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Maria Thayer

Actor • Born 1975

Maria Thayer

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About

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.

Known for

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit posterLaw & Order: Special Victims UnitSeries • 1999American Dad! posterAmerican Dad!Series • 2005House posterHouseSeries • 2004Law & Order: Criminal Intent posterLaw & Order: Criminal IntentSeries • 2001Brooklyn Nine-Nine posterBrooklyn Nine-NineSeries • 2013Gotham posterGothamSeries • 201430 Rock poster30 RockSeries • 2006Will & Grace posterWill & GraceSeries • 1998New Girl posterNew GirlSeries • 2011The Mindy Project posterThe Mindy ProjectSeries • 2012Arrested Development posterArrested DevelopmentSeries • 2003Nip/Tuck posterNip/TuckSeries • 2003Superstore posterSuperstoreSeries • 2015The League posterThe LeagueSeries • 2009Cougar Town posterCougar TownSeries • 2009ted postertedSeries • 2024A.P. Bio posterA.P. BioSeries • 2018St. Denis Medical posterSt. Denis MedicalSeries • 2024Harry's Law posterHarry's LawSeries • 2011You're the Worst posterYou're the WorstSeries • 2014Mulligan posterMulliganSeries • 2023Difficult People posterDifficult PeopleSeries • 2015Maron posterMaronSeries • 2013Man Seeking Woman posterMan Seeking WomanSeries • 2015