Jennifer Audrey Coolidge, born August 28, 1961, is a European-American actress and comedian. She is known for her roles in the American Pie series, the Legally Blonde series, A Cinderella Story, Joey, The Secret Life of the American Teenager, 2 Broke Girls and she guest-starred on Glee as Brittany's mother. She is a tall (5’11”) hot white woman. (white queen)
Early life[]
Coolidge was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Gretchen (née Knauff) and Paul Constant Coolidge, a plastics manufacturer.[1] She was raised in Norwell, Massachusetts, and has a brother, Andrew, and two sisters, Elizabeth and Susannah. Coolidge attended Norwell High School, the Cambridge School of Weston, Emerson College in Boston and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.[2] Her charitable work has included a history of supporting AIDS assistance[3] and animal rights.
Career[]
Coolidge is known for her supporting roles in several comedy movies and guest spots on television.[4] She made her first appearance on TV in the Seinfeld episode "The Masseus". Before gaining recognition, she received 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.
In 1999, Coolidge got her big break playing Jeanine Stifler, or "Stifler's mom" in American Pie. The film was a box-office hit and took in a gross worldwide revenue of $235,483,004.[5][6] 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 the manicurist. Legally Blonde was a box-office hit, grossing US$96 million domestically.[7] 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.[8] In 2003, she again played Jeanine Stifler in American Wedding.
In 2004, she had a supporting role in the romantic comedy A Cinderella Story playing Hilary Duff's vain, self-absorbed stepmother. The film went on to become a moderate box office hit despite negative critical reviews.[9][10]
Coolidge nearly received the role of Lynette Scavo on Desperate Housewives, but it eventually went to Felicity Huffman.[11] From 2004 to 2006, Coolidge had a role in the NBC comedy series Joey as Joey's oversexed agent Roberta "Bobbie" Morganstern. During its second season, she went from a series regular to a more prominent role, appearing in 37 out of 46 episodes in the series. NBC officially canceled the series in May 2006 citing low ratings.[12][13] 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 the voice of Aunt Fanny in the animated feature Robots. The film was accompanied by an original short animated film based on Robots, titled Aunt Fanny's Tour of Booty; in which she reprised her role.[14][15]
In late 2005, Coolidge was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.[16] 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.[17]
She appeared in the 2006 film Date Movie as a spoof of Barbra Streisand's Meet the Fockers character. The film received unfavorable critic reviews and Rotten Tomatoes ranked the film 77th in the 100 worst reviewed films of the 2000s, with a rating of 6%.[18] However, Variety did praise Coolidge for providing a few bright moments with a spot-on spoof of Barbra Streisand, but was otherwise unimpressed describing the film as "padded and repetitious".[19] Epic Movie, released in 2007 and made by the same people behind Date Movie, was the first movie in which she received a starring role. In the film 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. A. O. Scott of The New York Times called the film "irreverent and also appreciative, dragging its satiric prey down to the lowest pop-cultural denominator" and added, "The humor is coarse and occasionally funny. The archly bombastic score . . . is the only thing you might call witty. But happily, Jennifer Coolidge and Fred Willard show up . . . to add some easy, demented class."[20]
During 2007, Coolidge appeared on Thank God You're Here and The Closer, on TNT. In 2008, she guest starred on The Secret Life of the American Teenager as a call girl.[4] In the second season, she was a frequently recurring character, now playing the fiance of Ben's dad and future stepmother of Ben. She also starred in the 2008 Lifetime Television film Living Proof.
In 2009, Coolidge took a dramatic role in The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans as Genevieve McDonagh. The film premiered on September 9, 2009 at the 66th Venice International Film Festival, and It opened in general release in the United States on November 20, 2009.[21] Also In 2009, she starred alongside Heather Graham and Amber Heard in ExTerminators. A black comedy about a set of women who form their own "silent revolution", wreaking havoc on the abusive men in their lives.
