Known For
Acting
Born
Aug 28, 1961
Place of Birth
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Credits
136 titles
Jennifer Coolidge
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.
Known For
Filmography
A Minecraft Movie Squared
Vice Principal Marlene
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
Aunty Peggy (voice)
A Minecraft Movie
Vice Principal Marlene
Riff Raff
Ruth
The Little Pageant That Could
Self (archive footage)
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
Self / Host
We Have a Ghost
Judy Romano
Shotgun Wedding
Carol Fowler
The Watcher
Karen Calhoun
Single All the Way
Aunt Sandy
Ten Year Old Tom
(voice)
I Heart Arlo
Stucky (voice)
Swan Song
Dee Dee Dale
The White Lotus
Tanya McQuoid
Monsters at Work
Marilyn (voice)
Arlo the Alligator Boy
Stucky (voice)
Promising Young Woman
Susan
Bobbleheads: The Movie
Binky (voice)
The Fungies!
Dr. Nancy (voice)
Royalties
Miriam Hale
Like a Boss
Sydney
The Cool Kids
Bonnie
The Emoji Movie
Mary Meh (voice)
Wally's Opening Day
Stunk (voice)
The New Adventures of Max
Mrs. Toadstool / Canary (voice)
Mascots
Jolene Lumpkin
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
Lazy Susan (Voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Ms. Price
Hell and Back
Durmessa (voice)
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Ms. Suggs
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Rick and Morty
Daphne (voice)
Austenland
Miss Elizabeth Charming
LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack
Daniella Capricorn (voice)
Gravity Falls
Lazy Susan (voice)
American Reunion
Stifler's Mom
Napoleon Dynamite
Mrs. Moser (voice)
2 Broke Girls
Sophie Kachinsky
LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire
Daniella Capricorn (voice)
Mangus!
Cookie Richardson
LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies
Daniella Capricorn (voice)
LEGO Hero Factory
Reporter
Fish Hooks
Ms. Lips (voice)
Beauty & the Briefcase
Alicia
The Jack of Spades
Monica
Gentlemen Broncos
Judith
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Genevieve
Bollywood Hero
Self