Jennifer Coolidge
Acting
Born August 28, 1961 · 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.
Films (74)
A Minecraft Movie
2025
Riff Raff
2025
The Little Pageant That Could
2024
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
2023
We Have a Ghost
2023
Shotgun Wedding
2022
Single All the Way
2021
Swan Song
2021
Arlo the Alligator Boy
2021
Promising Young Woman
2020
Bobbleheads: The Movie
2020
Like a Boss
2020
The Emoji Movie
2017
Wally's Opening Day
2017
The New Adventures of Max
2017
Mascots
2016
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
2016
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
2015
Hell and Back
2015
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014
Austenland
2013
LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack
2013
American Reunion
2012
Mangus!
2011
LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire
2011
LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies
2010
Beauty & the Briefcase
2010
Gentlemen Broncos
2009
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009
A Good Funeral
2009
ExTerminators
2009
Soul Men
2008
Living Proof
2008
Igor
2008
Foreign Exchange
2008
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
2008
Epic Movie
2007
For Your Consideration
2006
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now
2006
Click
2006
American Dreamz
2006
Date Movie
2006
Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty
2005
Robots
2005
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004
The Wedding Frame
2004
A Cinderella Story
2004
Testosterone
2003
American Wedding
2003
Carolina
2003
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003
A Mighty Wind
2003
As Virgins Fall
2003
Women vs. Men
2002
The Women
2002
Zoolander
2001
American Pie 2
2001
Legally Blonde
2001
Pootie Tang
2001
Down to Earth
2001
Best in Show
2000
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000
Restaurant
2000
American Pie
1999
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999
Brown's Requiem
1998
A Night at the Roxbury
1998
Men in White
1998
Slappy and the Stinkers
1998
Trial and Error
1997
Plump Fiction
1997
A Bucket of Blood
1995
Not of This Earth
1995
Love and Happiness
1995