Jennifer Coolidge

Infobox actor
name = Jennifer Coolidge


imagecaption = Jennifer Coolidge in 2005
imagesize = 200px
birthdate = birth date and age|1963|8|28
birthplace = Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
alias =
occupation(s) = actress
awards = Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Sleazebag
2004 "A Cinderella Story"
URL = [http://www.jennifercoolidge.com www.jennifercoolidge.com]

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). She also appeared on the episode "Dial M for Provenza" of the TNT Series The Closer as Ms. Anush "Angie" Serabian, a slow-witted blonde who tried to put a hit on her husband with the help of Lt. Provenza (G. W. Bailey) (posing as a Hitman).

Biography

Personal life

Coolidge was born in Boston, Massachusetts, the daughter of Paul Coolidge, a plastics manufacturer. [ [http://www.filmreference.com/film/58/Jennifer-Coolidge.html Jennifer Coolidge Biography (1963-) ] ] 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. [ [http://www.tvguide.com/detail/celebrity.aspx?tvobjectid=156591&more=ucCelebInfo Jennifer Coolidge Biography | TVGuide.com ] ] 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 "", 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 starring 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. [ [http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2005/05.06.24.html Academy Invites 112 to Membership ] ]

In 2008, she guest starred on The Secret Life of the American Teenager as a call girl.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

2008- Secret Life of the American Teenager

External links

*imdb name|id=0177639|name=Jennifer Coolidge
* [http://www.jennifer-coolidge.com Jennifer Coolidge] Fansite
* [http://www.canada.com/topics/entertainment/tiff/story.html?id=43703c13-4bac-489f-ada2-66c31c90d4df&k=26720 An interview with Jennifer Coolidge by Maurie Sherman]
* [http://nantucket.plumtv.com/videos/jennifer_coolidge Interview: Jennifer Coolidge Supporting the Nantucket AIDS Network] on Plum TV