Coolidge is a scene-stealer (like she always is) in Austenland , which just premiered at the Sundance Film Festival . That is reason enough to pay tribute to her.
Jennifer Coolidge in October.
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Jennifer Coolidge as a rich, flirty, good-hearted lunatic who has never read Jane Austen in Austenland.
PARK CITY, UTAH—I saw the movie Austenland Saturday at the Sundance Film Festival, and I found it to be charming and funny — it's about a Mr. Darcy-obsessed nerd (Keri Russell) who decides to change her life by going on a Jane Austen Experience vacation. The supporting cast was strong; Bret McKenzie, JJ Feild, James Callis, and Jennifer Coolidge brought characters that could have been flat and ridiculous to life.
I have plenty of thoughts about the movie as a whole, but as I watched, I kept returning to two big ones: WHY IS JENNIFER COOLIDGE SO FUNNY? And: WHY HAS SHE NEVER BEEN A COMEDY LEAD? Obviously, she works all the time, and does great. But still. Why is there NOT MORE COOLIDGE?
Here are some of her most notable moments.
