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{{Short description|American actress (born 1961)}}
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| birth_place        = [[Boston]], Massachusetts, U.S.
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| years_active       = 1993–present
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'''Jennifer Coolidge''' (born August 28, 1961) is an American actress and comedian. She gained recognition for her roles in the comedy film series [[American Pie (film series)|''American Pie'']] (1999–2012) and [[Legally Blonde (franchise)|''Legally Blonde'']] (2001–2003). 

Coolidge's film appearances include [[Pootie Tang|''Pootie Tang'']] (2001), ''[[A Cinderella Story]]'' (2004), ''[[Click (2006 film)|Click]]'' (2006), ''[[Date Movie]]'' (2006), ''[[Epic Movie]]'' (2007), ''[[Promising Young Woman]]'' (2020), ''[[Single All the Way]]'' (2021), ''[[Shotgun Wedding (2022 film)|Shotgun Wedding]]'' (2022), and [[A Minecraft Movie|''A Minecraft Movie'']] (2025). She collaborated with [[Christopher Guest]] on four of his [[mockumentary]] films: ''[[Best in Show (film)|Best in Show]]'' (2000), ''[[A Mighty Wind]]'' (2003), ''[[For Your Consideration (film)|For Your Consideration]]'' (2006), and ''[[Mascots (2016 film)|Mascots]]'' (2016).

On television, Coolidge has appeared in the sitcoms ''[[Joey (TV series)|Joey]]'' (2004–2006), ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]'' (2008–2012), ''[[2 Broke Girls]]'' (2011–2017), and the drama series ''[[The Watcher (2022 TV 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 Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Primetime Emmy Awards]] and a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Golden Globe]]. In 2023, she was included in the annual [[Time 100|''Time'' 100]] list of the most influential people in the world.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 13, 2023 |title=Jennifer Coolidge is on the Time 100 |url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269815/jennifer-coolidge/ |accessdate=April 13, 2023 |magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time Magazine]]}}</ref>

==Early life and education==
Coolidge was born in [[Boston]], on August 28, 1961, and raised in [[Norwell, Massachusetts|Norwell]], [[Massachusetts]]. As a child, she played the [[clarinet]] and attended orchestra camp for three summers.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Dweck|first=Sophie|title=Jennifer Coolidge: 25 Things You Don't Know About Me ('I Probably Have More Costumes Than Regular Clothes')|date=December 26, 2020|work=usmagazine.com|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jennifer-coolidge-25-things-you-dont-know-about-me/|access-date=June 10, 2021|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610204717/https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/jennifer-coolidge-25-things-you-dont-know-about-me/|url-status=live}}</ref>

She attended [[Norwell High School (Massachusetts)|Norwell High School]] in Norwell and [[Cambridge School of Weston]] in [[Weston, Massachusetts]], and then [[Emerson College]] in Boston and the [[American Academy of Dramatic Arts]] in New York City.<ref>{{cite web| url= http://topsinlex.com/Read/3131/Jennifer+Coolidge| title= Jennifer Coolidge| work= TopsinLex.com| date= March 1, 2011| accessdate= | archive-date= August 3, 2017| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20170803162025/http://topsinlex.com/Read/3131/Jennifer+Coolidge| url-status= live}}</ref> During college, Coolidge aspired to be a dramatic actress similar to [[Meryl Streep]], but instead pursued comedic character acting.<ref>{{Cite web|last= Fischer|first= Paul|title= Jennifer Coolidge For your Consideration Interview|website= female.com.au|url= https://www.female.com.au/jennifer-coolidge-for-your-consideration-interview.htm|access-date= June 10, 2021|archive-date= June 10, 2021|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210610204719/https://www.female.com.au/jennifer-coolidge-for-your-consideration-interview.htm|url-status= live}}</ref> As a student at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, Coolidge worked as a waitress in a restaurant alongside [[Sandra Bullock]], who also aspired to be an actress.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jennifer Coolidge on Filming The White Lotus & Waitressing with Sandra Bullock in the 80s |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eaCklx4kJo |via=YouTube |publisher= |work=Jimmy Kimmel Live | date=February 7, 2022 |access-date=3 August 2022 |archive-date=August 3, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220803185638/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eaCklx4kJo |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Career==
===1993–1999: Early career===
Coolidge made her first television appearance in the November 1993 ''[[Seinfeld]]'' episode "[[The Masseuse (Seinfeld)|The Masseuse]]".<ref name=interview>{{cite news|url=http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2009/07/22/interview-with-jennifer-coolidge-stiflers-mom-at-laughing-skull-lounge-july-23-26/ |title=Interview with Jennifer Coolidge |date=July 22, 2009 |access-date=April 8, 2012 |newspaper=[[Atlanta Journal-Constitution]] |url-status=dead |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120516070616/http://blogs.ajc.com/radio-tv-talk/2009/07/22/interview-with-jennifer-coolidge-stiflers-mom-at-laughing-skull-lounge-july-23-26/ |archive-date=May 16, 2012 }}</ref> In 1994, she was a regular on ''She TV'', a short-lived [[sketch comedy]] that also featured [[Nick Bakay]], [[Elon Gold]], [[Simbi Khali]], and [[Linda Kash]]. She had small roles appearing in such films as ''[[Not of This Earth (1995 film)|Not of This Earth]]'', ''[[A Bucket of Blood (1995 film)|A Bucket of Blood]]'', ''[[Plump Fiction]]'', and ''[[A Night at the Roxbury]]''. She also voiced [[Luanne Platter|Luanne]]'s beauty school teacher, Miss Kremzer, in a recurring role on ''[[King of the Hill]]''. She worked with [[The Groundlings]], an improv and sketch comedy troupe based in [[Los Angeles]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/03/arts/television/03jaco.html?pagewanted=print&position=|title=Jennifer Coolidge, Queen of the Ugly Stepsisters|date=October 3, 2004|access-date=April 8, 2012|newspaper=New York Times|first=Alexandra|last=Jacobs|archive-date=May 28, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150528015147/http://www.nytimes.com/2004/10/03/arts/television/03jaco.html?pagewanted=print&position=|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 1995, Coolidge unsuccessfully auditioned for [[Saturday Night Live]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Schuessler |first=Jennifer |date=2025-01-15 |title=Lorne Michaels Archive Going to the University of Texas |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/15/arts/lorne-michaels-snl-archive-texas.html |access-date=2025-01-15 |work=[[The New York Times]] |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

=== 1999–2006: Film breakthrough ===
[[File:Jennifer Coolidge.JPG|thumb|Coolidge in 2005]]
In 1999, Coolidge got her big break playing [[List of American Pie characters#Jeanine Stifler|Jeanine Stifler]], or "[[List of American Pie characters#Steve Stifler|Stifler]]'s mom" in ''[[American Pie (film)|American Pie]]''. The film was a box-office hit and grossed $235 million worldwide.<ref>{{cite web| url= https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=americanpie.htm| title= American Pie (1999)| work= boxofficemojo.com| access-date= November 2, 2015| archive-date= October 28, 2015| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20151028205546/http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=americanpie.htm| url-status= live}}</ref><ref>[https://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1999/AMPIE.php American Pie – Box Office Data, Movie News, Cast Information] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110001446/http://www.the-numbers.com/movies/1999/AMPIE.php |date=November 10, 2013 }} The Numbers</ref> 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 Parcelle the manicurist. ''Legally Blonde'' was a box-office hit, grossing US$96 million domestically.<ref name="mojo">{{cite web|title=Reese Witherspoon|website=Box Office Mojo|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=reesewitherspoon.htm|access-date=December 2, 2007|archive-date=October 20, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071020183153/http://boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?id=reesewitherspoon.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> 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 and generated mostly negative reviews.<ref>{{cite news|title=Legally Blonde 2 Review|author=Puig, Claudia|date=July 2, 2003|work=USA Today|url=https://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2003-07-01-blonde_x.htm|access-date=December 12, 2007|archive-date=September 4, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070904003700/http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/reviews/2003-07-01-blonde_x.htm|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2003, she again played Stifler's Mom in ''[[American Wedding]]''.

