The Life of Television and Film Star Jennifer Coolidge

She was raised by her parents, Paul Constant Coolidge and Gretchen Knauff Coolidge, in a family of four children. Jennifer grew up with her brother Andrew and her sisters Elizabeth and Susannah, giving her a busy household before she ever stepped toward acting.

Her background also carried a notable historical connection. She has been described as a distant relative of President Calvin Coolidge, a detail that added an unexpected presidential footnote to her otherwise ordinary Massachusetts upbringing before her own name became widely recognized.