Jennifer Audrey Coolidge Bio

Jennifer Audrey Coolidge, an American actress, is most well recognized for her performances in American Pie (1999-2012), in Legally Blonde (2001-2003), and in Fiona's romantic comedy film A Cinderella Story (2004). Coolidge also appears in Christopher Guest's mockumentary films like Best in Show (2000) and A Mighty Wind(2003). The actress is also an actor in For Your Consideration (2006). Coolidge has been 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), Promising Young Woman (2020) and Arlo the Alligator Boy (2021). On TV, she's well-known for her character of Roberta "Bobbie" Morganstern on the NBC sitcom Joey (2004-2006) as Betty in the ABC Family Teen Drama The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008-2012), as well as Zofia "Sophie" Kaczynski in the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls (2011-2017). Coolidge was a graduate of The Groundlings, an improv/sketch comedy troupe that is based out of Los Angeles. Coolidge was the son of Gretchen (nee Knauff), a plastics producer, and Paul Constant Coolidge. [citation needed] Coolidge is of English, German, Scottish and Irish origin and was born in Norwell, Massachusetts. She is one of four children. She has one brother, Andrew, and two sisters, Elizabeth and Susannah. Coolidge was a graduate of Norwell High School and the Cambridge School of Weston. She also was a student at Emerson College in Boston, and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York City. Coolidge was a clarinet player and went to orchestra camp for three years as a child.