Jennifer Coolidge
Acting
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.
A Minecraft Movie 2
Vice Principal Marlene
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
Single All the Way
Aunt Sandy
Swan Song
Dee Dee Dale
Arlo the Alligator Boy
Stucky (voice)
Promising Young Woman
Susan
Bobbleheads: The Movie
Binky (voice)
Like a Boss
Sydney
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)
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Ms. Suggs
Austenland
Miss Elizabeth Charming
LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack
Daniella Capricorn (voice)
American Reunion
Stifler's Mom
LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire
Daniella Capricorn (voice)
Mangus!
Cookie Richardson
LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies
Daniella Capricorn (voice)
Beauty & the Briefcase
Alicia
Gentlemen Broncos
Judith
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
Genevieve
A Good Funeral
Helen
ExTerminators
Stella
Soul Men
Rosalee
Living Proof
Tish
Igor
Jaclyn / Heidi (voice)
Foreign Exchange
Principal Lonnatini
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
Daisy (voice)
Epic Movie
White Bitch
For Your Consideration
Whitney Taylor Brown
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now
Sherry
Click
Janine
American Dreamz
Martha Kendoo
Date Movie
Roz Funkyerdoder
Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty
Aunt Fanny (voice)
Robots
Aunt Fanny (voice)
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
White-Faced Women
The Wedding Frame
Nikki LaPorte (voice)
A Cinderella Story
Fiona
Testosterone
Louise
American Wedding
Stifler's Mom
Carolina
Aunt Marilyn
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Paulette
A Mighty Wind
Amber Cole
As Virgins Fall
Janice Denver
Women vs. Men
Shelly
The Women
Edith Potter
Zoolander
American Designer
American Pie 2
Stifler's Mom (uncredited)
Legally Blonde
Paulette
Pootie Tang
Ireenie
Down to Earth
Mrs. Wellington
Best in Show
Sherri Ann Cabot
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
Betty
Restaurant
Woman at McClure's
American Pie
Stifler's Mom
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Woman at Football Game
Brown's Requiem
Helen
A Night at the Roxbury
Hottie Cop
Men in White
Slappy and the Stinkers
Harriet
Trial and Error
Jacqueline
Plump Fiction
Sister Sister
A Bucket of Blood
Stupid Girl
Not of This Earth
Nurse
Love and Happiness
Jeringir