV • 2020
Dr. Nancy (voice)
Kath & Kim
TV • 2008
Lenore
The Closer
TV • 2005
Angie Serabian
Thank God You're Here
TV • 2007
Self
The White Lotus
TV • 2021
Tanya McQuoid
Gravity Falls
TV • 2012
Lazy Susan / Additional Voices (voice)
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
TV • 1944
Self - Nominee/ Presenter
The Emmy Awards
TV • 1949
Self