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{{short description|American actress and singer (born 1976)|bot=PearBOT 5}}

'''Jessica Cauffiel''' (born [[March 30]], [[1976]]) is an [[United States|American]] film and television actress.

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'''Jessica Cauffiel''' (born March 30, 1976) is an American actress and singer. She is best known for her roles as Margot in ''[[Legally Blonde]]'' (2001) & ''[[Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde]]'' (2003)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Diaz |first=Adriana |date=2021-07-09 |title='Legally Blonde' cast secrets 20 years after iconic film |url=https://nypost.com/2021/07/09/legally-blonde-cast-secrets-20-years-after-iconic-film/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |language=en-US}}</ref> and Tori in ''[[White Chicks]]'' (2004) and her roles in the slasher films ''[[Urban Legends: Final Cut]]'' (2000),<ref>{{Cite web |last=Koehler |first=Robert |date=2000-09-22 |title=Urban Legends: Final Cut |url=https://variety.com/2000/film/reviews/urban-legends-final-cut-1200464148/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> ''[[Valentine (film)|Valentine]]'' (2001) and ''[[The World's Fastest Indian]]'' (2005).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Movie Review: The World's Fastest Indian |url=https://www.austinchronicle.com/events/film/2006-02-03/the-worlds-fastest-indian/ |access-date=2025-03-22 |website=www.austinchronicle.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early lifeCareer==

Cauffiel was born in [[Detroit, Michigan]]; her father, Lowell Cauffiel, is a [[True crime (genre)|true crime]] author and [[documentary film]] producer. She received a "Bachelor of [[Fine Arts]] degree" in [[Musical Theatre]] at the [[University of Michigan]].

===Acting career===

Cauffiel began her career in [[New York City|New York]], where she appeared in various Off-Broadway and regional theater productions. Her credits include ''1001 Nights'', ''City of Angels'', ''Antigone'', ''Assassins'', ''Cowboy Mouth'', ''Cabaret'', ''A Midsummer Night's Dream'', ''Company'', ''Baby'', ''Music Man'', ''Shoppers Carried by Escalators'', and ''Grand Hotel''.{{Citation needed |date=September 2024}}

Cauffiel's first film role was a supporting part in the [[1999 in film|1999]] remake of the "The Out-of-Towners". In [[2000 in film|2000]], she appeared in minor roles in both ''[[Road Trip]]'' and ''[[Urban Legends: Final Cut]]'', and played one of the main characters in the [[2001 in film|2001]] horror film, ''[[Valentine (film)|Valentine]]''. Cauffiel subsequently appeared in several more films aimed at a teenage audience, including both ''[[Legally Blonde]]'' films and the [[2004 in film|2004]] comedy, ''[[White Chicks]]''.

Cauffiel made her film debut in the 1999 remake of ''[[The Out-of-Towners (1999 film)|The Out-of-Towners]]'' and her television debut on ''[[Law & Order]]''. That same year, she appeared as Kit on the sitcom ''[[Frasier]]''. In 2000, she starred in the comedy ''[[Road Trip (2000 film)|Road Trip]]'' and ''[[Urban Legends: Final Cut]]''. She played a lead role in the 2001 film ''[[Valentine (film)|Valentine]]''. The same year, she was featured in Maxim magazine and its online Girls of Maxim gallery.{{Citation needed|date=September 2024}} She co-starred in the independent romantic comedy ''[[You Stupid Man]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=You Stupid Man |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/you-stupid-man/cast/2030014757/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> Cauffiel later appeared in ''[[Legally Blonde]]'', ''[[Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde]]'', and the 2004 comedy ''[[White Chicks]]''.

==Music career==

Cauffiel is a trained singer, and has studied for over 14 years in the Western Classical, [[Musical Theatre]], [[Jazz]], [[Pop music|Pop]], [[Blues]], and Eastern Devotional vocal mediums. She and reknowned [[Bollywood]] percussionist and composer Sivamani, with whom she is currently writing an album, performed live in [[Dharamsala]], India for the 14th [[Dalai Lama]] and approximately 20,000 other monks and visitors from around the world, on the occasion of the March 10th, 2004 anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day. She also sang on the World Music Grammy finalist album, "Shanti", by Snatam Kaur Khalsa.

She appeared in featured roles in [[Stuck on You (film)|''Stuck on You'']] and [[Guess Who (film)|''Guess Who'']]. In 2005, she co-starred in the [[Burt Munro]] biopic ''[[The World's Fastest Indian]]''. She then had a supporting role in the 2006 film adaptation of [[Carl Hiaasen]]'s novel [[Hoot (novel)|''Hoot'']], playing both a young actress and the elderly pancake maker Mother Paula. From 2006 to 2007, she had a recurring role on the [[NBC]] series ''[[My Name Is Earl]]''.

==Private life==

Cauffiel often travels to [[India]] and speaks [[Hindi]]. She is active in several non-profit [[Non-governmental organization]]s that serve to bring inter-faith harmony amongst the many cultures and spiritual orientations of the world.

