Jennifer Coolidge Biography

Jennifer Coolidge (born August 28, 1961) is an American actress and comedian best known for playing "Stifler's mom," the 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; the voice of Aunt Fanny in the animated feature Robots (2005); for her role in The Secret Life of the American Teenager as Betty; and for her regular role in the NBC sitcom Joey as Joey's agent, Bobbie Morganstern. She is also a regular actor in Christopher Guest's mockumentary films. Coolidge is an alumna of The Groundlings, an improv and sketch comedy troupe based in Los Angeles. Currently she has a main role in 2 Broke Girls as Sophie, Max and Caroline's Polish upstairs neighbor who owns a cleaning business, from episode 14 of season 1 to present.

Early life

Coolidge was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Gretchen (née Knauff) and Paul Constant Coolidge, a plastics manufacturer. 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. Her charitable work has included a history of supporting AIDS assistance and animal rights.

Career

Coolidge is known for her supporting roles in many comedy movies and guest spots on television. Having made one of her first appearances in the Seinfeld episode "The Masseuse", as well as appearing in a recurring role on King of the Hill as Luanne's beauty school teacher, Miss Kremzer, Coolidge 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; "Hottie Police Officer" in A Night at the Roxbury; and the voice of Aunt Fanny in the animated feature Robots.

She has played comic parts in the improv mockumentaries Best in Show, A Mighty Wind, and For Your Consideration, all 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, released in 2007 and made by the same people behind Date Movie, was the first movie in which she starred; 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.

In 2005, Coolidge was invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 2006, she guest starred on an episode of Top Chef.

In 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. In the second season, she is a frequently recurring character, playing the fiance of Ben's dad and future stepmother of Ben. She also starred in the 2008 television film Living Proof.

In 2011, Coolidge curated a Blake Nelson Boyd art show in New Orleans.

In June 2011, 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.

In October 2011, Jennifer Coolige began a role in 2 Broke Girls as Sophie Kachinsky, a neighbor of the two leads. She has since been promoted to main cast.

Filmography

Films

Year	Film	Role	Notes
1997	Plump Fiction	Sister Sister
	Trial and Error	Jacqueline 'Jackie' Turreau
1998	Brown's Requiem	Helen
	Slappy and the Stinkers	Harriet
	A Night at the Roxbury	Hottie Cop
1999	American Pie	Jeanine Stifler (Stifler's Mom)
	Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me	Woman at Football Game
2000	Best in Show	Sherri Ann Ward Cabot
	The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy	Betty
2001	American Pie 2	Jeanine Stifler (Stifler's Mom)
	Legally Blonde	Paulette Bonafonté
	Pootie Tang	Ireenie
	Down To Earth	Mrs. Wellington
	Zoolander	American Designer
2003	American Wedding	Jeanine Stifler (Stifler's Mom)
	Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde	Paulette Bonafonté
	A Mighty Wind	Amber Cole
	Carolina	Aunt Marilyn
	Testosterone	Louise
	As Virgins Fall	Janice Denver
2004	Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events	White Faced Woman
	A Cinderella Story	Fiona Montgomery	Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie Sleazebag
2005	Robots	Aunt Fanny	voice only
2006	Click	Janine
	American Dreamz	Martha Kendoo
	Date Movie	Roz Fockyerdoder
	For Your Consideration	Whitney Taylor Brown
2007	Epic Movie	White Bitch
2008	Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief	Daisy	voice only
	Foreign Exchange	Principal Lonnatini
	Igor	Jaclyn/Heidi	voice only
	Soul Men	Rosalee
2009	ExTerminators	Stella
	The Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans	Genevieve
	The Jack of Spades	Monica
	Gentlemen Broncos	Judith
2010	Beauty and the Briefcase	Felisa	TV film
	A Good Funeral	Helen
	Heel!!	Falla	TV film
2011	Mangus!	Cookie Richardson
2012	American Reunion	Jeanine Stifler (Stifler's Mom)
	Austenland	Miss Charming

Television

Year	Series	Role	Episode
1993	Seinfeld	Jodi	"The Masseuse"
1994	SheTV	Various
1997"1999	King of the Hill	Miss Kremzer (voice)	four episodes
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"
	As Told by Ginger	Nikki Laporte	"Wedding Frame" parts 1, 2, and 3
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
2006	Comic Relief 2006	"Fur"	charity event in the wake of Hurricane Katrina
2006"2009	Yin Yang Yo	Coop's Mother (voice)	two episodes
2007"2009	Nip/Tuck	Candy Richards/CoCo	"Candy Richards", "Carly Summers", "Roxy St. James"
2008	The Closer	Angie Serabian	"Dial M for Provenza"
2008-2012	The Secret Life of the American Teenager	Betty	First appearing in "Slice of Life", Recurring character from Season 2 to season 5
2009	Kath & Kim	Lenore	"Celebrity"
	Party Down	Bobbie St. Brown	"James Randolph High School Twentieth Reunion", "Stennheiser-Pong Wedding Reception"
2010"present	LEGO Hero Factory	Daniella Capricorn	"Von Nebula", "Ordeal of Fire", "Breakout" (Parts One & Two) and "Brain Attack"
2011"	2 Broke Girls	Sophie Kachinsky	Recurring Character season 1, Main season 2-present
2011"	Fish Hooks	Ms. Lips	Recurring character
2012"	Gravity Falls	Lazy Susan (voice)	Recurring character