From "Stifler's Mom" to Gay Icon: Jennifer Coolidge's Rise to Fame

Published on: 4/2/2025

Jennifer Coolidge was born on August 28, 1961, in Boston and raised in Norwell, Massachusetts. Her first television appearance was in the Seinfeld episode "The Masseuse" in 1993. Coolidge's breakthrough role came in 1999 as Jeanine Stifler ("Stifler's mom") in American Pie. She went on to star in the Legally Blonde film series. Coolidge has also appeared on shows like Thank God You're Here and The Closer. Widely considered a gay icon, she is frequently impersonated by drag queens.

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