Jennifer Audrey Coolidge (born August 28, 1961) is an American actress, comedian and activist. She is best known for playing Jeanine Stifler (Stifler's Mom) in the American Pie franchise (1999–2012), Sophie in the CBS sitcom 2 Broke Girls (2011–2017), Bobbie in the sitcom Joey (2004–2006), Paulette Bonafonté Parcelle in Legally Blonde (2001) and Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (2003), and Hilary Duff's character's evil stepmother in A Cinderella Story (2004) and Betty in The Secret Life of the American Teenager (2008–2012). 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.