In 2003, she played the protagonist's agent Luise in ''[[Testosterone (2003 film)|Testosterone]]'' filmed in Argentina starring [[David Sutcliffe]] as Dean Seagrave and [[Antonio Sabato, Jr.]], as Pablo. In 2004, she had a supporting role in the romantic comedy ''[[A Cinderella Story]]'' playing [[Hilary Duff]]'s character's vain, self-absorbed stepmother. The film went on to become a moderate box office hit despite negative critical reviews.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=Boxofficemojo|title=A Cinderella Story (2004) – Box Office Mojo|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cinderellastory.htm|access-date=March 13, 2010|archive-date=December 19, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091219075806/http://boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=cinderellastory.htm|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Sarah|last=Chauncey|title=A Cinderella Story (2004)| url=http://www.reel.com/movie.asp?MID=139166&buy=closed&Tab=reviews&CID=13#tabs|access-date=November 25, 2007|publisher=Reel.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071201140539/http://www.reel.com/movie.asp?MID=139166&buy=closed&Tab=reviews&CID=13 |archive-date=December 1, 2007}}</ref>

She has appeared in 2001 on ''[[Frasier]]'' as Frederica, [[Martin Crane]]'s new physical therapist, in 2003-2004 in 3 episodes of ''[[According to Jim]]'', playing Roxanne, Jim's sister, and in 2003 in an episode of ''[[Sex and the City]]''. Coolidge nearly received the role of [[Lynette Scavo]] on ''[[Desperate Housewives]]'', but it eventually went to [[Felicity Huffman]].<ref name=interview2>{{cite web|url=https://www.yahoo.com/movies/bp/six-facts-jennifer-coolidge-stifler-mom-210138010.html|title=Six facts about Jennifer Coolidge, aka Stifler's mom|date=August 28, 2012|access-date=March 8, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402163934/https://www.yahoo.com/movies/bp/six-facts-jennifer-coolidge-stifler-mom-210138010.html|url-status=live}}</ref> 

In 2003, she starred in an episode of ''[[Friends]]'' in its final season as Amanda, an obnoxious acquaintance whom [[Phoebe Buffay]] and [[Monica Geller]] try to shake off. From 2004 to 2006, Coolidge had a role in the NBC comedy series ''[[Joey (TV series)|Joey]]'' as [[Joey Tribbiani]]'s oversexed agent Roberta "Bobbie" Morganstern. During its second season, she went from a recurring character 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.<ref name="brandrepublic">{{cite web|url=https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/nbc-cancels-friends-spin-off-joey/559312|title=NBC cancels 'Friends' spin-off Joey|last=Banham|first=Mark|date=May 17, 2006|publisher=Campaign|access-date=December 4, 2012|archive-date=December 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211209194657/https://www.campaignlive.co.uk/article/nbc-cancels-friends-spin-off-joey/559312|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ew">{{cite web|url=https://ew.com/article/2006/03/15/matt-leblancs-joey-faces-cancellation/|title=Friendly Fire|last=Rice|first=Lynette|date=March 17, 2006|publisher=Entertainment Weekly|access-date=December 6, 2021|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207075055/https://ew.com/article/2006/03/15/matt-leblancs-joey-faces-cancellation/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

Coolidge also appeared in 1998 in the children's comedy ''Slappy and the Stinkers'', and as the voice of Aunt Fanny in the animated feature ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]'' in 2005. 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.<ref>{{cite news|last=Gilchrist|first=Todd|title=Robots|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/28/robots|access-date=October 19, 2012|newspaper=IGN|date=September 28, 2005|archive-date=February 25, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225160337/http://www.ign.com/articles/2005/09/28/robots|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Foster|first=Dave|title=Robots (R2) in September – Menus added|url= http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/57912/robots-r2-in-september-menus-added.html|access-date=October 19, 2012|newspaper=The Digital Fix|date=August 24, 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140306163602/http://film.thedigitalfix.com/content/id/57912/robots-r2-in-september-menus-added.html|archive-date=March 6, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> In late 2005, Coolidge was invited to join the [[Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080820102540/http://www.oscars.org/press/pressreleases/2005/05.06.24.html Academy Invites 112 to Membership]. oscars.org (June 24, 2005).</ref> From 2000 to 2006 she played comic parts in the [[improvisational theatre|improv]] [[mockumentary|mockumentaries]] ''[[Best in Show (film)|Best in Show]]'', ''[[A Mighty Wind]]'', and ''[[For Your Consideration (film)|For Your Consideration]]'', all directed by [[Christopher Guest]].<ref name="atlanta">{{cite web |date=March 18, 2010 |title=Interview: Jennifer Coolidge makes Atlanta laugh |url=http://projectqatlanta.com/news_articles/view/interview_jennifer_coolidge_makes_atlanta_laugh?gid=5108 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120903024410/http://www.projectqatlanta.com/news_articles/view/interview_jennifer_coolidge_makes_atlanta_laugh?gid=5108 |archive-date=September 3, 2012 |access-date=April 8, 2012 |publisher=Project Q Atlanta}}</ref> 

===2006–2011: Television roles===
In 2006, she guest starred on an episode of ''[[Top Chef]]'', and played [[Adam Sandler]]'s wife's friend, Janine, in the comedy film ''[[Click (2006 film)|Click]]''. 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%.<ref>{{cite web|title=Worst of the Worst 2000–2009 |website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/worst_of_the_worst/3/ |access-date=July 29, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090928031715/http://www.rottentomatoes.com/guides/worst_of_the_worst/3/ |archive-date=September 28, 2009 }}</ref> However, ''Variety'' did praise Coolidge for providing a few bright moments with a spot-on spoof of Streisand, albeit otherwise unimpressed describing the film as "padded and repetitious".<ref name="variety">{{cite news | url=https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/date-movie-1200518301/ | work=Variety | first=Joe | last=Leydon | title=Date Movie | date=February 17, 2006 | access-date=December 7, 2021 | archive-date=December 7, 2021 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207075053/https://variety.com/2006/film/markets-festivals/date-movie-1200518301/amp/ | url-status=live }}</ref>

''[[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 (world)|Narnia]]), a lampoon of the [[Walt Disney Pictures|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&nbsp;... is the only thing you might call witty. But happily, Jennifer Coolidge and Fred Willard show up&nbsp;... to add some easy, demented class."<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/27/movies/27epic.html|title=Epic Movie|first=A. O.|last=Scott|newspaper=The New York Times|date=January 27, 2007|access-date=June 22, 2017|archive-date=June 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626163044/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/01/27/movies/27epic.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

During 2007, Coolidge appeared on ''[[Thank God You're Here (US TV series)|Thank God You're Here]]'' and ''[[The Closer]]'', on [[Turner Network Television|TNT]]. In 2008, she guest-starred on ''[[The Secret Life of the American Teenager]]'' as a [[call girl]].<ref name=interview/> In the second season, she was a frequently recurring character, now playing the fiancé of Ben's dad and future stepmother of Ben. She also starred in the 2008 [[Lifetime Television]] film ''[[Living Proof (2008 film)|Living Proof]]''. Coolidge appeared in the 2008 film ''[[Soul Men (film)|Soul Men]]'' as Rosalee.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.traileraddict.com/soul-men/velveteen-rub|title=Soul Men (2008) - Velveteen Rub|work=Trailer Addict |date=October 14, 2008|access-date=December 24, 2017|archive-date=December 12, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212084512/https://www.traileraddict.com/soul-men/velveteen-rub|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2009, Coolidge took a dramatic role in ''[[Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans]]'' as Genevieve McDonagh. The [[film premiere]]d 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.24framespersecond.net/index.php?/24frames/news_details/herzogs-bad-lieutenant-gets-a-us-release-date|title=Herzog's BAD LIEUTENANT gets a U.S. release date|date=August 25, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100703022848/http://www.24framespersecond.net/index.php?%2F24frames%2Fnews_details%2Fherzogs-bad-lieutenant-gets-a-us-release-date|archive-date=July 3, 2010|df=mdy-all}}</ref> Also In 2009, she starred alongside [[Heather Graham (actress)|Heather Graham]] and [[Amber Heard]] in ''[[ExTerminators (film)|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 another film starring [[Hilary Duff]] titled ''[[Beauty & the Briefcase]]'', an [[Freeform (TV channel)|ABC Family]] television film produced by [[Image Entertainment]] that originally aired on April 18, 2010.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Hilary Duff Portrays a New York Fashion Writer Who Goes Undercover to Find Love in the Corporate World in the New ABC Family Original Movie, "Beauty & The Briefcase," Premiering on Sunday, April 18th, At 8:00 pm ET/PT |publisher=ABC Family |date=February 25, 2010 |url=http://www.abcfamilymedianet.com/assets/pr%5Chtml/BB_022510.html |access-date=April 8, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It was based on the novel ''Diary of a Working Girl'' by Daniella Brodsky.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/new-hilary-duff-movie-business-falling-love-lot-sex-city-report-article-1.385786 |title=New Hilary Duff movie 'In the Business of Falling in Love' a lot like 'Sex and the City' - report |newspaper=NY Daily News |date=October 21, 2009 |access-date=December 7, 2021 |location=New York |first=Nicole |last=Carter |archive-date=December 7, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207075053/https://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/new-hilary-duff-movie-business-falling-love-lot-sex-city-report-article-1.385786 |url-status=live }}</ref> The film was released on DVD and Blu-ray in the US on February 8, 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&field-keywords=Beauty+%26+the+Briefcase&x=0&y=0|title=Amazon.com: Beauty & the Briefcase: Movies & TV|work=amazon.com|access-date=November 2, 2015|archive-date=January 29, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129213702/https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Ddvd&field-keywords=Beauty+%26+the+Briefcase&x=0&y=0|url-status=live}}</ref>

