Jennifer Coolidge is an American actress and comedian whose net worth is estimated to be between $6 million and $10 million as of 2022, according to Fox Business. She earned approximately $1.28 million per year in salary and royalties from completed previous projects.
Jennifer Coolidge’s roles as “Stifler’s Mom” Jeanine in “American Pie” and Paulette Bonafonté Parcelle in the “Legally Blonde” film series, among others, helped her establish a reputation as a household name in the glamour industry.
In today’s article, we’ll go over more information about Jennifer Coolidge.
Early Life and Education
Coolidge was born in Boston, Massachusetts in 1961. She attended Norwell High School as well as the Cambridge School of Weston. She then attended Emerson College in Boston and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City for her advanced studies.
She used to work as a waitress in a restaurant in New York with Sandra Bullock. Her ambition was to become a dramatic actress like Meryl Streep, but she ended up playing a comedic character.
Career
She made her television debut in the Seinfeld episode “The Masseuse” in 1993. For a few years, she played a supporting role in films such as A Bucket of Blood, Plump Fiction, and A Night at the Roxbury.
Her big break came in 1999 with her outstanding performance as Jeanine Stifler, or “Stifler’s mom,” in the coming-of-age sex comedy film “American Pie.”
In a recent interview with Variety, Coolidge discussed how her role in American Pie influenced her sexual behaviour. “I got a lot of play at being a MILF, and I got a lot of sexual action from American Pie,” she explained. There were numerous advantages to making that film. I mean, there are probably 200 people I would never have slept with.”
Notable Films
Jennifer Coolidge has appeared in over 55 films and 54 television shows during her nearly three-decade career.
A Cinderella Story (2004), Click (2006), Date Movie (2006), Epic Movie (2007), American Dreamz (2006), Soul Men (2008), Gentlemen Broncos (2009), Austenland (2013), Like a Boss (2020), Promising Young Woman (2020), and Single All the Way (2021).
She also appeared in supporting roles in the sitcoms Joey (2004-06) and 2 Broke Girls (2012-17). She played Betty in The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2012) and Tanya McQuoid in the HBO anthology series The White Lotus (2021).
Philanthropy
Throughout her long career, Coolidge has built a reputation for being extraordinarily philanthropic in her support of causes close to her heart, such as AIDS research and assistance programmes and animal rights campaigns.
In her acting career, she won prestigious awards such as the Florida Film Critics Circle, Teen Choice Awards, and Critics’ Choice Awards for her outstanding performances in A Mighty Wind, A Cinderella Story, and The White Lotus.
Between 2002 and 2021, she was nominated for several awards, including the Drama Desk Award, the Gold Derby Film Awards, the Phoenix Film Critics Society, the Stinkers Bad Movie Awards, the Gotham Independent Film Awards, the Behind the Voice Actors Award, the Gotham Independent Film Awards, the Golden Globe Awards, and the Screen Actors Guild Awards.