Maria Thayer

Actress

Born: October 30, 1975 (50 years old)

Place of birth: Portland, Oregon, USA

Biography

Maria Thayer (born October 30, 1975, in Portland, Oregon) is an American actress and comedian. She studied acting at the Juilliard School in New York and first rose to prominence in 1999 as Tammi Littlenut on the Comedy Central series Strangers With Candy. Thayer garnered supporting roles in the comedy films Hitch, Accepted, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, as well as numerous television series, including Will & Grace, Nip/Tuck, 30 Rock, House, New Girl, Portlandia, Arrested Development, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the Adult Swim series Eagleheart and Robot Chicken. She also played the lead role of Abbey Logan on the comedy series Those Who Can't and the title role in the horror comedy film Night of the Living Deb.

Filmography (42)

• House (2004, ★ 8.6)
• Strangers with Candy (1999, ★ 7.5)
• Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1999, ★ 7.9)
• Superstore (2015, ★ 7.6)
• 30 Rock (2006, ★ 7.5)
• Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001, ★ 7.6)
• New Girl (2011, ★ 7.4)
• You're the Worst (2014, ★ 7.4)
• Gotham (2014, ★ 7.6)
• Arrested Development (2003, ★ 7.9)
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013, ★ 8.2)
• Accepted (2006, ★ 6.4)
• Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008, ★ 6.5)
• Storytelling (2001, ★ 6.5)
• The League (2009, ★ 7.3)
• Harry's Law (2011, ★ 7.3)
• Strangers with Candy (2006, ★ 5.6)
• Annie Claus Is Coming to Town (2011, ★ 6.3)
• Will & Grace (1998, ★ 6.9)
• Table 19 (2017, ★ 5.9)
• Hitch (2005, ★ 6.6)
• State of Play (2009, ★ 6.8)
• Miss Match (2003, ★ 6.6)
• A.P. Bio (2018, ★ 6.9)
• Nip/Tuck (2003, ★ 7.2)
• Lipstick Jungle (2008, ★ 6.1)
• Man Seeking Woman (2015, ★ 7)
• Eagleheart (2011, ★ 6.9)
• Men at Work (2012, ★ 6.6)
• Night of the Living Deb (2015, ★ 5.3)