Inside Jennifer Coolidge's 1876 New Orleans Mansion | House Tour 2025

I dreamt that I was on the top of this beautiful mountain range in Asia actress Jennifer kulage is probably best known for her incredibly popular portrayal of stiffler's mom in the American Pie series or as Paulette the manicurist from Legally Blonde in both those cases Jennifer's naturally quirky personality is generally played for cheap laughs and yet she's still managed to set herself apart from her contemporaries basically her style is relentlessly copied but never quite duplicated [Music] and while the fact that Jennifer spends most of the Year living in a haunted house might stand in stark contrast to her bubbly onscreen personality for anyone who actually knows her it stands as a reminder of how much her home is a reflection of herself when asked by Vogue to describe what it's like to live in the home of a haunted repute in the midst of New Orleans Jennifer would explain to them from my movies people assume it'll be all pink couches and fluffy rugs they're surprise I live in this very old dark house with creepy oil paintings on the walls it's gloomy and cavernous I have an antique automation called Senor Blitz when people come around for the first time they feel like they're on a haunted house tour or Fairground ride Sophia Copa shot the beguiled here I throw a Halloween party every year but hey it's good to compound expectations her longtime home is situated in the heart of the New Orleans Lower Garden District originally constructed in 1867 the incredible exterior to this home is located behind a cast iron gate and boasts fluted ionic columns strategically placed around the front entrance Jennifer bought the property back in 2007 right before the onset of Hurricane Katrina since then she spent a large amount of her time restoring the home to its former Greek Revival Italian Glory by Shoring up the Foundation replacing all the wiring repairing the roof patching up the plaster and then decorating the space with Persian rugs tassel Ottomans an upholstered mini bar and armoir elsewhere in the Home Oil portraits set into gilded frames stared down at visiting guests from on top some very high walls but perhaps the most unusual item in the entire house is an heirloom from Jennifer's father side of the family way back when when Jennifer was little more than a child her dad used to entertain her with performances from an automen named Senor Blitz this was first built in 1850 back in the day Jennifer's dad would perform with him in the dark using a flashlight as a spotlight and today kulage keeps her prized family Keepsake in a special wooden box removing it only occasionally to Captivate her visiting guests and while Jennifer has never invited cameras into her house to give a tour of the ins and outs of her home she did one sit down with the folks on Watch What Happens Live to shoot down speculation that she might be recast as Samantha in a reboot to Sex in the City in that clip we got a small taste of her kitchen area and bore witness firsthand to the space's vated wooden ceiling with cross beams beautiful wood finishes and an overhead fan there are also some lovely accent stools situated right behind her which look sturdy and wellb built resting under the lip of the kitchen island all in all it's a type of cooking space that feels both unique and familiar no d like every other inch of her enchanting home and Jennifer isn't the only one who recognizes how special this place is a couple of years ago her home was used to shoot a number of interior scenes for a film called the beguiled back in 2017 filmmaker Sophia Copa set about to create a remake of the 1971 film the begil starring Clint Eastwood in the original title role Sophia's version would start Colin frell Nicole Kidman Kiren dun elf Fanning and most not notably for our purposes Jennifer kage's property while much of the film would be set and shot around mawood plantation house a space with all the trappings of a gorgeous antibellum dwelling a number of the Interiors were shot inside Jennifer's New Orleans home this included scenes set in the music room parlor and the bedrooms of course with this film being set in the distant past it's not an exact representation of what Jennifer's home looks like today but there's no denying this SP is his incredible charm shines through whether it's the high ceilings the silk drapes or the one-of-a-kind antiques that coolage lent the production to use his set Decor watching this film gives you about as good a sense of how Jennifer spends her days and nights in New Orleans as you're going to get outside of Hosting film Crews at her house Jennifer also loves to celebrate Halloween each and every year with a gigantic party one where she reportedly goes all out not only does she remove all the furniture from her house but she places long tables in the H's double Galleries and treats her gathered guests to a catered meal musicians burlesque dancers a costume contests and endless glasses of wine she's even said to leave her decorations up for months afterwards but for as many invited guests as Jennifer is constantly welcoming into her home there are also a few Uninvited ones that came along with the place as well and reportedly haunt its Halls ever since moving into her New Orleans house in the late 2000s Jennifer has felt a ghost mostly presents from time to time not an evil one per se but a presents all the same and while Jennifer has never seen the ghost with her own two eyes other famous celebs who spent some time here have come much closer take for instance Jennifer's White Lotus co-star Connie Brittain during an appearance on Late Night with Seth Meyers Connie would detail the haunted feeling she immediately sensed when she spent one night at Jennifer's house telling the talk show hosts there is no electrical light on it's all candle light I mean the candleabras were candle everything was Candlelight and it was like walking into a house from the 1800s but also a haunted house hoping to Bear witness to a ghostly presence Jennifer and Connie made their way to a backyard Terrace where they ate pizza and drank wine all night until 1:00 a.m. waiting for the spirits to show up Unfortunately they never did while Connie might not have had much luck in terms of catching a ghost a couple of Jennifer's other guests have come even closer during one of her annual Halloween parties Nico Santos and Ben Feldman of the NBC sitcom Superstore had a close encounter with a ghostly spirit in Jennifer's downstairs bathroom while being interviewed on an episode of vulture's two friends a nice time hanging out with people who know each other well Ben and Nico told the story of being invited to Jennifer's Halloween celebration an absent fueled night that became a bit hazy and then kind of scary when they attempted to use Jennifer's basement bathroom only to be told that the spirit of a little girl haunts the toilet nether Ben or Nico would lay eyes on this otherworldly Spirit but both were convinced that it exists and the feeling that something is always watching you inside this house almost never goes away while being interviewed on emy's red carpet Jennifer would reveal everyone tells me a story that they've had at my house because I have a big Halloween party they always say to me that they hear these ghost stories or somewhere else the party saw a ghost I've heard people say oh there was no sea captain sitting at the piano and I've had people say there was a little girl bouncing a ball down the stairs despite having spent much of the past 15 years living here Jennifer kulage has never seen a ghost for herself she wishes she had but she hadn't at least not yet then again with her recent performance in the popular Netflix series The Watcher in which she plays a real estate agent selling a mysterious and quite possibly haunted New York State home maybe her life will finally begin imitating her art all right guys that's going to bring this house tour to a close thanks so much for watching and before you head out ask yourselves this one question if you lived in a potentially haunted house would you try to live in harmony with the spirit or would you throw a seance in attempt to drive the ghostly presence out doing the former has worked out pretty well for Jennifer so far but let me know what you would do for yourselves in the comments down below otherwise like subscribe and turn on those notifications my name is k the Vampire Slayer follow me on Instagram to chat more and I'll see you all in another video bye a [Music]