Jennifer Coolidge

2022 - 9 - 13

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Watch Jennifer Coolidge's 2022 Emmys dance moment (Los Angeles Times)

Jennifer Coolidge, acclaimed for her turn as a wealthy woman grieving her mother's death on HBO's 'The White Lotus,' picked up her first Emmy Monday.

Unfortunately, her performance and speech were still cut short. But Coolidge proved she is adept at adapting, because Jennifer Coolidge is already a big star, but her first Emmy nomination, for “The White Lotus,” is next-level. [Jennifer Coolidge](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-08-04/jennifer-coolidge-is-finally-maybe-kind-of-realizing-that-she-is-a-star) knew her [Emmy Awards](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2022-09-12/2022-emmys-awards-live-updates) win was a “once-in-a-lifetime thing,” so she was going to relish her moment. [Jennifer Coolidge has been a big deal for years; with an Emmy nod, she’s starting to believe it](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2022-08-04/jennifer-coolidge-is-finally-maybe-kind-of-realizing-that-she-is-a-star) [The White Lotus](https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/awards/story/2022-08-15/jennifer-coolidge-natasha-rothwell-white-lotus),” won the Emmy for supporting actress in a limited series or TV movie on Monday night.

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Jennifer Coolidge Jokes About Lavender Bath Gone Wrong As She ... (Deadline)

Jennifer Coolidge tonight claimed her first Emmy, recognizing her work on HBO's satire 'The White Lotus.'

The next edition of the series will follow a different group of vacationers as they book their stay at an Italian White Lotus property and settle in temporarily amongst its inhabitants. The White Lotus earned a total of 20 Emmy nominations in its first run and has also thus far claimed statuettes recognizing its casting, original dramatic score, original main title theme music, editing and sound mixing. Although it was initially presented as a limited series, The White Lotus was renewed for a second season in August, after debuting to critical acclaim and a #1 ranking on HBO. Coolidge portrayed Tanya McQuoid — a troubled vacationer mourning the loss of her mother. Still, Coolidge tonight bested competitors including her White Lotus co-stars Connie Britton, Alexandra Daddario, Natasha Rothwell and Sydney Sweeney, as well as Dopesick‘s Kaitlyn Dever and Mare Winningham. [Emmys](https://deadline.com/tag/emmys/)’ producers began to play her off with music, she exclaimed, “Wait, hold on.

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Emmy Awards 2022: Latest Updates With Wins for 'Succession' and ... (The Wall Street Journal)

After a long entertainment career, Jennifer Coolidge won her first ever Emmy for best supporting actress in a limited series with her turn as a loopy soul ...

Coolidge did not get to finish her speech.\n\nMs. Coolidge was widely predicted to win the trophy. The audience cheered, but Ms.

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Jennifer Coolidge's Emmys Acceptance Speech Just Went Viral (For ... (Marie Claire)

Just when we thought it wasn't possible to love Jennifer Coolidge any more, she goes and does this. The White Lotus actor took home the award for ...

I didn’t change anything!" "...But did I change it for The White Lotus 2? "I didn’t like the way I looked," Coolidge told Variety of her appearance in season one.

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Jennifer Coolidge refuses to get cut off at Emmys, dances to play-off ... (EW.com)

Jennifer Coolidge won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie at the 2022 Emmys for 'The White Lotus' and refused to get ...

Over the course of a week, they manage to antagonize various hotel workers, rip band-aids off their personal wounds, and spend a lot of time thinking about sex and death. But anyway, this is so thrilling because [bleep]." Unfortunately, she wasn't able to finish her speech. "Gosh. "Wait, hold on," Coolidge said as the music played. Wait, wait, wait, hold on, wait.

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Jennifer Coolidge Just Gave the Most Jennifer Coolidge Emmys ... (Vogue.com)

Coolidge kept talking past the point where her "play-off music" (widely known to signal to awards-show honorees that it's time for them to scoot offstage) ...

Just when Coolidge’s consternation about not being able to finish her list of thank-yous shifted from “funny” to “is she okay??” she gave a little shimmy, easily reassuring the audience that everything was fine. I’m full!” (Okay, the “full” part was a reference to an actual bit from earlier in her acceptance speech, but it was still charming as hell.) Was the whole thing planned, or is that just how Jennifer Coolidge organically accepts an Emmy?