===2011–2019: ''2 Broke Girls'' and stand-up comedy===
[[File:Jennifer Coolidge 2024 Emmys 01 (cropped).png|thumb|Coolidge at the [[75th Primetime Emmy Awards]]]]
In June 2011, Coolidge curated a [[Blake Nelson Boyd]] art show in [[New Orleans]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.artnet.com/galleries/exhibitions.asp?gid=424477200&cid=231586|title=Blake Boyd: My Pinocchio Syndrome for Abigail...Ten Years Later. This Ain't Disney Jeff.|access-date=April 9, 2012|publisher=[[artnet]]|archive-date=September 7, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907151315/http://www.artnet.com/Galleries/Exhibitions.asp?gid=424477200&cid=231586|url-status=live}}</ref> In the same month Coolidge began to do standup comedy. She hosted the "Women in Film" at the [[Beverly Hills Hotel]]. It went well, and 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.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/10/jennifer-coolidge-q-and-a |series=The George Wayne Q&A |title=Busting Out: Jennifer Coolidge on younger men, phonies, and presidential connections |first=George |last=Wayne |magazine=Vanity Fair |date=Oct 2012 |access-date=Nov 2, 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151030040643/http://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2012/10/jennifer-coolidge-q-and-a |archive-date=October 30, 2015 }}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://austereo.castmetrix.net/podcast/378302368699185950/1/TheKyleandJackieOShow.mp3|title=139|author=Southern Cross Austereo|author-link=Southern Cross Austereo|website=austereo.castmetrix.net|access-date=June 22, 2017|archive-date=July 25, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110725143550/http://austereo.castmetrix.net/podcast/378302368699185950/1/TheKyleandJackieOShow.mp3|url-status=usurped}}<!-- site:justjared.com "Jennifer Coolidge" "Kyle and Jackie O Show" --></ref> In October 2011, Coolidge began a recurring role in the [[CBS]] sitcom ''[[2 Broke Girls]]'' as Zofia "Sophie" Kaczyński, a Polish neighbor of the two lead characters;<ref>[http://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/10-2011/jennifer-coolidge-to-join-cast-of-cbs-2-broke-girl_43585.html Jennifer Coolidge to Join Cast of CBS' 2 Broke Girls – Theater News – Oct 27, 2011] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628201701/https://www.theatermania.com/new-york/news/10-2011/jennifer-coolidge-to-join-cast-of-cbs-2-broke-girl_43585.html/ |date=June 28, 2023 }}. Theatermania.com (October 27, 2011). Retrieved on 2012-07-12.</ref> she was later promoted to main cast from [[2 Broke Girls (season 2)|season 2]] up until the show's cancellation in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/partners-makes-its-debut-on-cbs-new-seasons-start-for-other-monday-night-shows/|title="Partners" makes its debut on CBS; new seasons start for other Monday night shows|publisher=[[CBS News]]|date=September 24, 2012|access-date=April 20, 2020|archive-date=August 2, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802005155/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/partners-makes-its-debut-on-cbs-new-seasons-start-for-other-monday-night-shows/|url-status=live}}</ref> 

Coolidge reprised her role as Jeanine Stifler in an ''American Pie'' sequel ''[[American Reunion]]'' which opened in North America on April 6, 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news.nsf/story/jennifer-coolidge-joins-american-pie-reunion_1220721 |title=Jennifer Coolidge Joins American Pie Reunion |publisher=[[Contact Music]] |date=May 23, 2011 |access-date=May 23, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105045012/http://www.contactmusic.com/news/jennifer-coolidge-joins-american-pie-reunion_1220721 |archive-date=November 5, 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> The following year, additional voice cast members were announced for ''[[B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations]]'', including Coolidge as Carol Sue, a transitions-relations officer.<ref name="PitchMurray">{{cite news|title=Bill Murray Gets Ghost Busted with Jennifer Coolidge and Octavia Spencer in B.O.O.: Bureau of Otherworldly Operations|url=http://new.pitchengine.com/pitches/377c97bb-78da-47ed-9761-0631cd90293a|access-date=October 31, 2013|newspaper=Pitch Engine|date=October 31, 2013|author=DreamWorks Animation|archive-date=November 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131102025619/http://new.pitchengine.com/pitches/377c97bb-78da-47ed-9761-0631cd90293a|url-status=dead}}</ref> Film distributor [[20th Century Fox]] set November 6, 2015, for the film's release date (which was moved a few months later up to September 25),<ref>{{cite news|title=Fox Gives Peanuts and B.O.O Earlier Releases|url=https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/96817-fox-gives-peanuts-and-b-o-o-earlier-releases|access-date=December 7, 2021|newspaper=ComingSoon.net|date=November 7, 2012|archive-date=December 7, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211207075054/https://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/96817-fox-gives-peanuts-and-b-o-o-earlier-releases|url-status=live}}</ref> However, ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' reported in 2014 that the film had been delayed again with no replacement release date set.<ref name="LATHasbroEnd">{{cite news|last1=Verrier|first1=Richard|title=DreamWorks Animation shares plummet after Hasbro talks end|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-dreamworks-shares-20141117-story.html|access-date=November 20, 2014|work=Los Angeles Times|date=November 17, 2014|archive-date=November 20, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141120083147/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-dreamworks-shares-20141117-story.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It was reported the film's concept has gone back to development.<ref>{{cite web|title=DreamWorks' (DWA) CEO Jeffrey Katzenberg on Q4 2014 Results – Earnings Call Transcript| work=Seeking Alpha |url=http://seekingalpha.com/article/2947246-dreamworks-dwa-ceo-jeffrey-katzenberg-on-q4-2014-results-earnings-call-transcript?part=single|access-date=February 28, 2015|date=February 24, 2015|archive-date=April 2, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402112616/http://seekingalpha.com/article/2947246-dreamworks-dwa-ceo-jeffrey-katzenberg-on-q4-2014-results-earnings-call-transcript?part=single|url-status=live | last1=Transcripts | first1=SA }}</ref> 

Coolidge and actress [[Megan Mullally]] joined the cast of ''[[Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (film)|Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day]]'' in 2013; Coolidge plays Ms. Suggs, the driving instructor.<ref name="THRCoolidgeMullally">{{cite news|last=Ford|first=Rebecca|title=Jennifer Coolidge, Megan Mullally Join 'Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennifer-coolidge-megan-mullally-join-617526|access-date=August 29, 2013|newspaper=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 29, 2013|archive-date=March 17, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140317154519/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jennifer-coolidge-megan-mullally-join-617526|url-status=live}}</ref> The film was released in North America on October 10, 2014. The next year, she had a voice role in ''[[Hell and Back (film)|Hell and Back]]'', and had a cameo in ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip]]''.<ref name="We Are Movie Geeks">{{cite web | url=http://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2015/12/alvin-chipmunks-road-chip-review/ | title=ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: ROAD CHIP - The Review | work=Tom Stockman | publisher=We Are Movie Geeks | date=December 17, 2015 | access-date=December 18, 2015 | archive-date=August 18, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200818120435/http://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2015/12/alvin-chipmunks-road-chip-review/ | url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, she appeared in ''[[Mascots (2016 film)|Mascots]]'', directed by Christopher Guest.<ref name="atlanta" /> In 2017, Coolidge lent her voice to portray Mary Meh in ''[[The Emoji Movie]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/famous-cast-emoji-movie-meet-voice-actors-1008585|title='The Emoji Movie': Meet the Famous Voices Behind the Symbols|website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=July 17, 2017|access-date=December 24, 2017|archive-date=December 24, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171224213801/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/famous-cast-emoji-movie-meet-voice-actors-1008585|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Coolidge made an appearance in [[Ariana Grande]]'s music video for her song "[[Thank U, Next (song)|Thank U, Next]]".

