Known for

Acting

Born

Oct 30, 1975 (51 years old)

Place of birth

Portland, Oregon, USA

Maria Thayer

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.

Titles

House

Series • 2004

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Series • 1999

You're the Worst

Series • 2014

American Dad!

Series • 2005

Ghosts

Series • 2021

Law & Order: Criminal Intent

Series • 2001

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Series • 2013

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

Series • 2013

Gotham

Series • 2014

30 Rock

Series • 2006

New Girl

Series • 2011

Will & Grace

Series • 1998

Nip/Tuck

Series • 2003

Arrested Development

Series • 2003

Superstore

Series • 2015

The Mindy Project

Series • 2012

The League

Series • 2009

Cougar Town

Series • 2009

ted

Series • 2024

St. Denis Medical

Series • 2024

A.P. Bio

Series • 2018

Harry's Law

Series • 2011

Strangers with Candy

Series • 1999

Maron

Series • 2013

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Movie • 2008

Lipstick Jungle

Series • 2008

Man Seeking Woman

Series • 2015

Men at Work

Series • 2012

Mulligan

Series • 2023

Miss Match

Series • 2003