Jennifer Coolidge
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
Friends
Amanda
American Dad!
Caroline (voice)
Seinfeld
Jodi
Rick and Morty
Daphne (voice)
The White Lotus
Tanya McQuoid
Glee
Whitney Pierce
Frasier
Frederica
2 Broke Girls
Sophie Kachinsky
The Closer
Angie Serabian
King of the Hill
Miss Kremzer (voice)
Gravity Falls
Lazy Susan (voice)
Gravity Falls
Lazy Susan / Additional Voices (voice)
Sex and the City
Victoria
According to Jim
Roxanne
A Minecraft Movie
Vice Principal Marlene
Nip/Tuck
Candy Richards
Nip/Tuck
Candy Richards, Coco
The Secret Life of the American Teenager
Betty
Robots
Aunt Fanny (voice)
American Pie
Stifler's Mom
Fish Hooks
Ms. Lips (voice)
Fish Hooks
Doris (voice)
American Reunion
Stifler's Mom
Joey
Bobbie Morganstern
Monsters at Work
Marilyn (voice)
Click
Janine
The Game
Marissa
A Cinderella Story
Fiona
American Wedding
Stifler's Mom
Legally Blonde
Paulette
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Woman at Football Game
Party Down
Bobbie St. Brown
LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack
Daniella Capricorn (voice)
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief
Daisy (voice)
Zoolander
American Designer
The Emoji Movie
Mary Meh (voice)
American Pie 2
Stifler's Mom (uncredited)
Pootie Tang
Ireenie
The Women
Edith Potter
LEGO Hero Factory: Rise of the Rookies
Daniella Capricorn (voice)
Promising Young Woman
Susan
LEGO Hero Factory: Ordeal of Fire
Daniella Capricorn (voice)
Living Proof
Tish
The Watcher
Karen Calhoun
The Life & Times of Tim
Actress (voice)
The Life & Times of Tim
Debbie's Mom (voice)
The Life & Times of Tim
Amber (voice)
Plump Fiction
Sister Sister
Foreign Exchange
Principal Lonnatini
Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
White-Faced Women
Rude Awakening
Sue
The Cool Kids
Bonnie
A Night at the Roxbury
Hottie Cop
Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde
Paulette
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Ms. Price
Shotgun Wedding
Carol Fowler
Best in Show
Sherri Ann Cabot
Epic Movie
White Bitch
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call - New Orleans
Genevieve
I Heart Arlo
Stucky (voice)
Ladies Man
Helen
Father of the Pride
Tracy (voice)
The Andy Dick Show
Nancy Bunting
The Fungies!
Dr. Nancy (voice)
Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World
Fannie Mae (voice)
A Mighty Wind
Amber Cole
Single All the Way
Aunt Sandy
Do Over
Gwen Brody
The Emmy Awards
Self
Date Movie
Roz Funkyerdoder
LEGO Hero Factory
Reporter
Trial and Error
Jacqueline
Carolina
Aunt Marilyn
Kath & Kim
Lenore
Igor
Jaclyn / Heidi (voice)
Royalties
Miriam Hale
Down to Earth
Mrs. Wellington
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Ms. Suggs
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
Self / Host
Beauty & the Briefcase
Alicia
We Have a Ghost
Judy Romano
Thank God You're Here
Self
Game Over
Ramona / Amazon (voice)
Riff Raff
Ruth
Girl Group
Like a Boss
Sydney
Hell and Back
Durmessa (voice)
Napoleon Dynamite
Mrs. Moser (voice)
The Little Pageant That Could
Self (archive footage)
Men in White
American Dreamz
Martha Kendoo
As Virgins Fall
Janice Denver
Alright Already
Rhonda
Saturday Night Special
Various
Hopeless Pictures
Traci
The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy
Betty
Brown's Requiem
Helen
For Your Consideration
Whitney Taylor Brown
Mangus!
Cookie Richardson
Soul Men
Rosalee
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
Aunty Peggy (voice)
The Monroes
Marcia Kelly
Dead Last
Annalee
Austenland
Miss Elizabeth Charming
Testosterone
Louise
Mascots
Jolene Lumpkin
Slappy and the Stinkers
Harriet
Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty
Aunt Fanny (voice)
Gentlemen Broncos
Judith
Arlo the Alligator Boy
Stucky (voice)
ExTerminators
Stella
Love and Happiness
Jeringir
Restaurant
Woman at McClure's
Swan Song
Dee Dee Dale
Bollywood Hero
Self
Bobbleheads: The Movie
Binky (voice)
Women vs. Men
Shelly
Wally's Opening Day
Stunk (voice)
She TV
Various
Not of This Earth
Nurse
If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now
Sherry
The New Adventures of Max
Mrs. Toadstool / Canary (voice)
The Wedding Frame
Nikki LaPorte (voice)
A Bucket of Blood
Stupid Girl
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
Lazy Susan (Voice)
Legally Blonde 3
Paulette Parcelle
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
A Good Funeral
Helen
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest
The Graham Norton Show
Self
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Presenter
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee/ Presenter
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Self
The Reichen Show
Self - Guest
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
Self