===2020–present: ''The White Lotus'' and continued film roles===
In 2020, she starred in ''[[Like a Boss (film)|Like a Boss]]'', the first studio comedy film of the 2020s, for [[Paramount Pictures]], co-starring with [[Tiffany Haddish]], [[Rose Byrne]], and [[Salma Hayek]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/10/tiffany-haddish-limited-partners-paramount-pitch-vehicle-girls-trip-sam-pitman-adam-cole-kelly-1202192896/|title=Paramount Lands Pitch Vehicle For 'Girls Trip' Breakout Tiffany Haddish|first=Mike Jr.|last=Fleming|date=October 23, 2017|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|access-date=December 1, 2017|archive-date=October 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171025053552/https://deadline.com/2017/10/tiffany-haddish-limited-partners-paramount-pitch-vehicle-girls-trip-sam-pitman-adam-cole-kelly-1202192896/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Coolidge had a supporting role in [[Emerald Fennell]]'s directorial debut ''[[Promising Young Woman]]'' as the mother of [[Carey Mulligan]]'s character, Cassie. The movie received universal acclaim upon release.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hullender|first=Tatiana|title=Jennifer Coolidge Interview: Promising Young Woman|website=[[Screen Rant]]|date=April 9, 2021|url=https://screenrant.com/promising-young-woman-movie-jennifer-coolidge-interview/|access-date=June 10, 2021|archive-date=June 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210610204725/https://screenrant.com/promising-young-woman-movie-jennifer-coolidge-interview/|url-status=live}}</ref>

In October 2020, Coolidge was cast as Tanya McQuoid, a troubled wealthy woman on vacation, in [[Mike White (filmmaker)|Mike White]]'s comedy-drama series ''[[The White Lotus]]'' and began filming shortly after in Hawaii. The show premiered in July 2021 and was widely acclaimed, with Daniel D'Addario of [[Variety (magazine)|''Variety'']] calling it the "role of a lifetime" and deeming Coolidge a "Hollywood MVP".<ref>{{Cite web |last=D'Addario |first=Daniel |date=2022-08-03 |title=Jennifer Coolidge’s White-Hot Comeback: Hollywood Didn’t Get Her, Then She Landed the Role of a Lifetime |url=https://variety.com/2022/tv/features/jennifer-coolidge-white-lotus-hollywood-1235331368/ |access-date=2025-04-07 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |language=en-US}}</ref> She won a [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie]] for her performance.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Herman |first1=Alison |title=Jennifer Coolidge Wants You to Know Mike White Is a Genius |url=https://www.theringer.com/tv/2021/8/2/22604897/white-lotus-hbo-jennifer-coolidge-interview |website=The Ringer |access-date=December 7, 2021 |date=August 2, 2021 |archive-date=January 23, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220123143114/https://www.theringer.com/tv/2021/8/2/22604897/white-lotus-hbo-jennifer-coolidge-interview |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The TVLine Performer of the Week: Jennifer Coolidge |url=https://tvline.com/awards/jennifer-coolidge-white-lotus-performance-episode-3-boat-scene-1234703517/ |website=TVLine |access-date=December 7, 2021 |date=July 31, 2021 |archive-date=March 16, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220316081557/https://tvline.com/2021/07/31/jennifer-coolidge-white-lotus-performance-episode-3-boat-scene/amp/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Coolidge reprised her role for the [[The White Lotus|second season]], and received a second Emmy Award for [[Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]] for the role at the [[75th Primetime Emmy Awards|75th Emmy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/12/entertainment/emmy-awards-2023-nominations/index.html|title='Succession' and 'The Last of Us' lead Emmy nominations|date=12 July 2023|website=[[CNN]]|first=Lisa Respers|last=France|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230719011818/https://edition.cnn.com/2023/07/12/entertainment/emmy-awards-2023-nominations/index.html|archive-date=July 19, 2023|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2021, Coolidge starred in the [[Netflix]] Christmas romantic comedy ''[[Single All the Way]]'' alongside [[Michael Urie]], [[Philemon Chambers]], and [[Kathy Najimy]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Bugbee|first=Teo|date=2021-12-02|title='Single All the Way' Review: Cookie Cutter Christmas|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/movies/single-all-the-way-review.html|access-date=2021-12-12|issn=0362-4331|archive-date=December 2, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202133855/https://www.nytimes.com/2021/12/02/movies/single-all-the-way-review.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The following year, she starred in [[Netflix]]'s mini-series ''[[The Watcher (2022 TV series)|The Watcher]]'' along with [[Naomi Watts]] and [[Bobby Cannavale]].<ref>{{cite web |title= The Watcher - Cast |url= https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14852808 |website= IMDb |access-date= October 16, 2022 |date= October 31, 2022 |archive-date= October 16, 2022 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20221016034240/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14852808/ |url-status= live }}</ref> 

In 2024, Coolidge starred in and executive produced [[Dito Montiel]]'s comedy film [[Riff Raff (2024 film)|''Riff Raff'']]. She told ''[[Forbes]]'' that, when she was offered the role, "I've never been offered a part like her. […] There’s a certain woman that I've played quite a few times - some sort of rich, spoiled woman or something, but this was something very different. This was someone who had a pretty decent beginning of her life, but ended up not desired by her ex-husband anymore and very lost."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Conway |first=Jeff |date=February 27, 2025 |title=Jennifer Coolidge Talks ‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 And Her New Comedy |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffconway/2025/02/27/jennifer-coolidge-talks-the-white-lotus-season-3-and-her-new-comedy/ |access-date=April 7, 2025 |website=[[Forbes]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Public image ==
Coolidge is widely considered a [[gay icon]], often impersonated by [[drag queen]]s,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schermele |first=Zachary |date=2022-09-13 |title=Jennifer Coolidge's queer fandom rejoices at 'long overdue' first Emmy win |url=https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/jennifer-coolidges-queer-fandom-rejoices-long-overdue-first-emmy-win-rcna47510 |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=[[NBC News]] |archive-date=June 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612012846/https://www.nbcnews.com/nbc-out/out-pop-culture/jennifer-coolidges-queer-fandom-rejoices-long-overdue-first-emmy-win-rcna47510 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=May |first=Natasha |date=2023-06-11 |title='The modern-day gay icon': Jennifer Coolidge delivers camp and delight to fans at Sydney's Vivid festival |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jun/11/the-modern-day-gay-icon-jennifer-coolidge-delivers-camp-and-delight-to-fans-at-sydneys-vivid-festival |access-date=2023-06-12 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=June 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612012834/https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2023/jun/11/the-modern-day-gay-icon-jennifer-coolidge-delivers-camp-and-delight-to-fans-at-sydneys-vivid-festival |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Eakin |first=Marah |date=2021-11-30 |title=Jennifer Coolidge on why she's always attracted gay fans |url=https://www.avclub.com/jennifer-coolidge-on-why-shes-always-attracted-gay-fans-1848131685 |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |archive-date=June 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612012847/https://www.avclub.com/jennifer-coolidge-on-why-shes-always-attracted-gay-fans-1848131685 |url-status=live }}</ref> with Coolidge noting in 2021 that she surrounded herself socially with gay men and women from a young age. Coolidge has also long been vocal about her support for the [[LGBTQ+ community]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Damshenas |first=Sam |date=2021-12-06 |title=Jennifer Coolidge and Kathy Najimy have "always" had strong connection to LGBTQ+ community |url=https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/exclusive-jennifer-coolidge-and-kathy-najimy-have-always-had-strong-connection-to-lgbtq-community/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=[[Gay Times]] |archive-date=June 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612012841/https://www.gaytimes.co.uk/culture/exclusive-jennifer-coolidge-and-kathy-najimy-have-always-had-strong-connection-to-lgbtq-community/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Casey |first=John |date=2022-12-12 |title=White Lotus's Jennifer Coolidge Loves Being a Gay Icon |url=https://www.advocate.com/people/2022/12/12/white-lotuss-jennifer-coolidge-loves-being-gay-icon |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=[[The Advocate (magazine)|The Advocate]] |archive-date=June 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612012835/https://www.advocate.com/people/2022/12/12/white-lotuss-jennifer-coolidge-loves-being-gay-icon |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Baska |first=Maggie |date=2021-12-05 |title=High camp goddess Jennifer Coolidge explains why the gays are obsessed with her |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2021/12/05/jennifer-coolidge-gay-lgbt-single-all-the-way/ |access-date=2023-06-12 |website=[[PinkNews]] |archive-date=June 12, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230612012834/https://www.thepinknews.com/2021/12/05/jennifer-coolidge-gay-lgbt-single-all-the-way/ |url-status=live }}</ref> 

