One of the most memorable scenes of Legally Blonde is when Reese Witherspoon’s Elle Woods teaches Jennifer Coolidge’s Paulette Bonafonté the “bend and snap” trick.
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Still a rising star! Jennifer Coolidge has been a Hollywood staple for years — but The White Lotus gave her a place to shine even brighter.
The Massachusetts native made her first television appearance on Seinfeld before scoring her big break in 1999’s American Pie. The coming-of-age movie spawned three sequels — and Coolidge wouldn’t be opposed to going back to East Great Falls.
“The Weitz brothers kept me going,” the actress teased during her January 2023 Golden Globes acceptance speech for The White Lotus, referring to director Paul Weitz and producer Chris Weitz. “I milked [American Pie] to the bone. I mean, I’m still going for six or seven [movies], whatever they want, you know?”
Along with the American Pie franchise, Coolidge is widely recognized for her portrayal of Paulette Bonafonté in the Legally Blonde movies. Paulette befriends Elle Woods (Reese Witherspoon) and learns the now-iconic “bend and snap” move from the sorority girl-turned-law student.
Nearly 20 years after Legally Blonde‘s debut, a third film — penned by Witherspoon’s pal Mindy Kaling — was officially given the green light.
“[She] is just someone who all writers would kill to write for,” the Mindy Project alum gushed of Coolidge while speaking to Entertainment Tonight in April 2022. “She is so funny. She elevates any material … And so as a writer, it’s the jackpot.”
Kaling teased at the time that fans would be pleased with the “juicy” story lines for both Elle and Paulette. “The two of them, seeing what they look like now after 20 years, is really fun,” she added.
Coolidge has earned recognition for her work in fan-favorite movies, but she’s also known for more under-the-radar comedies. She’s teamed up with Christopher Guest on a handful of projects over
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“Trying out TikTok!” Coolidge captioned the video, along with a @jlo tag. “This is my first TikTok, and I was trying to think of something cool to do, and I think I'm just gonna do a poem that I like,” says Coolidge, before reciting the lyrics to Lopez's 2002 hit “Jenny From the Block” with the all the earnestness of a first-timer at an open mic night.Cut to Lopez, who is gazing at Coolidge with approval. “I like that,” she says, nodding. “I really like that.”Reactions to the Jennifer x Jennifer content were, in a word, effusive.
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Jennifer Coolidge has been much loved in Hollywood for decades for her roles in Legally Blonde, American Pie, Another Cinderella Story, and even an Ariana Grande music video.However, it was her role as Tanya in both seasons of The White Lotus that truly cemented her as one of the industry's favorites, and even more so after her hilarious and endearing Golden Globes speech.Though she is known for her candid and unabashed attitude – she even cheekily joked of the "hundreds" of suitors she garnered after playing Stifler's mom in the American Pie series – not much is known of her personal life or her dating history.WATCH: Jennifer Coolidge's touching Golden Globes acceptance speechMORE: Today Show 4th Hour announces incoming departure from NBC studios - watchThe actress has never married, and is not reported as having had any children.