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Moviegoers will recognise Jennifer Coolidge from her idiosyncratic, scene-stealing turns in comedies such as American Pie (1999), Best In Show (2000) and the Legally Blonde films (2001 to 2003) - a resume of hilarious roles that have won her a cult following.
But the 59-year-old character actress gets a chance to flex her dramatic muscles in the new limited series The White Lotus, a dark social satire set at an exclusive Hawaiian resort.