Coolidge was included on ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''<nowiki/>'s "[[Time 100|The 100 Most Influential People of 2023]]", and was featured on the magazine cover for the issue.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2023-04-13 |title=Jennifer Coolidge: The 100 Most Influential People of 2023 |url=https://time.com/collection/100-most-influential-people-2023/6269815/jennifer-coolidge/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |magazine=Time}}</ref> She also hosted the 2023 Time 100 gala.<ref>{{Cite magazine |date=2023-04-27 |title=TIME100 Gala Host Jennifer Coolidge Wants to Redistribute the Fame Among Fellow Honorees |url=https://time.com/collection/time100-summit-2023/6274855/jennifer-coolidge-time100-2023-gala-host/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |magazine=Time}}</ref> In February 2023, Coolidge was named Woman of the Year by [[Harvard University|Harvard]]’s [[Hasty Pudding Theatricals]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jennifer Coolidge Honored as 73rd Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year |url=https://www.thecrimson.com/article/2023/2/14/jennifer-coolidge-woman-of-the-year/ |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=The Harvard Crimson}}</ref>

==Personal life==

Coolidge dated Swedish model [[Rafael Edholm]] in the 1980s, living together in New York and attending acting classes.<ref>{{Cite web |title=This Jennifer Coolidge Interview is going viral in Sweden |first=  |last=  |date=April 6, 2025 |website= moviezine.se |url= https://www.moviezine.se/nyheter/this-jennifer-coolidge-interview-is-going-viral-in-sweden }}</ref> She later dated comedian [[Chris Kattan]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Chris Kattan Alleges that Lorne Michaels Pressured Him Into Having Sex with Amy Heckerling |first=Dustin |last=Rowles |date=May 29, 2019 |website=pajiba.com |url=https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities_are_better_than_you/chris-kattan-alleges-that-lorne-michaels-pressured-him-into-having-sex-with-amy-heckerling.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190601220646/https://www.pajiba.com/celebrities_are_better_than_you/chris-kattan-alleges-that-lorne-michaels-pressured-him-into-having-sex-with-amy-heckerling.php |archive-date=2019-06-01}}</ref> She has never been married or had children.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.firstforwomen.com/entertainment/celebrities/does-jennifer-coolidge-have-a-husband-why-she-never-married | title=Why Jennifer Coolidge Never Married or Had Kids: 'I'm Very Immature' }}</ref>

In 2005, after having visited [[New Orleans]] up to ten times a year over ten years,<ref>{{cite web |title=Katrina Damaged Two Of Coolidge's Homes |url=http://www.contactmusic.com/jennifer-coolidge/news/katrina-damaged-two-of-coolidges-homes |date=October 1, 2005 |publisher=[[World Entertainment News Network]] |access-date=June 22, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220724080856/https://www.contactmusic.com/jennifer-coolidge/news/katrina-damaged-two-of-coolidges-homes |archive-date=July 24, 2022}}</ref> Coolidge purchased a house there,<ref>{{cite news |title=Actress With Character |first=Ron |last=Dicker |date=2005-03-13 |work=[[Hartford Courant]] |url=https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2005-03-13-0503130482-story.html |access-date=December 7, 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829162918/https://www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-xpm-2005-03-13-0503130482-story.html |archive-date=2022-08-29}}</ref> which was featured in some of the interior scenes in ''[[The Beguiled (2017 film)|The Beguiled]]'' (2017).<ref>{{cite news |title=How Sofia Coppola Reclaimed The Beguiled for Women (and Gay Men) |first=Kyle |last=Buchanan |work=[[New York (magazine)#Vulture|Vulture]] |url=https://www.vulture.com/2017/06/the-beguiled-sofia-coppola-interview.html |access-date=June 22, 2017 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170617075025/https://www.vulture.com/2017/06/the-beguiled-sofia-coppola-interview.html |archive-date=2017-06-17}}</ref> 

Her charitable work and activism includes supporting AIDS assistance and [[animal rights]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrity Support |website=aidforaids.net |url=http://www.aidforaids.net/partners.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111009181533/http://www.aidforaids.net/partners.html |archive-date=October 9, 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Farm Sanctuary Exclusive Interview: Jennifer Puts The "Cool" In Coolidge |author=Sara |website=ecorazzi.com |date=December 8, 2008 |url=http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/12/08/farm-sanctuary-exclusive-interview-jennifer-puts-the-cool-in-coolidge/ |access-date=March 1, 2018 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210002203/http://www.ecorazzi.com/2008/12/08/farm-sanctuary-exclusive-interview-jennifer-puts-the-cool-in-coolidge/ |archive-date=2008-12-10}}</ref> Coolidge tries to follow a [[plant-based]] lifestyle but also eats fish.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Soloski, Alexis|date=2020|title=Jennifer Coolidge Loads Up on Vegan Chocolate Bars and Whipped Cream|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/style/self-care/jennifer-coolidge-like-a-boss-vegan.html|website=The New York Times|language=en-GB|archive-date=December 25, 2024|archive-url=https://archive.today/20241225031607/https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/17/style/self-care/jennifer-coolidge-like-a-boss-vegan.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Coolidge was crowned [[PETA]]'s "Vegan Queen" in 2023.<ref>Kenna McCafferty, "[https://www.papermag.com/jennifer-coolidge-peta-2659614190.html#rebelltitem2 Jennifer Coolidge Crowned 2023 Vegan Queen] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230402140640/https://www.papermag.com/jennifer-coolidge-peta-2659614190.html#rebelltitem2 |date=April 2, 2023 }}," ''Paper'' 17 March, 2023.</ref> She has also adopted a dog named Chuy that was rescued from a meat factory in Korea.<ref name=":0" />

==Filmography==
===Film===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1995
| ''[[Not of This Earth (1995 film)|Not of This Earth]]''
| Nurse
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|A|Bucket of Blood|dab=1995 film}}''
| Stupid girl
|
|-
| ''Love and Happiness''
| Jeringir
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1997
| ''[[Plump Fiction]]''
| Sister Sister
|
|-
| ''[[Trial and Error (1997 film)|Trial and Error]]''
| Jacqueline "Jackie" Turreau
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1998
| ''[[Slappy and the Stinkers]]''
| Harriet
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|A|Night at the Roxbury}}''
| Hottie police officer
|
|-
| ''[[Brown's Requiem (film)|Brown's Requiem]]''
| Helen
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 1999
| ''[[Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me]]''
| Woman at football game
|
|-
| ''[[American Pie (film)|American Pie]]''
| Jeanine Stifler
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2000
| ''{{sortname|The|Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy}}''
| Betty
|
|-
| ''[[Best in Show (film)|Best in Show]]''
| Sherri Ann Cabot
|
|-
| rowspan="5" | 2001
| ''[[Down to Earth (2001 film)|Down to Earth]]''
| Mrs. Belinda Wellington
|
|-
| ''[[Legally Blonde]]''
| Paulette Bonafonté
|
|-
| ''[[Pootie Tang]]''
| Ireenie
|
|-
| ''[[American Pie 2]]''
| Jeanine Stifler
| Uncredited cameo
|-
| ''[[Zoolander]]''
| American designer
|
|-
| rowspan="6" | 2003
| ''{{sortname|A|Mighty Wind}}''
| Amber Cole
|
|-
| ''As Virgins Fall''
| Janice Denver
|
|-
| ''[[Carolina (2003 film)|Carolina]]''
| Aunt Marilyn
|
|-
| ''[[Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde]]''
| Paulette Bonafonté Parcelle
|
|-
| ''[[American Wedding]]''
| Jeanine Stifler
|
|-
| ''[[Testosterone (2003 film)|Testosterone]]''
| Louise
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| ''{{sortname|A|Cinderella Story}}''
| Fiona Montgomery
|
|-
| ''[[Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events]]''
| White-Faced Woman #1
|
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Robots (2005 film)|Robots]]''
| Aunt Fanny (voice)
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2006
| ''[[Date Movie]]''
| Roz Funkyerdoder
|
|-
| ''[[American Dreamz]]''
| Martha Kendoo
|
|-
| ''[[Click (2006 film)|Click]]''
| Janine
|
|-
| ''[[For Your Consideration (film)|For Your Consideration]]''
| Whitney Taylor Brown
|
|-
| 2007
| ''[[Epic Movie]]''
| [[White Witch|The White Bitch of Gnarnia]]
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2008
| ''[[Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief]]''
| Daisy (voice)
| Direct-to-DVD
|-
| ''[[Foreign Exchange (2008 film)|Foreign Exchange]]''
| Principal Lonnatini
|
|-
| ''[[Igor (film)|Igor]]''
| Jaclyn / Heidi (voice)
|
|-
| ''[[Soul Men]]''
| Rosalee
|
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2009
| ''[[ExTerminators (film)|ExTerminators]]''
| Stella
|
|-
| ''{{sortname|A|Good Funeral|nolink=1}}''
| Helen
|
|-
| ''[[Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans]]''
| Genevieve McDonagh
|
|-
| ''[[Gentlemen Broncos]]''
| Judith Purvis
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2010
| ''The Jack of Spades''
| Monica
|-
|''[[Beauty & the Briefcase]]''
| Felisa McCollin
|
|- 
| 2011
| ''[[Mangus!]]''
| Cookie Richardson
|
|-
| 2012
| ''[[American Reunion]]''
| Jeanine Stifler
|
|-
| 2013
| ''[[Austenland (film)|Austenland]]''
| Miss Elizabeth Charming
|
|-
| 2014
| ''[[Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (film)|Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day]]''
| Ms. Mary Suggs
|
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2015
| ''[[Hell and Back (film)|Hell and Back]]''
| Durmessa (voice)
| 
|-
| ''[[Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip]]''
| Mrs. Joan Price
| Cameo<ref name="We Are Movie Geeks"/>
|-
| 2016
| ''[[Mascots (2016 film)|Mascots]]''
| Jolene Lumpkin
| 
|-
| 2017
| ''[[The Emoji Movie]]''
| Mary Meh (voice)
|
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2020
| ''[[Like a Boss (film)|Like a Boss]]''
| Sydney 
|
|-
| ''[[Promising Young Woman]]''
| Susan Thomas
| 
|-
| ''[[Bobblehead#In film|Bobbleheads: The Movie]]''
| Binky (voice)
| Direct-to-video
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2021
| ''[[Swan Song (Todd Stephens film)|Swan Song]]''
| Dee Dee Dale
|
|-
| ''[[Arlo the Alligator Boy]]''
| Stucky (voice)
|
|- 
| ''[[Single All the Way]]''
| Aunt Sandy
|
|-
| 2022
| ''[[Shotgun Wedding (2022 film)|Shotgun Wedding]]''
| Carol Fowler
| 
|-
| 2023
| ''[[We Have a Ghost]]''
| Judy Romano
| 
|-
| 2024
| ''[[Riff Raff (2024 film)|Riff Raff]]''
| Ruth
| Also executive producer<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2023/11/pete-davidson-joins-jennifer-coolidge-gabrielle-union-movie-riff-raff-new-jersey-1235631611/|website=Deadline Hollywood|accessdate=21 November 2023|title=Ed Harris, Lewis Pullman, Miles J. Harvey & Pete Davidson Join Jennifer Coolidge, Dustin Hoffman & Gabrielle Union In Crime Comedy 'Riff Raff'; Filming Underway In New Jersey |first=Andreas|last= Wiseman|date=
November 21, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| 2025
| ''[[A Minecraft Movie]]''
| Vice Principal Marlene
|
|}

