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.
77 movies · 56 shows
A Minecraft Movie
2025·6.3
Riff Raff
2025·5.8
The Little Pageant That Could
2024·0.0
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
2023·0.0
We Have a Ghost
2023·6.4
Shotgun Wedding
2022·6.2
Single All the Way
2021·6.4
Swan Song
2021·6.8
Arlo the Alligator Boy
2021·6.7
Promising Young Woman
2020·7.4
Bobbleheads: The Movie
2020·4.6
Like a Boss
2020·6.2
The Emoji Movie
2017·5.4
Wally's Opening Day
2017·0.0
The New Adventures of Max
2017·7.0
Mascots
2016·5.4
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
2016·7.7
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
2015·6.0
Hell and Back
2015·5.3
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014·6.2
Austenland
2013·6.3
LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack
2013·7.3
American Reunion
2012·6.3
Mangus!
2011·1.0
LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire
2011·5.2
LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies
2010·6.1
Beauty & the Briefcase
2010·5.9
The Jack of Spades
2010·1.0
Gentlemen Broncos
2009·5.7
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009·6.2
A Good Funeral
2009·1.0
ExTerminators
2009·5.5
Soul Men
2008·6.1
Living Proof
2008·6.5
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
2008·0.0
Igor
2008·5.9
Foreign Exchange
2008·4.2
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
2008·5.3
Epic Movie
2007·3.9
For Your Consideration
2006·5.8
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now
2006·10.0
Click
2006·6.3
American Dreamz
2006·5.1
Date Movie
2006·4.3
Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty
2005·5.4
Robots
2005·6.5
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004·6.8
The Wedding Frame
2004·10.0
A Cinderella Story
2004·6.6
American Pie: Revealed
2004·6.0
Testosterone
2003·5.3
American Wedding
2003·6.2
Carolina
2003·5.8
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003·5.7
A Mighty Wind
2003·6.8
As Virgins Fall
2003·4.5
Women vs. Men
2002·5.3
The Women
2002·9.0
Zoolander
2001·6.2
American Pie 2
2001·6.3
Legally Blonde
2001·6.8
Pootie Tang
2001·5.1
Down to Earth
2001·5.6
Best in Show
2000·6.9
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000·6.3
Restaurant
1999·5.0
American Pie
1999·6.6
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999·6.3
Brown's Requiem
1998·4.5
A Night at the Roxbury
1998·6.5
Men in White
1998·3.8
Slappy and the Stinkers
1998·5.4
Trial and Error
1997·5.5
Plump Fiction
1997·3.8
A Bucket of Blood
1995·5.0
Not of This Earth
1995·4.3
Love and Happiness
1995·5.5