Jennifer Coolidge
Jennifer Coolidge | |
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 Jennifer Coolidge in 2005 | |
| Awards | Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Sleazebag 2004 A Cinderella Story |
Jennifer Coolidge (born August 28, 1963) is an American actress best known for playing "Stifler's mom", the consummate "MILF", in the film American Pie (1999), Hilary Duff's stepmother in A Cinderella Story (2004), Paulette, the manicurist in Legally Blonde (2001) and its sequel, and the voice of Aunt Fanny in the animated feature Robots (2005).
Biography
Personal life
Coolidge was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Paul Coolidge, a plastics manufacturer.[1] She was raised in Boston and has a sister, Suzanne. Coolidge attended Norwell High School and Emerson College in Boston. She has dated actor Chris Kattan and currently dates writer Banks McClintock.[2] She is 5'10" (1.78 m) tall.
Career
Coolidge is known for her supporting roles in many comedy movies and guest spots on television. She is best known for playing "Stifler's mom", the consummate "MILF", in the American Pie films, though she is also known for supporting parts in other films, including Hilary Duff's stepmother in A Cinderella Story, Paulette, the manicurist in Legally Blonde and its sequel, and the voice of Aunt Fanny in the animated feature Robots.
She has played comic parts in the mockumentaries Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration directed by Christopher Guest. She also appeared in the 2006 film Date Movie as a spoof of Barbra Streisand's Meet the Fockers character. Epic Movie, the first movie she had a staring role in, released in 2007 and was made by the same people behind Date Movie; in it, she played the "White Bitch" (the White Witch) of Gnarnia (Narnia), a lampoon of the Disney and Walden Media film The Chronicles of Narnia: the Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.
Coolidge had a regular role in the NBC sitcom Joey as Joey's agent, appearing in 37 out of 46 episodes in the series. She originally starred in an episode of Friends in its final season as Amanda, a tactless and uninhibited wannabe whom Phoebe and Monica try to shake off. Prior to her Friends appearance she was a regular on She TV, a very short-lived sketch comedy that also featured Nick Bakay, Elon Gold, Simbi Khali, and Linda Kash. She also has appeared on According to Jim, playing Jim's sister and in an episode of Sex and the City, and on Frasier as Frederica, Martin Crane's new physical therapist. Coolidge also appeared in the kiddie comedy Slappy and the Stinkers and as Adam Sandler's wife's friend, Janine, in the 2006 comedy film Click.
Coolidge made one of her first appearances in the Seinfeld episode "The Masseuse". She also had a recurring role on King of the Hill as Luanne's beauty school teacher, Miss Kremzer. In 2006, she guest starred on an episode of Top Chef.
Most recently, Coolidge appeared on Thank God You're Here and The Closer, on TNT. In 2005, Coolidge was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[3]
In 2008, she guest starred on The Secret Life of the American Teenager as a call girl.
Filmography
Films
| Year | Film | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | Trial and Error | Jacqueline 'Jackie' Turreau | |
| 1998 | A Night at the Roxbury | Hottie Cop | |
| Brown's Requiem | Helen | ||
| 1999 | American Pie | Jeanine Stifler | |
| Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Woman at Football Game | ||
| 2000 | Best in Show | Sherri Ann Ward Cabot | |
| Broken Hearts Club | Betty | ||
| 2001 | American Pie 2 | Jeanine Stifler | |
| Legally Blonde | Paulette Bonafonté | ||
| Pootie Tang | Ireenie | ||
| Down To Earth | Mrs. Wellington | ||
| Zoolander | American Designer | ||
| 2003 | American Wedding | Jeanine Stifler | |
| Legally Blonde 2: Red, White and Blonde | Paulette | ||
| A Mighty Wind | Amber Cole | ||
| Carolina | Aunt Marilyn | ||
| Testosterone | Louise | ||
| 2004 | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | White Faced Woman | |
| A Cinderella Story | Fiona | ||
| 2005 | Robots | Aunt Fanny (voice) | |
| 2006 | Click | Janine | |
| American Dreamz | Martha Kendoo | ||
| Date Movie | Roz Funkyerdoder | ||
| For Your Consideration | Whitney Taylor Brown | ||
| 2007 | Epic Movie | White Bitch | |
| 2008 | Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief | Daisy (voice) | |
| Igor | Jaclyn (voice) | awaiting release | |
| Foreign Exchange | Katie Lonnatini | awaiting release | |
| The Last Stan | Helen | awaiting release | |
| Soul Men | TBA | post-production | |
| Living Proof | Tish | post-production | |
| Ex-Terminators | Stella | post-production | |
| 2009 | Gentlemen Broncos | TBA | post-production |
| Bad Lieutenant | TBA | post-production |
Television
| Year | Film | Role | Episode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Seinfeld | Jody | The Masseuse |
| 1994 | SheTV | Various | |
| 2001 | Frasier | Frederica | Forgotten But Not Gone |
| 2003 | Sex and the City | Victoria | The Perfect Present |
| Friends | Amanda Buffamonteezi | The One with Ross's Tan | |
| 2003-2004 | According to Jim | Roxanne | Vegas, Baby: Part 1; Vegas, Baby: Part 2; The Baby |
| 2004 | Father of the Pride | Tracy (voice) | And the Revolution Continues |
| 2004 - 2006 | Joey | Bobbie Morganstern | series regular |
| 2007 | Nip/Tuck | Candy Richards | Candy Richards; Carly Summers |
| 2008 | The Closer | Angie Serabian | Dial M for Provenza |
| The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Betty | Slice of Life |
References
2008- Secret Life of the American Teenager
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