===Television===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 1993
| ''[[Seinfeld]]''
| Jodi
| Episode: "[[The Masseuse (Seinfeld)|The Masseuse]]"
|-
| 1994
| ''She TV''
| Various
| Main cast
|-
| 1995
| ''{{sortname|The|Monroes|dab=1995 TV series}}''
| Marcia Kelly
| Episode: "Educating Billy"
|-
| 1996
| ''[[Saturday Night Special (TV series)|Saturday Night Special]]''
| Various
| Main cast
|-
| 1997–1999
| ''[[King of the Hill]]''
| Miss June Kremzer (voice)
| 4 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 1998
| ''[[Alright Already (TV series)|Alright Already]]''
| Rhonda
| Episode: "Again with the Hockey Player: Part 1"
|-
| ''[[Rude Awakening (TV series)|Rude Awakening]]''
| Sue
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Men in White (1998 film)|Men in White]]''
| {{n/a}}
| [[Television film]]
|-
| 1999
| ''[[Ladies Man (1999 TV series)|Ladies Man]]''
| Helen
| Episode: "Neutered Jimmy"
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2001
| ''{{sortname|The|Andy Dick Show}}''
| Nancy Bunting
| Episode: "Kid Krist"
|-
| ''[[Frasier]]''
| Frederica
| Episode: "[[Forgotten But Not Gone]]"
|-
| ''Sketch Pad''
| The Groundlings
| Main cast
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2002
| ''[[Do Over]]''
| Gwen Brody
| Episode: "Cold War"
|-
| ''Women vs. Men''
| Shelly
| Television film
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| ''[[Sex and the City]]''
| Victoria
| Episode: "The Perfect Present"
|-
| ''[[Friends]]''
| Amanda Buffamonteezi
| Episode: "[[The One with Ross's Tan]]"
|-
| 2003–2004
| ''[[According to Jim]]''
| Roxanne
| 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2004
| ''[[Game Over (TV series)|Game Over]]''
| Ramona (voice)
| Episode: "Into the Woods"
|-
| ''[[MADtv]]''
| Herself / Ivanka
| Season 9, episode 23
|-
| ''[[Father of the Pride]]''
| Tracy (voice)
| Episode: "And the Revolution Continues"
|-
| ''[[As Told by Ginger]]''
| Nikki Laporte (voice)
| Episode: "The Wedding Frame"
|-
| 2004–2006
| ''[[Joey (TV series)|Joey]]''
| Roberta "Bobbie" Morganstern
| Main cast; 37 episodes
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Hopeless Pictures]]''
| Traci (voice)
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2006
| ''[[Comic Relief USA#Chronology of events|Comic Relief 2006]]''
| "Fur"
| Stand-up comedy benefit concert in the wake of [[Hurricane Katrina]]
|-
| 2007–2009
| ''[[Nip/Tuck]]''
| Candy Richards / CoCo
| 3 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2008
| ''{{sortname|The|Closer}}''
| Angie Serabian
| Episode: "Dial M for Provenza"
|-
| ''[[Rick & Steve: The Happiest Gay Couple in All the World]]''
| Fannie Mae (voice)
| Episode: "Mom Fight"
|-
| ''[[Living Proof (2008 film)|Living Proof]]''
| Tish
| Television film
|-
| 2008–2009
| ''[[Yin Yang Yo!]]''
| Coop's mother (voice)
| 4 episodes
|-
| 2008–2012
| ''{{sortname|The|Secret Life of the American Teenager}}''
| Betty
| 35 episodes
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2009
| ''[[Kath & Kim (U.S. TV series)|Kath & Kim]]''
| Lenore
| Episode: "Celebrity"
|-
| ''[[Party Down]]''
| Bobbie St. Brown
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2010 <br>2012
| ''{{sortname|The|Life & Times of Tim}}''
| Various voices
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2010–2013
| ''[[Hero Factory (TV series)|Hero Factory]]''
| Daniella Capricorn (voice)
| 5 episodes
|-
| 2011–2014
| ''[[Fish Hooks]]''
| Ms. Lynne Lips (voice)
| Recurring
|-
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| ''{{sortname|The|Game|dab=U.S. TV series}}''
| Marissa
| Episode: "Skeletons"
|-
| ''[[Napoleon Dynamite (TV series)|Napoleon Dynamite]]''
| Mrs. Jane Moser (voice)
| 2 episodes
|-
| 2012–2016
| ''[[Gravity Falls]]''
| "Lazy" Susan Wentworth (voice)
| Recurring
|-
| 2012–2017
| ''[[2 Broke Girls]]''
| Sophie Kaczyński
| Recurring (season 1); main cast (seasons 2–6) 122 episodes
|-
| rowspan="3" | 2015
| ''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]''
| Whitney S. Pierce
| 2 episodes
|-
| ''[[Inside Amy Schumer]]''
| Cleopatricia Sherman
| Episode: "Babies and Bustiers"
|-
| ''[[TripTank]]''
| Mom (voice)
| Episode: "Steve's Family"
|-
| 2017
| ''[[American Dad!]]''
| Caroline (voice)
| Episode: "A Whole Slotta Love"
|-
| 2018–2022
|''[[The Loud House]]''
| Myrtle (voice)
| 5 episodes 
|-
| 2019
|''[[The Cool Kids (TV series)|The Cool Kids]]''
| Bonnie
| Episode: "Sid's Ex-Wife"
|-
| 2020
| ''[[Royalties (TV series)|Royalties]]''
| Miriam Hale
| 3 episodes
|-
| 2020–2021
|''[[The Fungies!]]''
| Dr. Nancy (voice)
| Regular role
|-
| rowspan="4" | 2021
| ''[[Rick and Morty]]''
| Daphne (voice)
| Episode: "A Rickconvenient Mort"
|-
| ''[[I Heart Arlo]]''
| Stucky (voice)
| 3 episodes
|-
| ''[[Ten Year Old Tom]]''
| Dakota's Mom (voice)
| 5 episodes
|-
| ''[[Last Week Tonight with John Oliver]]''
| Herself
| 1 episode
|-
| 2021–2022
| ''[[The White Lotus]]''
| Tanya McQuoid<ref>{{cite press release|title=New HBO Limited Series THE WHITE LOTUS From Mike White Debuts July 11|url=https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/new-hbo-limited-series-white-lotus-mike-white-debuts-july-11|work=[[WarnerMedia]]|date=May 10, 2021|access-date=May 10, 2021|archive-date=May 10, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210510204857/https://pressroom.warnermedia.com/us/media-release/new-hbo-limited-series-white-lotus-mike-white-debuts-july-11|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Main cast (seasons 1–2)
|-
| 2022
| ''[[The Watcher (2022 TV series)|The Watcher]]''
| Karen Calhoun 
| 7 episodes
|-
|2024
|''[[Monsters at Work]]''
|Marilyn
|2 episodes 
|}

