Jennifer Coolidge
Acting
1961-08-28 · 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.
Filmography
TheatersA Minecraft Movie Squared
2027 · Movie
TheatersSummer Stash
2027 · Movie
TheatersPierre the Pigeon-Hawk
2027 · Movie
Girl Group
2026 · Movie
A Minecraft Movie
2025 · Movie
Riff Raff
2025 · Movie
The Little Pageant That Could
2024 · Movie
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
2023 · Movie
We Have a Ghost
2023 · Movie
Shotgun Wedding
2022 · Movie
The Watcher
2022 · Series
Single All the Way
2021 · Movie
Ten Year Old Tom
2021 · Series
I Heart Arlo
2021 · Series
Swan Song
2021 · Movie
The White Lotus
2021 · Series
Monsters at Work
2021 · Series
Arlo the Alligator Boy
2021 · Movie
Promising Young Woman
2020 · Movie
Bobbleheads: The Movie
2020 · Movie
The Fungies!
2020 · Series
Royalties
2020 · Series
Like a Boss
2020 · Movie
The Cool Kids
2018 · Series
The Emoji Movie
2017 · Movie
Wally's Opening Day
2017 · Movie
The New Adventures of Max
2017 · Movie
Mascots
2016 · Movie
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
2016 · Movie
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
2015 · Movie
Hell and Back
2015 · Movie
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014 · Series
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
2014 · Movie
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
2014 · Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · Series
Rick and Morty
2013 · Series
Austenland
2013 · Movie
LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack
2013 · Movie
Gravity Falls
2012 · Series
American Reunion
2012 · Movie
Napoleon Dynamite
2012 · Series
2 Broke Girls
2011 · Series
LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire
2011 · Movie
Mangus!
2011 · Movie
LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies
2010 · Movie
LEGO Hero Factory
2010 · Series
Fish Hooks
2010 · Series
Beauty & the Briefcase
2010 · Movie
The Jack of Spades
2010 · Movie
Gentlemen Broncos
2009 · Movie
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans
2009 · Movie
Bollywood Hero
2009 · Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Series
Glee
2009 · Series
A Good Funeral
2009 · Movie
Party Down
2009 · Series
ExTerminators
2009 · Movie
Soul Men
2008 · Movie
Living Proof
2008 · Movie
Hope and Miracles: The Making of 'Living Proof'
2008 · Movie
Kath & Kim
2008 · Series
The Life & Times of Tim
2008 · Series
Igor
2008 · Movie
Foreign Exchange
2008 · Movie
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
2008 · Series
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
2008 · Movie
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
2007 · Series
Thank God You're Here
2007 · Series
The Graham Norton Show
2007 · Series
Epic Movie
2007 · Movie
For Your Consideration
2006 · Movie
The Game
2006 · Series
Click
2006 · Movie
American Dreamz
2006 · Movie
Date Movie
2006 · Movie
The Reichen Show
2005 · Series
Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty
2005 · Movie
Hopeless Pictures
2005 · Series
The Closer
2005 · Series
Robots
2005 · Movie
American Dad!
2005 · Series
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
2004 · Movie
The Wedding Frame
2004 · Movie
Joey
2004 · Series
Father of the Pride
2004 · Series
A Cinderella Story
2004 · Movie
Game Over
2004 · Series
American Pie: Revealed
2004 · Movie
Testosterone
2003 · Movie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Series
American Wedding
2003 · Movie
Nip/Tuck
2003 · Series
Carolina
2003 · Movie
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
2003 · Movie
A Mighty Wind
2003 · Movie
As Virgins Fall
2003 · Movie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · Series
Do Over
2002 · Series
Women vs. Men
2002 · Movie
The Women
2002 · Movie
According to Jim
2001 · Series
Zoolander
2001 · Movie
Dead Last
2001 · Series
American Pie 2
2001 · Movie
Legally Blonde
2001 · Movie
Pootie Tang
2001 · Movie
The Andy Dick Show
2001 · Series
Down to Earth
2001 · Movie
Best in Show
2000 · Movie
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
2000 · Movie
Ladies Man
1999 · Series
Restaurant
1999 · Movie
American Pie
1999 · Movie
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
1999 · Movie
Brown's Requiem
1998 · Movie
A Night at the Roxbury
1998 · Movie
Men in White
1998 · Movie
Rude Awakening
1998 · Series
Sex and the City
1998 · Series
Slappy and the Stinkers
1998 · Movie
Alright Already
1997 · Series
Trial and Error
1997 · Movie
Plump Fiction
1997 · Movie
King of the Hill
1997 · Series
Saturday Night Special
1996 · Series
The Monroes
1995 · Series
A Bucket of Blood
1995 · Movie
Not of This Earth
1995 · Movie
Love and Happiness
1995 · Movie
Friends
1994 · Series
She TV
1994 · Series
Frasier
1993 · Series
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · Series
Seinfeld
1989 · Series
The Emmy Awards
1949 · Series
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · Series