Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticIt’s common to talk about scene-stealers — performers who, allowed to go wild and blessed with the ability and fearlessness to do so, dominate whatever project they’re in.
Jennifer Coolidge seems like that type of star: In HBO’s “The White Lotus,” the perennial character actress makes big, bold choices.
But they’re so keyed into the story that show creator Mike White wants to tell as to seem inevitable. As the saying goes, Coolidge understands the assignment — and that’s what makes her work exceptional.White has said that he had previously built a loopy, fantastical show around Coolidge, one that HBO passed on, before working her into “The White Lotus.” And while I hope we someday get to see Coolidge and.
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