Jennifer Coolidge in Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003)
JENNIFER COOLIDGE (Paulette Parcelle) was most recently seen in Christopher Guest’s mocumentary A Mighty Wind, also co-starring Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy. She also completed filming Davie Moreton’s Cleancut starring David Sutcliffe, Edwardo Ballerini, and Antonio Sabato, Jr. Coolidge will next be seen in an independent film for Jon Avnet called Carolina, also starring Shirley MacLaine and Julia Stiles.
Coolidge is perhaps best known as Stiffler’s Mom in American Pie and American Pie II and for her role in MGM’s original Legally Blonde as Paulette, the simple manicurist with an unexpected and hilarious tough side. She also co-starred in Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy’s popular and critically acclaimed Best in Show.
Coolidge started her acting career at the renowned Groundlings Theatre and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Emerson College. She landed roles in such films as Trial and Error, Restaurant, and A Night at the Roxbury. Her credits also include appearances in Brown’s Requiem, the hit comedy Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, The Broken Hearts Club, Down to Earth, and Pootie Tang.
Coolidge also has an impressive resume of television appearances. She plays a recurring role on Fox’s King of the Hill and guest-starred on Seinfeld as a hilarious, bewildered girlfriend. She appeared as a series regular on such shows as Ladies Man, Strip Mall, Blind Men, Another Shot, She-TV, and Rosanne’s Sketch Comedy Show. Her guest starring appearances have included roles on Sketch Pad and Rude Awakenings. Coolidge can also be seen doing sketch comedy on Late Night with Greg Kinnear.
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