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.
Filmography43 titles
House
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Arrested Development
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
Superstore
Gotham
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
Strangers with Candy
30 Rock
You're the Worst
New Girl
The League
Nip/Tuck
Maron
Man Seeking Woman
American Dad!
A.P. Bio
Eagleheart
Will & Grace
Traffic Light
State of Play
St. Denis Medical
Men at Work
Hitch
Cougar Town
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Storytelling
Those Who Can't
Accepted
Ghosted
Difficult People
Annie Claus Is Coming to Town
The Mindy Project
Lipstick Jungle
Table 19
Strangers with Candy
Mulligan
Night of the Living Deb
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
Let Go
Family Tools
I've Got Issues
Half Empty/Half Full