Jennifer Coolidge

Jennifer Coolidge

Jennifer Audrey Coolidge (born August 28, 1961) is an American actress, best known for her roles as Jeanine Stifler in the American Pie film series (1999–2012), as Paulette Bonafonté Parcelle in the Legally Blonde film series (2001–2003), and as Fiona in the romantic comedy film A Cinderella Story (2004). Coolidge is also a regular actor in Christopher Guest's mockumentary films, such as Best in Show (2000), A Mighty Wind (2003), For Your Consideration (2006), and Mascots (2016). Coolidge has appeared in films, including Click (2006), Date Movie (2006), Epic Movie (2007), American Dreamz (2006), Soul Men (2008), Gentlemen Broncos (2009), Austenland (2013), Like a Boss (2020) and Promising Young Woman (2020). On television, she is known for her roles as Roberta "Bobbie" Morganstern in the NBC sitcom Joey (2004–2006), as Betty in the ABC Family teen drama series The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2012), as Zofia "Sophie" Kaczy?ski in the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls (2011–2017), and as Tanya McQuoid in the first season of the HBO anthology series The White Lotus (2021) for which she earned critical acclaim. Coolidge is an alumna of The Groundlings, an improv and sketch comedy troupe based in Los Angeles.

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