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Jennifer Coolidge: Biography

Jennifer Coolidge

Birth Place: Boston, MA
Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 08/28/1963, Virgo
Profession: Actor

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Jennifer Coolidge Fast Facts:

Was obsessed with Meryl Streep in college and wanted to be a dramatic actress, but that changed when she moved to L.A. and a friend suggested she audition for the sketch-comedy troupe the Groundlings.
First TV appearance was on Seinfeld in 1993, playing a masseuse who refused boyfriend Jerry's pleas to give him a massage.
Was featured in a couple of Roger Corman cable flicks (Not of This Earth; A Bucket of Blood) before making her big-screen debut in the courtroom comedy Trial and Error.
Big break came when cast as a sexy, boozed-up mom in the film American Pie, a role she reprised in the film's sequels.
Has been featured in three Christopher Guest films: Best in Show; A Mighty Wind; For Your Consideration.
Appeared on Broadway in 2001's The Women and earned a Drama Desk Award nomination for Outstanding Featured Actress.
A 2003 appearance on Friends led to a recurring role on the spin-off Joey; also had a recurring role on The Secret Life of an American Teenager.

Jennifer Coolidge Relationships:
Chris Kattan - Ex-significant Other
Banks McClintock - Significant Other
Suzanne Coolidge - Sister
Paul Coolidge - Father
Gertrude Knauff - Mother
College:
Attended Emerson College, Boston, MA; attended American Academy of Dramatic Arts, New York, NY

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