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Jennifer Coolidge
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…
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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.
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2027
A Minecraft Movie Squared
Movie Vice Principal Marlene
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2027
Pierre the Pigeon-Hawk
Movie Aunty Peggy (voice)
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2026
Girl Group
Movie
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2025
A Minecraft Movie
Movie Vice Principal Marlene
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2025
Riff Raff
Movie Ruth
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2024
The Little Pageant That Could
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2023
TIME100: The World's Most Influential People
Movie Self / Host
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2023
We Have a Ghost
Movie Judy Romano
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2022
Shotgun Wedding
Movie Carol Fowler
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2022
The Watcher
TV show Karen Calhoun
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2021
Single All the Way
Movie Aunt Sandy
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2021
Ten Year Old Tom
TV show (voice)
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2021
I Heart Arlo
TV show Stucky (voice)
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2021
Swan Song
Movie Dee Dee Dale
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2021
The White Lotus
TV show Tanya McQuoid
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2021
Monsters at Work
TV show Marilyn (voice)
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2021
Arlo the Alligator Boy
Movie Stucky (voice)
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2020
Promising Young Woman
Movie Susan
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2020
Bobbleheads: The Movie
Movie Binky (voice)
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2020
The Fungies!
TV show Dr. Nancy (voice)
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2020
Royalties
TV show Miriam Hale
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2020
Like a Boss
Movie Sydney
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2018
The Cool Kids
TV show Bonnie
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2017
The Emoji Movie
Movie Mary Meh (voice)
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2017
Wally's Opening Day
Movie Stunk (voice)
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2017
The New Adventures of Max
Movie Mrs. Toadstool / Canary (voice)
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2016
Mascots
Movie Jolene Lumpkin
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2016
Gravity Falls: Between the Pines
Movie Lazy Susan (Voice)
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2015
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip
Movie Ms. Price
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2015
Hell and Back
Movie Durmessa (voice)
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2014
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
TV show Self
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2014
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
Movie Ms. Suggs
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2014
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
TV show Self
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self
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2013
Rick and Morty
TV show Daphne (voice)
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2013
Austenland
Movie Miss Elizabeth Charming
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2013
LEGO Hero Factory: Brain Attack
Movie Daniella Capricorn (voice)
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2012
Gravity Falls
TV show Lazy Susan (voice)
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2012
American Reunion
Movie Stifler's Mom
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2012
Napoleon Dynamite
TV show Mrs. Moser (voice)
