Jennifer Coolidge said she would have slept with 200 fewer people if she hadn’t landed her infamous role in the American Pie franchise two decades ago.
After becoming an almost overnight sensation playing Stifler’s Mom, the 60-year-old actress admitted she “played a lot at being a MILF” and “a lot of American Pie sex action.” in 1999.
“There were so many benefits to doing that movie. I mean, there would be like 200 people I would never have slept with,” the Legally Blonde star told Variety.
MILF: Jennifer Coolidge, 60, said she would have slept with 200 fewer people if she hadn’t landed her infamous role in the American Pie franchise two decades ago; seen in 2021 in New York
While portraying the matriarch of the Stifler family, her character tried to seduce her teenage son’s classmate, Paul Finch (played by Eddie Kaye Thomas), anyway.
During the film, she has sex with Finch, much to her son’s horror, and the duo go on to have a few more flings, earning a reputation as “MILFs”. [‘Mother I’d like to f**k.]’
The hit comedy, which featured a cast of Jason Biggs, Shannon Elizabeth, Chris Klein, Alyson Hannigan and Eugene Levy, hit theaters in 1999 and earned more than $235 million worldwide, according to Box Office Mojo .
The performance led her to return for sequels such as American Pie 2, American Wedding and American Reunion; as well as The Broken Hearts Club: A Romantic Comedy, Legally Blonde, A Cinderella Story and a small role in Friends.
Details: In the film, she played the role of Stifler’s mother, who seduced one of her son’s classmates.
Iconic: After becoming an almost overnight sensation playing Stifler’s mother, Coolidge (pictured in the film alongside Eddie Kaye Thomas) admitted that she “played a lot to be a MILF” and “a lot of American Pie sex action”.
“There were so many benefits to doing that movie. I mean, there would be like 200 people I would never have slept with,” the Legally Blonde star told Variety.
During his last interview, Coolidge shared that after so many decades of rejection he became fearless because he felt he had nothing to lose.
“Ten years of my audition life,” he told the magazine, “none of it added up to a job. The fear goes away when you’re so used to losing. There’s a certain freedom in that.
The star also shared that she almost said no to her role as Tanya in The White Lotus even though her friend, series creator Mike White, had written the role for her.
Cover Girl: During her last interview, Coolidge shared that after so many decades of rejection, she became fearless because she felt she had nothing to lose.
“I didn’t like the way I looked,” she said of gaining weight during COVID-19, something she’s been very honest about.
And he added that he had no idea The White Lotus would become such a huge hit when he filmed the first season.
‘The biggest thing was that nobody knew if it was going to be anything!’ said the star.
“Ten years of my audition life,” he told the magazine, “none of it added up to a job. The fear goes away when you’re so used to losing. There’s a little bit of freedom in that” (see the 2021)
But she, so excited, spent so much time in front of the screen: “I feel like the coach asked the other actors to let me dribble the ball more. Give the ball to Jennifer every now and then. Now I have to shoot.
And he has the creator of White Lotus White to thank for that.
“I’ve done one thing really well in my life,” he said. ‘I have chosen great friends. yes mike [White] It was never successful, and we just did 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. Because it was a killer job that no one else thought he could do.
“What Mike White does for me, I wish for every actor,” Coolidge added. ‘Even if they fail. We all want a challenge, something really scary that we might not be able to succeed at. I think we all want that chance.’
Part of a Lifetime: The star also shared that she almost said no to her role as Tanya in The White Lotus even though her friend, series creator Mike White, had written the role for her; seen in 2021
Key role: Coolidge is seen alongside Murray Bartlett in a scene from The White Lotus
And now she’s regaining her confidence after years of blaming herself for her choices.
“The saddest thing about life is that you only make decisions about yourself,” he noted. “If I don’t get big roles, I come to the conclusion that people think I’m incapable of it.
“And then I make the decision that I’m incapable of this. You actually have to have a Mike White come in and say, ‘I think you can do this.’
Now she is being chased by projects.
“People who could never get a foot in the door, all of a sudden they’re asking me to be a part of their stuff,” he shared.