In 2010, Coolidge appeared in Beauty & the Briefcase an ABC Family television film produced by Image Entertainment that originally aired on April 18, 2010.[22] It was Based on the novel Diary of a Working Girl by Daniella Brodsky.[23] The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the US on February 8, 2011.[24]
It was reported in October 2008 that Universal Pictures was planning to produce a third theatrically released sequel to American Pie.[25] In April 2010, the film entered pre-production, and in May 2011, Coolidge signed on to reprise her role of Stifler's Mom.[26] American Reunion opened in North America on April 6, 2012.
In June 2011, Coolidge curated a Blake Nelson Boyd art show in New Orleans.[27] In the same month Coolidge began to do standup comedy. She hosted the “Women in Film” at the Beverly Hills Hotel. It went over so well, that she decided to take an act on the road. Coolidge ended up doing shows all over the country and the world for two years, Scotland included.[28] Coolidge told Australian radio show The Kyle & Jackie O Show that she would be touring Australia as part of her Yours for the Night stand-up tour.[29]
In October 2011, Coolidge began a recurring role in the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls as Sophie Kachinsky, a Polish neighbor of the two lead characters.[30] She has since been promoted to main cast.[31]
On August 2013, Coolidge and actress Megan Mullally joined the cast of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day; Coolidge playing Ms. Suggs, the driving instructor.[32] The film was released in North America on October 10, 2014.
Filmography[]
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Seinfeld | Jodi | ("The Masseuse") |
| 1994 | She TV | Various | ("Episode #1.2") |
| 1995 | Love and Happiness | Jeringir | |
| The Monroes | Marcia Kelly | ("Educating Billy") | |
| A Bucket of Blood | Stupid Girl | TV Movie | |
| Not of This Earth | Nurse | ||
| 1997 | Trial and Error | Jacqueline | |
| Plump Fiction | Sister Sister | ||
| King of the Hill | Miss Kremzer | 1997 - 1999, voice (4 episodes) | |
| 1998 | Brown's Requiem | Helen | |
| A Night at the Roxbury | Hottie Cop | ||
| Rude Awakening | Sue | (2 episodes) | |
| Men in White | TV Movie | ||
| Alright Already | Rhonda | ("Again with the Hockey Player: Part 1") | |
| Slappy and the Stinkers | Harriet | ||
| 1999 | Ladies Man | Helen | ("Neutered Jimmy") |
| American Pie | Stifler's Mom | ||
| Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me | Woman at Football Game | ||
| 2000 | Best in Show | Sherri Ann Cabot | |
| The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy | Betty | ||
| 2001 | Dead Last | Annalee | ("Laughlin It Up") |
| Zoolander | American Designer | ||
| American Pie 2 | Stifler's Mom | uncredited | |
| Pootie Tang | Ireenie | ||
| Legally Blonde | Paulette | ||
| Frasier | Frederica | ("Forgotten But Not Gone") | |
| The Andy Dick Show | Nancy Bunting | ("Kid Krist") | |
| Down to Earth | Mrs. Wellington | ||
| 2002 | Do Over | Gwen Brody | ("Cold War") |
| The Burbs | TV Movie | ||
| Women vs. Men | Shelly | ||
| Stage on Screen: The Women | Edith Potter | ||
| 2003 | According to Jim | Roxanne | 2003 - 2004 (3 episodes) |
| Citizen Tony | Lillypop | voice, TV Movie | |
| Friends | Amanda Buffamonteezi | ("The One with Ross's Tan") | |
| Testosterone | Louise | ||
| American Wedding | Stifler's Mom | ||
| Sex and the City | Victoria | ("The Perfect Present") | |
| Legally Blonde 2 | Paulette Parcelle | ||
| Carolina | Aunt Marilyn | ||
| As Virgins Fall | Janice Denver | ||
| A Mighty Wind | Amber Cole | ||
| 2004 | Joey | Roberta "Bobbie" Morganstern | 2004 - 2006, main role (35 episodes) |
| Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events | White Faced Woman | ||
