When Jennifer Coolidge won Best Supporting Actress in a Limited Series at the 2022 Emmys, she thanked The White Lotus creator Mike White for reviving her career. Had you just met Coolidge through her immaculate portrayal of lonely ageing heiress Tanya McQuoid in White’s series, you might be forgiven for thinking that’s true. Maybe. But the Coolidge stans among us know she was selling herself short there, as she’s been the star of many classics – and our hearts – long before Mike White was even a contestant on