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Jennifer Coolidge Tries to Give a Speech, Does a Little Jig at the ... (Vulture)

Jennifer Coolidge won the 2022 Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie for her role on 'The White Lotus' and had ...

No, this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing,” she protested when the awards show played music to signal for her to leave the stage. [Jennifer Coolidge](https://www.vulture.com/article/jennifer-coolidge-profile.html) should be allowed to [say “hi”](https://www.vulture.com/article/jennifer-coolidge-hi.html) to her first Emmy for as long as she wants. [The White Lotus](http://www.vulture.com/article/the-white-lotus-season-2-set-visit.html) star won Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie at [the 2022 Emmys](https://he 2022 Emmys just let) on Monday night but was played off before she could finish her acceptance speech.

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Emmy Awards: Jennifer Coolidge takes first win (Crow River Media)

Jennifer Coolidge had a "hard time speaking" as she accepted her first Emmy Award for her work on 'White Lotus' on Monday (12.09.22).

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Jennifer Coolidge Just Won Her First Emmy (The Cut)

Tonight, she won an Emmy for playing the unhinged heiress Tanya McQuoid-Hunt in The White Lotus. Coolidge won the Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or ...

Unfortunately, before she could finish, the DJ began playing “Hit the Road Jack.” She fought against it but eventually decided to give in to the moment and dance along. “Hold on — this is a once-in-a-lifetime thing,” she said while continuing to thank people over the orchestral music. Coolidge got about ten seconds to thank people who worked on The White Lotus with her before they started playing her off.

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Jennifer Coolidge dances to play-off music during Emmys 2022 ... (Page Six)

Jennifer Coolidge went viral for hilariously dancing to the play-off music threatening to cut short her Emmys 2022 acceptance speech on Monday.

I think we all want that opportunity.” But also thank you because we got that adorable dance.” 12

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Why Jennifer Coolidge is trending after her first ever Emmys win (Capital FM)

After a string of iconic roles over the years, her fans and peers were thrilled to see Jennifer take home the well-deserved Emmy. Zendaya Gives Heartfelt Speech ...

Another passionately adde: “AFTER DECADES IN THE INDUSTRY WITH MOSTLY HUMP-THE-FURNITURE-ESQUE PARTS JENNIFER COOLIDGE FINALLY GOT THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME WITH THE WHITE LOTUS AND EVEN EARNED AN EMMY NOMINATION AND WIN FOR THE ROLE AND THEN THE TELEVISION ACADEMY HAD THE AUDACITY TO PLAY HER OFF.” AFTER DECADES IN THE INDUSTRY WITH MOSTLY HUMP-THE-FURNITURE-ESQUE PARTS JENNIFER COOLIDGE FINALLY GOT THE ROLE OF A LIFETIME WITH THE WHITE LOTUS AND EVEN EARNED AN EMMY NOMINATION AND WIN FOR THE ROLE AND THEN THE TELEVISION ACADEMY HAD THE AUDACITY TO PLAY HER OFF.— Ξvan Ross Katz (@evanrosskatz) Jennifer Coolidge finally being recognised and winning her first ever Emmy is the only news I need to see on my TL today thank you very much— J ✨ (@JoshuaLSpeers)

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Jennifer Coolidge danced away being played off the Emmy Awards (CNN)

Jennifer Coolidge won an Emmy on Monday for outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie for "The White Lotus." Kevin Winter/Getty ...

When producers cued “Hit the Road Jack,” she began to dance along to the music. Writer Bess Kalb wrote, “I speak for the United States of America when I say: Less scripted banter between presenters more Jennifer Coolidge.” The music quickly began playing her off when she started thanking people, but she continued on.

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Jennifer Coolidge Defies Emmy Orchestra's Play-Off Music and ... (TMZ)

Jennifer Coolidge punked the Emmys in spectacular fashion Monday night ... when she defied the orchestra that was trying to get her off the stage and turned ...

It was Ferris-Bueller-like as other celebs in their seats started to feel the beat in solidarity! when she defied the orchestra that was trying to get her off the stage and turned the whole thing into a dance party!!! Then, the dreaded orchestra started to play her off, but Jen wasn't having it.

