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

• 2027A Minecraft Movie Squared — Vice Principal Marlene
• 2027Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk — Aunty Peggy (voice)
• 2026Girl Group
• 2025A Minecraft Movie — Vice Principal Marlene
• 2025Riff Raff — Ruth, Executive Producer
• 2023We Have a Ghost — Judy Romano
• 2022Shotgun Wedding — Carol Fowler
• The Watcher — Karen Calhoun
• 2021Arlo the Alligator Boy — Stucky (voice)
• I Heart Arlo — Stucky (voice)
• Monsters at Work — Marilyn (voice)
• 2021Single All the Way — Aunt Sandy
• 2021Swan Song — Dee Dee Dale
• Ten Year Old Tom — (voice)
• The White Lotus — Tanya McQuoid
• 2020Bobbleheads: The Movie — Binky (voice)
• 2020Like a Boss — Sydney
• 2020Promising Young Woman — Susan
• Royalties — Miriam Hale
• The Fungies! — Dr. Nancy (voice)
• The Cool Kids — Bonnie
• 2017The Emoji Movie — Mary Meh (voice)
• 2017The New Adventures of Max — Mrs. Toadstool / Canary (voice)
• 2017Wally's Opening Day — Stunk (voice)
• 2016Gravity Falls: Between the Pines — Lazy Susan (Voice)
• 2016Mascots — Jolene Lumpkin
• 2015Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip — Ms. Price
• 2015Hell and Back — Durmessa (voice)
• 2014Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day — Ms. Suggs
• 2013Austenland — Miss Elizabeth Charming
• 2013LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack — Daniella Capricorn (voice)
• Rick and Morty — Daphne (voice)
• 2012American Reunion — Stifler's Mom
• Gravity Falls — Lazy Susan (voice), Lazy Susan / Additional Voices (voice)
• Napoleon Dynamite — Mrs. Moser (voice)
• 2 Broke Girls — Sophie Kachinsky
• 2011LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire — Daniella Capricorn (voice)
• 2011Mangus! — Cookie Richardson
• 2010Beauty & the Briefcase — Alicia
• Fish Hooks — Ms. Lips (voice), Doris (voice)
• LEGO Hero Factory — Reporter
• 2010LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies — Daniella Capricorn (voice)
• 2010The Jack of Spades — Monica
• 2009A Good Funeral — Helen
• 2009Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans — Genevieve
• 2009ExTerminators — Stella
• 2009Gentlemen Broncos — Judith
• Glee — Whitney Pierce
• Party Down — Bobbie St. Brown
• 2008Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief — Daisy (voice)
• 2008Foreign Exchange — Principal Lonnatini
• 2008Igor — Jaclyn / Heidi (voice)
• Kath & Kim — Lenore
• 2008Living Proof — Tish
• 2008Soul Men — Rosalee
• The Life & Times of Tim — Actress (voice), Debbie's Mom (voice), Amber (voice)
• The Secret Life of the American Teenager — Betty
• 2007Epic Movie — White Bitch
• Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World — Fannie Mae (voice)
• 2006American Dreamz — Martha Kendoo
• 2006Click — Janine
• 2006Date Movie — Roz Funkyerdoder
• 2006For Your Consideration — Whitney Taylor Brown
• The Game — Marissa
• American Dad! — Caroline (voice)
• 2005Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty — Aunt Fanny (voice)
• Hopeless Pictures — Traci
• 2005Robots — Aunt Fanny (voice)
• The Closer — Angie Serabian
• 2004A Cinderella Story — Fiona
• Father of the Pride — Tracy (voice)
• Game Over — Ramona / Amazon (voice)
• Joey — Bobbie Morganstern
• 2004Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events — White-Faced Women
• 2004The Wedding Frame — Nikki LaPorte (voice)
• 2003A Mighty Wind — Amber Cole
• 2003American Wedding — Stifler's Mom
• 2003As Virgins Fall — Janice Denver
• 2003Carolina — Aunt Marilyn
• 2003Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde — Paulette
• Nip/Tuck — Candy Richards, Candy Richards, Coco
• 2003Testosterone — Louise
• Do Over — Gwen Brody
• 2002The Women — Edith Potter
• 2002Women vs. Men — Shelly
• According to Jim — Roxanne
• 2001American Pie 2 — Stifler's Mom (uncredited)
• Dead Last — Annalee
• 2001Down to Earth — Mrs. Wellington
• 2001Legally Blonde — Paulette
• 2001Pootie Tang — Ireenie
• The Andy Dick Show — Nancy Bunting
• 2001Zoolander — American Designer
• 2000Best in Show — Sherri Ann Cabot
• 2000The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy — Betty
• 1999American Pie — Stifler's Mom
• 1999Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me — Woman at Football Game
• Ladies Man — Helen
• 1999Restaurant — Woman at McClure's
• 1998A Night at the Roxbury — Hottie Cop
• 1998Brown's Requiem — Helen
• 1998Men in White
• Rude Awakening — Sue
• Sex and the City — Victoria
• 1998Slappy and the Stinkers — Harriet
• Alright Already — Rhonda
• King of the Hill — Miss Kremzer (voice)
• 1997Plump Fiction — Sister Sister
• 1997Trial and Error — Jacqueline
• Saturday Night Special — Various
• 1995A Bucket of Blood — Stupid Girl
• 1995Love and Happiness — Jeringir
• 1995Not of This Earth — Nurse
• The Monroes — Marcia Kelly
• Friends — Amanda
• She TV — Various
• Frasier — Frederica
• Seinfeld — Jodi

Appearances as themselves (17)

• 2024The Little Pageant That Could — Self (archive footage)
• 2023TIME100: The World's Most Influential People — Self / Host
• Last Week Tonight with John Oliver — Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors — Self
• Bollywood Hero — Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• 2008Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof' — Self
• Thank God You're Here — Self
• The Graham Norton Show — Self
• The Reichen Show — Self - Guest
• 2004American Pie: Revealed — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self
• The Ellen DeGeneres Show — Self
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• The Emmy Awards — Self
• Golden Globe Awards — Self - Presenter, Self - Nominee/ Presenter