Jennifer Audrey Coolidge born August 28 1961 is an American actress Primarily noted for her roles in comedic film and television she may be best known for her roles as Jeanine Stiflers Mom Stifler in the American Pie film series 19992012 and as Paulette Bonafonté Parcelle in the Legally Blonde film series 20012003 She is a regular actor in Christopher Guests mockumentary films such as Best in Show 2000 A Mighty Wind 2003 For Your Consideration 2006 and Mascots 2016 Coolidge is an alumna of The Groundlings an improv and sketch comedy troupe based in Los Angeles Coolidge also appeared in the films A Cinderella Story 2004 Robots 2005 Click 2006 Date Movie 2006 American Dreamz 2006 Epic Movie 2007 Igor 2008 Soul Men 2008 Gentlemen Broncos 2009 Austenland 2013 Like a Boss 2020 Promising Young Woman 2020 and Single All the Way 2021 On television she is known for her roles as Roberta Bobbie Morganstern in the NBC sitcom Joey 20042006 Betty in the ABC Family teen drama series The Secret Life of the American Teenager 20082012 Zofia Sophie Kaczyński in the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls 20112017 and Tanya McQuoid in the HBO anthology series The White Lotus 2021 the latter of which earned her critical acclaim winning a Primetime Emmy Award and a Critics Choice Television Award and receiving nominations for a Golden Globe Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award