Jennifer Coolidge is an American actress who is primarily a character actress with roles in comedic film and television. She has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award.
Jennifer Coolidge is a versatile character actress and experimental comedienne, best known for playing Stifler’s mom in American Pie (1999), and was recently named as one of the 100 most influential people of 2023.
Jennifer Coolidge Biography
Jennifer Coolidge born on August 28, 1961, is an American actress who primarily portrays a character actress with roles in comedic film and television. She has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award. In 2023, she was named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Jennifer Coolidge had supporting roles in the American Pie film series (1999–2012) and the Legally Blonde film series (2001–2003). She has regularly collaborated with Christopher Guest on his mockumentary films, such as Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). She has also appeared in the films A Cinderella Story (2004), Click (2006), Date Movie (2006), Epic Movie (2007), Promising Young Woman (2020), Single All the Way (2021), and Shotgun Wedding (2022).
On television, Jennifer Coolidge has appeared in the sitcoms Joey (2004–2006), The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2012), and 2 Broke Girls (2011–2017), and the drama series The Watcher (2022). She garnered critical acclaim for her role as Tanya McQuoid, an insecure wealthy woman, in the HBO anthology series The White Lotus (2021–2022), winning a Primetime Emmy Award and a Golden Globe Award.
Jennifer Coolidge played support ing roles in several comedy movies and guest roles on television. She made her first appearance on television in the Seinfeld episode “The Masseuse” and had small roles appearing in such films as A Bucket of Blood, Plump Fiction, and A Night at the Roxbury. She also voiced Luanne’s beauty school teacher, Miss Kremzer, in a recurring role on King of the Hill, and worked with The Groundlings, an improv and sketch comedy troupe based in Los Angeles.
In 2020, she starred in Like a Boss, the first studio comedy film of the 2020s, for Paramount Pictures, co-starring with Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne, and Salma Hayek, and had a supporting role in Emerald Fennell’s directorial debut Promising Young Woman as the mother of Carey Mulligan’s character, Cassie.
In October 2020, Jennifer Coolidge was cast as Tanya McQuoid, a troubled wealthy woman on vacation, in Mike White’s comedy-drama series The White Lotus and began filming shortly after in Hawaii. The show premiered in July 2021 and was widely praised, with her receiving critical acclaim and winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her performance. She reprised her role for the second season.
In 2021, Jennifer Coolidge starred in the Netflix Christmas romantic comedy Single All the Way alongside Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers, and Kathy Najimy, and in 2022, she starred in Netflix’s mini-series The Watcher along with Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale.
Her charitable work and activism includes supporting AIDS assistance and animal rights. Jennifer Coolidge is vegan and is passionate about animal rights causes and was recently crowned PETA’s “Vegan Queen” in 2023. She has also adopted a dog named Chuy that was rescued from a meat factory in Korea. She is a sixth cousin twice removed of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge.
Jennifer Coolidge’s Nationality
Born in Boston, Massachusetts, United States, Jennifer Coolidge is an American
Jennifer Coolidge’s Net Worth
Jennifer Coolidge is estimated to be worth $12 million with a monthly income of $80,000 + and a yearly income of $1 Million +.
Where is Jennifer Coolidge from?
Jennifer Coolidge is from Boston, officially the City of Boston, is the capital and largest city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the cultural and financial center of the New England region of the Northeastern United States.
How old is Jennifer Coolidge?
Jennifer Coolidge is a 61 year old born on August 28, 1961
Jennifer Coolidge’s Height & Weight
Jennifer Coolidge stands 5 Feet 11 Inches (1.78 m) tall and weighs 65 kg (143 lbs)
Jennifer Coolidge’s Career
Jennifer Coolidge is an actress who begun her career by playing supporting roles in several comedy movies and guest roles on television. She made her first appearance on television in the Seinfeld episode “The Masseuse”. She had small roles appearing in such films as A Bucket of Blood, Plump Fiction, and A Night at the Roxbury. She also voiced Luanne’s beauty school teacher, Miss Kremzer, in a recurring role on King of the Hill. She worked with The Groundlings, an improv and sketch comedy troupe based in Los Angeles.