=== Video games ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
| 2005
| ''[[Robots (2005 video game)|Robots]]''
| Aunt Fanny/ fan
| Voice<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.mobygames.com/game/gamecube/robots_/credits/ |title=Robots Credits |access-date=November 5, 2022 |archive-date=October 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011201810/https://www.mobygames.com/game/gamecube/robots_/credits/ |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|}

===Music videos===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Year
! Title
! Artist
! Role
! class="unsortable"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} 
|-
| 2018
| "[[Thank U, Next (song)|Thank U, Next]]"
| [[Ariana Grande]]
| Paulette Bonafonte
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.eonline.com/news/991879/all-the-celebrity-cameos-in-ariana-grande-s-thank-u-next-music-video|title=All the Celebrity Cameos in Ariana Grande's ''Thank U, Next'' Music Video|last=Aiello|first=McKenna|date=November 30, 2018|publisher=[[E! News]]|access-date=November 30, 2018|archive-date=December 1, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181201093119/https://www.eonline.com/news/991879/all-the-celebrity-cameos-in-ariana-grande-s-thank-u-next-music-video|url-status=live}}</ref>
|}

=== Stage ===
{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Year
! Title
! Role
! Venue
! class="unsortable" | Notes
|-
|2001–2002
|''[[The Women (play)|The Women]]''
|Edith Potter
|[[American Airlines Theatre]]
|77 performances
|-
|2010
|''[[Elling (play)|Elling]]''
|Reidun Nordsletten / Gunn / Poet / Johanne
|[[Ethel Barrymore Theatre]]
|9 performances
|-
|2015
|''Saving Kitty''
|Kate
|Central Square Theatre<ref>{{cite news |last1=Goodwin |first1=Jeremy D. |title=Jennifer Coolidge plays leading lady in 'Saving Kitty' |url=https://www.bostonglobe.com/arts/theater-art/2015/07/05/hello-kitty-coolidge-seizes-chance-play-cool-part/PjEpM6tDmt5VHouyE23xIM/story.html |access-date=30 December 2024 |work=Boston Globe |date=6 July 2015}}</ref>
|
|}

