Jennifer Coolidge has revealed that she has slept with 200 people because of her infamous role in the 1999 film. American Pieinforms the New York Post.
Although she is also known for her role in Legally Blonde and more recently a white lotussaid the 60-year-old variety this American Pie it brought him more satisfaction than just fame.
“I played a lot of being a MILF and had a lot of American Pie sex action,” she said. “There were a lot of benefits to making that movie. I mean, there would be about 200 people I would never have slept with.”
Although she has played similar characters since “Stifler’s Mum,” her role as Tanya McQuoid in white lotus it earned him a first Emmy nomination and a fast-track to the second season as the only main character to land the part without an audition.
“Some jobs, I’m like, ‘Wow, that’s not worth working on.’ What Mike [White] wrote, I stayed up late every night,” Coolidge admitted, referring to the white lotus creator who convinced her to be part of the series.
In fact, the actress revealed that she almost talked herself out of playing the role. Now, it is gearing up for its second season, which will air in October 2022.
“I’ve done one thing really well in my life,” he said. “I’ve chosen great friends. If Mike never made it, and we ended up doing ‘White Lotus’ as a play in a small theater where everyone paid $10 to see it, it would still be one of the greatest things that ever happened to me ever. Because it was a killer job that no one else thought I could do.”
The HBO series is shot entirely in one location: the first season is set in Hawaii and the second in Italy, due to the uncertainty of the pandemic. Coolidge’s character, it seemed, was perfectly written for her.
“Whenever I’m in bed thinking about what I want to make Jennifer do, I know it’s something she wouldn’t want to do,” White said, nodding to the actress’ willingness to do almost anything on set. “One minute, she looks fragile, like everything is falling apart, and the next minute she’s robust and riffing hilariously. Just when you think all hope is lost, she knocks it out of the park.”
White’s chance at Coolidge took her out of her “obtuse” reputation and into the “den mom” role, and her retooled image has given her more opportunities despite her decades in the business.
“Maybe I got that special attention because people saw me as Stifler’s mom or the legally blonde woman. So if they see something else…” she said, which turned out to be true.
“People who could never get a foot in the door, suddenly they’re asking me to be a part of their stuff.”
This article originally appeared in the New York Post and is reproduced with permission.