Maria Thayer
Acting
1975-10-30 · 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
TheatersNever Change!
2026 · Movie
St. Denis Medical
2024 · Series
Mulligan
2023 · Series
I've Got Issues
2020 · Movie
Half Empty/Half Full
2020 · Movie
The Ride
2020 · Movie
A.P. Bio
2018 · Series
Ghosted
2017 · Series
Table 19
2017 · Movie
Those Who Can't
2016 · Series
Superstore
2015 · Series
Difficult People
2015 · Series
Night of the Living Deb
2015 · Movie
Man Seeking Woman
2015 · Series
Mulaney
2014 · Series
Gotham
2014 · Series
You're the Worst
2014 · Series
Pauline Alone
2014 · Movie
Eagleheart: Paradise Rising
2013 · Movie
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013 · Series
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 · Series
Maron
2013 · Series
Family Tools
2013 · Series
The Mindy Project
2012 · Series
Men at Work
2012 · Series
Sensitive Man
2012 · Movie
Annie Claus Is Coming to Town
2011 · Movie
Let Go
2011 · Movie
New Girl
2011 · Series
Traffic Light
2011 · Series
Eagleheart
2011 · Series
Harry's Law
2011 · Series
The League
2009 · Series
Cougar Town
2009 · Series
State of Play
2009 · Movie
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008 · Movie
Lipstick Jungle
2008 · Series
30 Rock
2006 · Series
Accepted
2006 · Movie
Strangers with Candy
2006 · Movie
Romancing the Bride
2005 · Movie
Hitch
2005 · Movie
American Dad!
2005 · Series
House
2004 · Series
Arrested Development
2003 · Series
Miss Match
2003 · Series
Nip/Tuck
2003 · Series
Scratch
2003 · Movie
Storytelling
2001 · Movie
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · Series
The Education of Max Bickford
2001 · Series
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Series
Strangers with Candy
1999 · Series
Will & Grace
1998 · Series