Maria Thayer
Acting
Born October 30, 1975, Portland, Oregon, USA
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
- 2026Never Change! — Ms. Jankey
- St. Denis Medical — Carolyn
- Mulligan — (voice), Writer, Co-Executive Producer
- 2020Half Empty/Half Full — Laura
- 2020I've Got Issues
- 2020The Ride — Dana
- A.P. Bio — Molly
- Ghosted — FBI Agent Shaker
- 2017Table 19 — Kate Millner
- Those Who Can't — Abbey Logan
- Difficult People — Nicole
- Man Seeking Woman — Maude Metzger
- 2015Night of the Living Deb — Deb Clarington
- Superstore — Hannah
- Gotham — Scottie Mullens
- Mulaney — Amanda
- 2014Pauline Alone — Cat
- You're the Worst — Sheila
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine — Jean Munhroe
- 2013Eagleheart: Paradise Rising — Susan "Susie" Wagner
- Family Tools — Wendy Doyle
- Maron — Megan
- Men at Work — Bridget
- 2012Sensitive Man — Friend
- The Mindy Project — Courtney
- 2011Annie Claus Is Coming to Town — Annie
- Eagleheart — Susie Wagner
- Harry's Law — Julie Cassidy
- 2011Let Go — Beth
- New Girl — Amelia
- Traffic Light — Esme
- Cougar Town — Riggs
- 2009State of Play — Sonia Baker
- The League — Cheryl
- 2008Forgetting Sarah Marshall — Wyoma
- Lipstick Jungle — Cassidy
- 30 Rock — Jennifer Rogers
- 2006Accepted — Rory
- 2006Strangers with Candy — Tammi Littlenut
- American Dad! — Nun (voice)
- 2005Hitch — Lisa
- 2005Romancing the Bride — Kimmy
- House — Annie
- Arrested Development — Tracey B.
- Miss Match — Chelsea Greer
- Nip/Tuck — Transplant Consultant
- 2003Scratch
- Law & Order: Criminal Intent — Claire Brody
- 2001Storytelling — Ami
- The Education of Max Bickford
- Law & Order: Special Victims Unit — Hope
- Strangers with Candy — Tammi Littlenut
- Will & Grace — Lila