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Jennifer Coolidge's queer fandom rejoices at 'long overdue' first ... (NBC News)

They also criticized the television academy for seeming to play the 61-year-old actor off the stage to the song “Hit the Road Jack.”

One of her scenes, where Coolidge’s character seems to break the fourth wall with an allusion to Coolidge’s actual queer fandom, was catapulted into the queer zeitgeist. “For some reason, they’re always obsessed with me.” Coolidge’s was one of a number of memorable moments at the 74th Emmy Awards. Watch it again and witness that magnificent brain at work.” “And seamlessly! “Wait, hold on!”

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'White Lotus' Star Jennifer Coolidge Drops the Truth About ... (GoodHousekeeping.com)

Jennifer Coolidge won Best Supporting Actress for her role in HBO Max's 'The White Lotus' at the 2022 Emmys. She previously shared what filming 'Friends' ...

“I think that was the only time they didn’t give me direction; they wanted me to say the lines and call it a day." "The only thing I improvised was they wanted me to dance awkwardly, so I felt like I had a natural ability to dance that way,” she told the newspaper. “Sometimes I come in and throw some lines, and they come up and say, 'You know, Jennifer, we're just going to stick to the script.' That was a serious show.” "Sometimes I think people want to hear my ad-libs when I get on a show, and they really don't,” she continued. In the season 10 episode “The One With Ross’s Tan,” she played Monica ( [Courteney Cox](https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a38629719/kristin-davis-courteney-cox-friends-bombshell/)) and Phoebe ( [Lisa Kudrow](https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a36533000/lisa-kudrow-husband-michel-stern-marriage-kids/))’s acquaintance Amanda Buffamonteezi. So I didn’t have the guts [to push]." [Friends](https://go.redirectingat.com/?id=74968X1525071&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.hbomax.com%2Fseries%2Furn%3Ahbo%3Aseries%3AGXdbR_gOXWJuAuwEAACVH) featured guest stars like [Reese Witherspoon](https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a31701216/reese-witherspoon-husband-jim-toth-marriage-kids/), [George Clooney](https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a38530920/george-clooney-wife-amal-relationship-start/) and Jennifer herself. improv and sketch comedy troupe [the Groundlings](https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/a36119704/are-octavia-spencer-melissa-mccarthy-friends/). "I don’t think they wanted my input, and I could really feel that … [Jennifer Coolidge](https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/entertainment/g3702/legally-blonde-cast-now/) has starred in dozens of popular shows and movies, including Seinfeld, A Night at the Roxbury, Legally Blonde and Sex and the City. “I was very intimidated because they were all so attractive and had it going on." “The vibe was pretty serious," Jennifer added.

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Jennifer Coolidge Tricked the Emmys at Its Own Absurd Game (Slate Magazine)

It was there during Julia Garner's acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, just after she finished thanking her co-stars Jason Bateman ...

The threat of getting interrupted by a conductor trying to shoo you off stage has been hanging over awards show winners for a long time now. It was the most elegant solution to being played off stage possibly in the entire history of awards shows. Then as if on cue, she started dancing along to the music. It was there during Julia Garner’s acceptance speech for Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series, just after she finished thanking her co-stars Jason Bateman and Laura Linney: “I have eight seconds left!” she chirped suddenly. “Wait, we just got here!” he protested, pointing down with one hand, to the spot where, it’s true, they had just arrived. But no sooner did Sudeikis launch into his speech—“OK, here we go!”—than did he begin to sputter.

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The White Lotus Star Jennifer Coolidge Danced Instead of Wrapping ... (Comicbook.com)

Comedic actress Jennifer Coolidge won an Emmy for her performance in HBO's The White Lotus, and certainly gave a Jennifer Coolidge-style acceptance speech.

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Watch: Jennifer Coolidge's hilarious response to being played off ... (7NEWS.com.au)

Coolidge won the Emmy for outstanding supporting actress in a limited or anthology series or movie for her role as the quirky Tanya McQuoid in the HBO limited ...

When producers cued Hit the Road Jack, she began to dance along to the music. Writer Bess Kalb wrote, “I speak for the United States of America when I say: Less scripted banter between presenters more Jennifer Coolidge.” The music quickly began playing her off when she started thanking people, but she continued on.

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