Jennifer Audrey Coolidge (born August 28, 1961) is an American actress, comedian and activist. She is best known for playing Stifler\'s Mom in the American Pie films, Sophie in the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls, Bobbie in the sitcom Joey, Paulette in Legally Blonde (2001) and its sequel and Hilary Duff\'s character\'s evil stepmother in A Cinderella Story (2004). She is also a regular actor in Christopher Guest\'s mockumentary films. Coolidge is an alumna of The Groundlings, an improv and sketch comedy troupe based in Los Angeles.\n', '

Coolidge was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Gretchen (née Knauff) and Paul Constant Coolidge, a plastics manufacturer. She was raised in Norwell, Massachusetts, and is one of four children, with a brother, Andrew, and two sisters, Elizabeth and Susannah. Coolidge attended Norwell High School, the Cambridge School of Weston, Emerson College in Boston and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts in New York City.\n', '

Coolidge is known for her supporting roles in several comedy movies and guest roles on television. \n', 'She made her first appearance on TV in the Seinfeld episode "The Masseuse". Before gaining recognition, she received small roles, appearing in such films as A Bucket of Blood, Plump Fiction, and A Night at the Roxbury. She also voiced Luanne\'s beauty school teacher Miss Kremzer in a recurring role on King of the Hill.\n', '

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