== Awards and nominations ==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="width: 99%;"
|- style="background:#ccc; text-align:center;" 
! scope="col" | Association
! scope="col" | Year
! scope="col" | Work
! scope="col" | Category
! scope="col" | Result
! scope="col" class="unsortable" | {{Refh}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[AACTA Awards|AACTA International Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[11th AACTA International Awards|2022]]
| rowspan="2"|''[[The White Lotus]]''
| rowspan="2"|Best Actress in a Series
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Tartaglione|first=Nancy|url=https://deadline.com/2021/12/aacta-international-awards-nominations-belfast-power-of-the-dog-full-list-1234898498/|title='Belfast' & 'The Power Of The Dog' Lead Australia's AACTA International Awards Nominations – Full List|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=December 17, 2021|access-date=September 26, 2022|archive-date=December 18, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211218230621/https://deadline.com/2021/12/aacta-international-awards-nominations-belfast-power-of-the-dog-full-list-1234898498/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[12th AACTA International Awards|2023]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/aacta-international-awards-2023-winners-avatar-the-way-of-water-austin-butler-cate-blanchett-1235269142/|title=Australia's International Awards: 'Avatar: The Way Of Water', Cate Blanchett & Austin Butler Take Top Prizes – Full List|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 23, 2023|access-date=February 23, 2023|archive-date=February 23, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230223211848/https://deadline.com/2023/02/aacta-international-awards-2023-winners-avatar-the-way-of-water-austin-butler-cate-blanchett-1235269142/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[AARP Movies for Grownups Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[23rd AARP Movies for Grownups Awards|2024]]
| ''[[The White Lotus]]''
| [[AARP Movies for Grownups Award for Best Actress (TV/Streaming)|Best Actress (TV/Streaming)]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Brew|first=Caroline|url=https://variety.com/2024/awards/news/aarp-movies-for-grownups-awards-2024-winners-1235874631/|title='Killers of the Flower Moon' Takes Home Best Picture at AARP's Movies for Grownups Awards|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=January 17, 2024|access-date=January 17, 2024}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" | [[Critics' Choice Super Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[3rd Critics' Choice Super Awards|2023]]
| ''[[The Watcher (2022 TV series)|The Watcher]]''
| Best Actress in a Horror Series
| {{Nominated}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Hipes|first=Patrick|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/2023-critics-choice-super-awards-nominations-list-1235267565/|title='The Batman' Leads Nominations For The Critics Choice Super Awards|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 22, 2023|access-date=February 22, 2023|archive-date=February 22, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230222171837/https://deadline.com/2023/02/2023-critics-choice-super-awards-nominations-list-1235267565/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Critics' Choice Television Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[27th Critics' Choice Awards|2022]]
|rowspan="2"|''[[The White Lotus]]''
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Movie/Miniseries|Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie Made for Television]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|last1=Pedersen|first1=Erik|last2=Cordero|first2=Rosy|last3=Topel|first3=Fred|url=https://deadline.com/2022/03/critics-choice-awards-2022-winners-list-1234977395/|title=Critics Choice Awards: 'The Power Of The Dog' Wins Best Picture & Jane Campion Is Best Director; 'Ted Lasso' & 'Succession' Top TV – Full List|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=March 13, 2022|access-date=September 26, 2022|archive-date=March 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318081013/https://deadline.com/2022/03/critics-choice-awards-2022-winners-list-1234977395/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[28th Critics' Choice Awards|2023]]
| [[Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]]
| {{won}}
| align="center"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Buchanan|first=Kyle|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/15/movies/critics-choice-awards-winners-complete-list.html|title=Critics Choice Awards 2023: The Complete Winners List|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=January 15, 2023|access-date=January 16, 2023|archive-date=January 16, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230116000727/https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/15/movies/critics-choice-awards-winners-complete-list.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="4"| [[Dorian Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| 2022
| ''[[The White Lotus]]''
| Best Supporting TV Performance
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Coates|first=Tyler|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/abbott-elementary-yellowjackets-lgbtq-critics-dorian-tv-awards-1235200722/|title='Abbott Elementary,' 'The White Lotus' and 'Yellowjackets' Among Top Winners at LGBTQ Critics' Dorian TV Awards|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 17, 2022|access-date=September 26, 2022|archive-date=August 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220818082451/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/abbott-elementary-yellowjackets-lgbtq-critics-dorian-tv-awards-1235200722/|url-status=live}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web|last=Beresford|first=Trilby|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dorian-film-awards-2022-winners-list-1235113828/|title=Dorian Film Awards: 'The Power of the Dog,' 'Flee' Among Top Honors|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=March 17, 2022|access-date=September 26, 2022|archive-date=March 17, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317224155/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/dorian-film-awards-2022-winners-list-1235113828/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" {{sdash}}
| Wilde Artist Award
| {{nom}}
|-
| Wilde Wit Award
| {{won}}
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| 2023
| ''[[The White Lotus]]''
| Best Supporting TV Performance – Drama
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Coates|first=Tyler|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/2023-dorian-tv-award-full-winners-list-1235524126/|title='Succession,' 'Abbott Elementary,' 'The Other Two' Among Dorian TV Award Winners|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=June 26, 2023|access-date=June 28, 2023|archive-date=June 28, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628023324/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/2023-dorian-tv-award-full-winners-list-1235524126/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[Drama Desk Award]]s
| style="text-align:center;"| 2003
| ''[[The Women (play)|The Women]]''
| [[Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play|Outstanding Featured Actress in a Play]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dramadesk.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/2002-awards/?submit=Search|title=2002 Awards {{pipe}} Drama Desk|publisher=[[Drama Desk Award|Drama Desk]]|access-date=September 26, 2022|archive-date=September 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220928235730/https://www.dramadesk.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/2002-awards/?submit=Search|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[Elliot Norton Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2016
| ''Saving Kitty''
| Outstanding Actress, Midsize Theater
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web |title=Boston's Best Theater Honored At 2016 Elliot Norton Awards |url=https://www.wgbh.org/2016-05-23/bostons-best-theater-honored-at-2016-elliot-norton-awards |website=GBH News |publisher=WGBH Boston |access-date=30 December 2024 |date=23 May 2016}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[Florida Film Critics Circle|Florida Film Critics Circle Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Awards 2003|2004]]
| ''[[A Mighty Wind]]''
| [[Florida Film Critics Circle Award for Best Cast|Best Cast]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2013/11/16/2003-ffcc-award-winners/|title=2003 FFCC Award Winners|publisher=[[Florida Film Critics Circle]]|date=November 16, 2013|access-date=September 26, 2022|archive-date=June 21, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190621043440/https://www.floridafilmcritics.com/2013/11/16/2003-ffcc-award-winners/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Golden Globe Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[79th Golden Globe Awards|2022]]
| rowspan="2"|''[[The White Lotus]]''
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/jennifer-coolidge|title=Jennifer Coolidge {{pipe}} Golden Globes|publisher=[[Hollywood Foreign Press Association]]|access-date=September 26, 2022|archive-date=September 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926151257/https://www.goldenglobes.com/person/jennifer-coolidge|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[80th Golden Globe Awards|2023]]
| [[Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Series, Miniseries or Television Film|Best Supporting Actress – Limited or Anthology Series or Television Film]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Nordyke|first=Kimberly|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/golden-globes-2023-winners-list-1235294541/|title=Golden Globes: Full List of Winners|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=January 10, 2023|access-date=January 11, 2023|archive-date=January 11, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230111023550/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/golden-globes-2023-winners-list-1235294541/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Gotham Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Gotham Independent Film Awards 2006|2006]]
| ''[[For Your Consideration (film)|For Your Consideration]]''
| [[Gotham Independent Film Award for Best Ensemble Cast|Best Ensemble Cast]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2006/film/awards/ifp-gotham-awards-name-noms-1117952463/|title=IFP Gotham Awards name noms|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=October 23, 2006|access-date=September 26, 2022|archive-date=December 23, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223193611/https://variety.com/2006/film/awards/ifp-gotham-awards-name-noms-1117952463/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[Gotham Independent Film Awards 2021|2021]]
| ''[[The White Lotus]]''
| [[Gotham Independent Film Award for Outstanding Performance in a New Series|Outstanding Performance in a New Series]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Sharf|first=Zack|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2021/10/gotham-awards-2021-nominations-1234673141/|title=Gotham Awards 2021 Nominations: 'Pig,' 'Green Knight,' 'Passing' Compete for Best Feature|work=[[IndieWire]]|date=October 21, 2021|access-date=September 26, 2022|archive-date=November 21, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211121215357/https://www.indiewire.com/2021/10/gotham-awards-2021-nominations-1234673141/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hasty Pudding Theatricals|Hasty Pudding Theatricals Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2023
| {{sdash}}
| [[Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year|Woman of the Year]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Evans|first=Greg|url=https://deadline.com/2023/01/jennifer-coolidge-hasty-pudding-woman-of-the-year-1235239153/|title=Jennifer Coolidge Is Hasty Pudding's 2023 Woman of the Year|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=January 24, 2023|access-date=January 30, 2023|archive-date=January 30, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230130101323/https://deadline.com/2023/01/jennifer-coolidge-hasty-pudding-woman-of-the-year-1235239153/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Hollywood Critics Association|Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2nd Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards|2022]]
| rowspan="2"| ''[[The White Lotus]]''
| Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast or Cable Limited, Anthology Series, or Movie
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Tinoco|first=Armando|url=https://deadline.com/2022/08/hca-tv-awards-winners-list-1235091768/|title=HCA TV Awards: 'Severance' Tops Streaming Winners In Night 2, Joining 'The White Lotus', 'Abbott Elementary', 'Better Call Saul'|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=August 14, 2022|access-date=September 26, 2022|archive-date=September 19, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220919110620/https://deadline.com/2022/08/hca-tv-awards-winners-list-1235091768/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[3rd Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards|2023]]
| Best Supporting Actress in a Broadcast Network or Cable Drama Series
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Dugan Ramirez|first=Christina|url=https://themessenger.com/entertainment/2023-hollywood-critics-association-nominations|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230711163032/https://themessenger.com/entertainment/2023-hollywood-critics-association-nominations|url-status=dead|archive-date=July 11, 2023|title=Netflix Leads the 2023 Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards with 53 Nominations: See the Full List|work=[[The Messenger (website)|The Messenger]]|date=July 11, 2023|access-date=July 23, 2023}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="3"| [[MTV Movie & TV Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| [[2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards|2023]]
| ''[[Shotgun Wedding (2022 film)|Shotgun Wedding]]''
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance|Best Comedic Performance]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="3"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Franklin|first=McKinley|url=https://variety.com/2023/awards/news/mtv-movie-tv-awards-2023-winners-list-1235605621/|title=MTV Movie & TV Awards 2023 Full Winners List: 'The Last of Us,' 'Scream VI' Take Top Honors|work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=May 7, 2023|access-date=May 8, 2023|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230508005202/https://variety.com/2023/awards/news/mtv-movie-tv-awards-2023-winners-list-1235605621/|archive-date=May 8, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| ''[[The White Lotus]]''
| [[MTV Movie Award for Best Scared-As-Shit Performance|Most Frightened Performance]]
| {{won}}
|-
| {{sdash}}
| [[2023 MTV Movie & TV Awards|Comedic Genius Award]]
| {{won}}
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="2"| [[Primetime Emmy Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[74th Primetime Emmy Awards|2022]]
| rowspan="2"| ''[[The White Lotus]]''
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/jennifer-coolidge|title=Jennifer Coolidge {{pipe}} Emmy Awards|publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]]|access-date=July 13, 2023}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;"| [[75th Primetime Emmy Awards|2023]]
| [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series]]
| {{won}}
|-
! scope="row"| [[Provincetown International Film Festival|Provincetown International Film Festival Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;"| 2015
| {{sdash}}
| Faith Hubley Memorial Award
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Fee|first=Gayle|url=https://www.bostonherald.com/2015/06/22/jennifer-coolidge-making-a-scene-at-ptown-film-fest/|title=Jennifer Coolidge making a scene at P'town film fest|work=[[Boston Herald]]|date=June 22, 2015|access-date=September 26, 2022|archive-date=September 26, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926151259/https://www.bostonherald.com/2015/06/22/jennifer-coolidge-making-a-scene-at-ptown-film-fest/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[Satellite Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[28th Satellite Awards|2024]]
| ''[[The White Lotus]]''
| [[Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Best Actress in a Television Series – Musical or Comedy]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pressacademy.com/news/the-international-press-academy-announces-winners-for-the-28th-annual-satellite-awards/|title=The International Press Academy Announces Winners for the 28th Annual Satellite™ Awards|publisher=[[International Press Academy]]|date=March 3, 2024|access-date=March 4, 2024}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row" rowspan="3"| [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[28th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2022]]
| rowspan="3"| ''[[The White Lotus]]''
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Miniseries or Television Movie]]
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/28th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|title=The 28th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards|publisher=[[SAG-AFTRA]]|access-date=September 26, 2022|archive-date=March 27, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220327225426/https://www.sagawards.org/awards/nominees-and-recipients/28th-annual-screen-actors-guild-awards|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| [[29th Screen Actors Guild Awards|2023]]
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|last=Pedersen|first=Erik|url=https://deadline.com/2023/02/sag-awards-2023-winners-list-1235272180/|title=SAG Awards: 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' Wins Top Film Prize; Michelle Yeoh & Brendan Fraser Take Lead Acting Honors; 'White Lotus' A Double Winner – Full List|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=February 26, 2023|access-date=February 27, 2023|archive-date=February 27, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230227061520/https://deadline.com/2023/02/sag-awards-2023-winners-list-1235272180/|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| [[Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series|Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series]]
| {{won}}
|-
!scope="row"| [[Stinkers Bad Movie Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2006 Stinkers Bad Movie Awards|2006]]
| ''[[Date Movie]]''
| Most Annoying Fake Accent – Female
| {{nom}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thestinkers.com/2006ballot.html|title=Stinkers Bad Movie Awards – 2006 Ballot|publisher=Hastings Bad Cinema Society|access-date=September 26, 2022|archive-date=May 4, 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504100403/http://www.thestinkers.com/2006ballot.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|-
!scope="row"| [[Teen Choice Awards]]
| style="text-align:center;"| [[2005 Teen Choice Awards|2005]]
| ''[[A Cinderella Story]]''
| [[Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Villain|Choice Movie: Sleazebag]]
| {{won}}
| style="text-align:center;"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fox.com/tca2005/nominees.htm|title=The Teen Choice Awards|publisher=[[Fox Broadcasting Company]]|access-date=September 26, 2022|archive-date=January 8, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060108193620/http://www.fox.com/tca2005/nominees.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
|}

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