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Jennifer Coolidge Through the Years: From ‘Legally Blonde’ to ‘The White Lotus’

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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.

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