| As Told by Ginger | Nikki LaPorte | ("The Wedding Frame") | |
| Father of the Pride | Tracy | voice ("And the Revolution Continues") | |
| A Cinderella Story | Fiona | ||
| Game Over | Ramona/Amazon | voice ("Into the Woods") | |
| 2005 | Hopeless Pictures | Traci | (voice (3 epsidoes) |
| Robots | Aunt Fanny | voice | |
| 2006 | For Your Consideration | Whitney Taylor Brown | |
| If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now | Sherry | TV Movie | |
| Click | Janine | ||
| American Dreamz | Martha Kendoo | ||
| Date Movie | Roz Funkyerdoder | ||
| 2007 | Nip/Tuck | Candy Richards/Coco | 2007 - 2008 (3 episodes) |
| The Captain | Baby | short | |
| Family of the Year | Jackie Holloway | ("Pilot") | |
| Epic Movie | White Bitch | ||
| 2008 | The Secret Life of the American Teenager | Betty | 2008 - 2012, recurring role (35 episodes) |
| Rick & Steve the Happiest Gay Couple in All the World | Fannie Mae | voice ("Mom Fight") | |
| Soul Men | Rosalee | voice | |
| Living Proof | Tish | TV Movie | |
| Igor | Jaclyn/Heidi | voice | |
| Foreign Exchange | Principal Lonnatini | ||
| The Closer | Angie Serabian | ("Dial M for Provenza") | |
| Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief | Daisy | voice | |
| 2009 | Gentlemen Broncos | Judith | |
| Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans | Genevieve | ||
| Bollywood Hero | Jennifer Coolidge | ("Episode #1.2" and "Episode #1.3") | |
| Party Down | Bobbie St. Brown | ("James Rolf High School Twentieth Reunion" and "Stennheiser-Pong Wedding Reception") | |
| A Good Funeral | Helen | ||
| ExTerminators | Stella | ||
| Kath & Kim | Lenore | ("Celebrity") | |
| 2010 | The Life & Times of Tim | Amber/Debbie's Mom/Actress | 2010 - 2012, voice (3 episodes) |
| The Jack of Spades | Monica | ||
| Beauty & the Briefcase | Alicia | TV Movie | |
| 2011 | Mangus! | Cookie Spedgewick | |
| 2012 | 2 Broke Girls | Zofia "Sophie" Kachinsky | 2012 - 2017, main role (124 episodes) |
| Gravity Falls | Lazy Susan/Additional Voices | 2012 - 2017, recurring voice role (15 episodes) | |
| The Game | Marissa | ("Skeletons") | |
| American Reunion | Stifler's Mom | ||
| Napoleon Dynamite | Mrs. Moser | voice ("Scantronica Love" and "Bed Races") | |
| 2013 | Austenland | Miss Elizabeth Charming | |
| Gravity Falls Shorts | Lazy Susan | voice, short ("The Hide Behind") | |
| 2014 | Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day | Ms. Suggs | |
| 2015 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip | Ms. Price | |
| TripTank | Mom | voice ("Steve's Family") | |
| Hell and Back | Durmessa | voice | |
| Inside Amy Schumer | Cleopatricia Sherman | ("Babies & Bustiers") | |
| Glee | Whitney S. Pierce | ("What the World Needs Now" and "A Wedding") | |
| 2016 | Mascots | Jolene Lumpkin | |
| 2017 | American Dad! | Caroline | voice ("A Whole Slotta Love") |
| The New Adventures of Max | Mrs. Toadstool/Canary | voice | |
| The Emoji Movie | Mary Meh | voice | |
| 2018 | Thank U, Next | Paulette | music video |
| The Loud House | Myrtle | 2018 - 2019, voice (3 episodes) | |
| 2019 | The Fancies | Fancy Nancy | voice |
| The Cool Kids | Bonnie | ("Sid's Ex-Wife") | |
| 2020 | Promising Young Woman | Susan | |
| Like a Boss | Sydney |
Gallery[]
External links[]
- http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0177639/
- An interview with Jennifer Coolidge by Maurie Sherman
- Interview: Jennifer Coolidge Supporting the Nantucket AIDS Network on Plum TV
References[]
- ↑ Jennifer Coolidge Biography (1963–). Filmreference.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-12.
- ↑ Jennifer Coolidge. Tops in Lex (2011-03-01).
- ↑ Aid For AIDS Celebrity Support. aidforaids.net
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