In 1999, she got her big break playing Jeanine Stifler, or “Stifler’s mom” in American Pie. In 2001, she reprised her role in American Pie 2. Later in that same year, she had a supporting role in Legally Blonde as Paulette Bonafonté Parcelle the manicurist. The film’s box-office success led to her reprising the role in its 2003 sequel, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, but the movie was not as financially successful as the first film and generated mostly negative reviews. In 2003, she again played Jeanine Stifler in American Wedding.
In 2003, she played the protagonist’s agent Luise in Testosterone filmed in Argentina starring David Sutcliffe as Dean Seagrave and Antonio Sabato, Jr. as Pablo. In 2004, she had a supporting role in the romantic comedy A Cinderella Story playing Hilary Duff’s character’s vain, self-absorbed stepmother.
In late 2005, Jennifer Coolidge was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2006, she guest starred on an episode of Top Chef, and played as Adam Sandler’s wife’s friend, Janine, in the comedy film Click. From 2000 to 2006 she played comic parts in the improv mockumentaries Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration, all directed by Christopher Guest.
Also in 2013, Jennifer Coolidge and actress Megan Mullally joined the cast of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; with her playing Ms. Suggs, the driving instructor. The next year, she had a voice role in Hell and Back, and had a cameo in Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip. In 2016 she appeared in Mascots, directed by Christopher Guest. In 2017, Jennifer Coolidge lent her voice to portray Mary Meh in The Emoji Movie and in 2018, she made an appearance in Ariana Grande’s music video for her song “Thank U, Next”.
In 2020, she starred in Like a Boss, the first studio comedy film of the 2020s, for Paramount Pictures, co-starring with Tiffany Haddish, Rose Byrne, and Salma Hayek. Jennifer Coolidge had a supporting role in Emerald Fennell’s directorial debut Promising Young Woman as the mother of Carey Mulligan’s character, Cassie.
In October 2020, she was cast as Tanya McQuoid, a troubled wealthy woman on vacation, in Mike White’s comedy-drama series The White Lotus and began filming shortly after in Hawaii. The show premiered in July 2021 and was widely praised, with her receiving critical acclaim and winning a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her performance and she reprised her role for the second season.
In 2021, she starred in the Netflix Christmas romantic comedy Single All the Way alongside Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers, and Kathy Najimy. In 2022, Coolidge starred in Netflix’s mini-series The Watcher along with Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale
Jennifer Coolidge’s Marital Status
Jennifer Coolidge has never announced she is engaged or married per our research, but there are plenty of rumors’ circulating that she married her longtime boyfriend Tom Mahoney.
Jennifer Coolidge’s Family & Siblings
Jennifer Coolidge is the daughter of Gretchen Knauff a housewife and Paul Constant Coolidge plastic manufacturer. She has three siblings named Susannah Coolidge, Andrew Coolidge, and Elizabeth Coolidge.
Susannah Coolidge is the Executive Director of the New Orleans Citizen Diplomacy Council. Andrew Coolidge just like her sister Elizabeth is only known as the sibling of Jennifer Coolidge and nothing more.
Why is Jennifer Coolidge famous?
Jennifer Coolidge became famous as an iconic “Stifler’s Mom” in “American Pie,” when she redefined what a MILF could be in the famed four-film comedy series. She has received various accolades, including a Golden Globe Award and a Primetime Emmy Award and was recently named by Time magazine as one of the 100 most influential people in the world.
Jennifer Coolidge’s Children
Jennifer Coolidge doesn’t have any kids of her own and previously discussing her fertility problems in an interview with Buzzfeed, she said “I am not having any child, I was sterile.”
Jennifer Coolidge’s Social Media
Jennifer Coolidge is very active on social media with the handle (@jennifercoolidge) on Instagram and (@JENCOOLIDGE) on Twitter where she interact with her fans and loved ones across the globe.
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