Following a nearly two-year break from acting, Cauffiel was cast as Amy Clayton, a former Olympic figure skater who agrees to coach a teenage girl, in the [[Hallmark Channel]] television film ''Ice Dreams''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Ice Dreams |url=https://www.tvguide.com/movies/ice-dreams/cast/2000064071/ |access-date=2024-03-28 |website=TVGuide.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2009, Cauffiel produced and starred in the comedic film short ''Bed Ridden.<ref>http://www.bedriddenland.com {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090130121016/http://bedriddenland.com/|date=2009-01-30}}</ref>'' The film was written and produced by her father, with proceeds from the film donated to The Clare Foundation to support drug and alcohol recovery programs.<ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0LUzStvKTs |title=Jessica Cauffiel INTERVIEW at BED RIDDEN Premiere April 25, 2009 |language=en |access-date=2024-03-28 |via=www.youtube.com}}</ref>

Cauffiel is a certified [[Kundalini]] [[Yoga]] instructor.

===Music===

==Selected filmography==

Cauffiel performed live in [[Dharamshala|Dharamshala, India]], and contributed to the album ''Shanti'' by [[Snatam Kaur]] and ''Grateful Ganesh'' by Guruganesh Singh Khalsa.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Camarena |first=Alexis |date=2022-07-13 |title='Legally Blonde' Cast: Where Are They Now? |url=https://www.usmagazine.com/entertainment/pictures/legally-blonde-cast-where-are-they-now/ |access-date=2022-07-31 |website=Us Weekly |language=en-US}}</ref>

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== Filmography ==

| '''Year''' || '''Title''' || '''Role''' || '''Other notes'''

=== Film ===

{| class="wikitable sortable"

|-

! Year

| [[2001 in film|2001]] || ''[[Legally Blonde]]'' || Margot ||

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

|-

|1999

| [[2001 in film|2001]] || ''[[Valentine (film)|Valentine]]'' || Lily Voight ||

|''{{sortname|The|Out-of-Towners|The Out-of-Towners (1999 film)}}''

|Susan Clark

|

|-

|2000

|''[[Road Trip (2000 film)|Road Trip]]''

|Wrong Tiffany

|

|-

|2000

|''[[Urban Legends: Final Cut]]''

|Sandra Petruzzi

|

|-

|2001

|''[[Valentine (film)|Valentine]]''

|Lily Voight

|

|-

|2001

|''[[Legally Blonde]]''

|Margot

|

|-

|2002

|''[[You Stupid Man]]''

|Diane

|

|-

|2003

|''[[Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde]]''

|Margot

|

|-

|2003

|''[[Stuck on You (film)|Stuck on You]]''

|Debbie

|

|-

|2004

|''[[D.E.B.S. (2004 film)|D.E.B.S.]]''

|Ninotchka

|

|-

|2004

|''[[White Chicks]]''

|Tori

|

|-

|2005

|''[[Guess Who (film)|Guess Who]]''

|Polly

|

|-

|2005

|''{{sortname|The|World's Fastest Indian}}''

|Wendy

|

|-

|2006

|''[[Hoot (film)|Hoot]]''

|Kimberly

|

|-

|2009

|''Bed Ridden''

|Kai

|Short film; also co-producer

|-

|2011

|''The Original Mind''

|N/A

|Documentary; producer<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kirsten |first=Krystal |title="The Original Mind" Movie |url=https://honshinfineart.com/?page_id=155 |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Honshin Fine Art |language=en-US}}</ref>

|-

|2018

|''Master''

|N/A

|Documentary; writer/producer<ref>{{Cite web |title=THE FILMMAKERS |url=http://www.masterthemovie.com/the-filmmakers.html |access-date=2025-04-27 |website=Master |language=en}}</ref>

|-

|TBA

|''[[Legally Blonde 3]]''

|Margot

|Pre-production

|}

=== Television ===

==External links==

{| class="wikitable sortable"

*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004814/ Cauffiel] at the [[IMDB]]

|-

! Year

! Title

! Role

! class="unsortable" | Notes

|-

|1998

|''[[Law & Order]]''

|Cashier

|Episode: "Bait"

|-

|1999

|''[[Frasier]]''

|Kit

|Episodes: "Shutout in Seattle: Part 1", "Shutout in Seattle: Part 2"

|-

|2002–2003

|''{{sortname|The|Drew Carey Show}}''

|Milan

|Recurring role, 6 episodes

|-

|2005

|''[[Cuts (TV series)|Cuts]]''

|Missy Drubman

|Episode: "Keeping It Real"

|-

|2006–2007

|''[[My Name Is Earl]]''

|Tatiana

|Episodes: "O Karma, Where Art Thou?", "Very Bad Things", "Buried Treasure"

|-

|2009

|''Ice Dreams''

|Amy Clayton

|[[Hallmark Channel]] television film

|}

==References==

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== External links ==

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