Maria Thayer

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

51

Gender

Female

Birthday

1975-10-30 (50 years old)

Place of Birth

Portland, Oregon, USA

Maria Thayer

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.

Known For

  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

  • House

    House

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine

    Brooklyn Nine-Nine

  • New Girl

    New Girl

  • Gotham

    Gotham

  • 30 Rock

    30 Rock

  • Law & Order: Criminal Intent

    Law & Order: Criminal Intent

  • Will & Grace

    Will & Grace

  • Nip/Tuck

    Nip/Tuck

  • Superstore

    Superstore

  • Arrested Development

    Arrested Development

  • Cougar Town

    Cougar Town

  • The Mindy Project

    The Mindy Project

  • The League

    The League

  • A.P. Bio

    A.P. Bio

  • @midnight with Chris Hardwick

    @midnight with Chris Hardwick

  • You're the Worst

    You're the Worst

  • Hitch

    Hitch

  • Harry's Law

    Harry's Law

  • Forgetting Sarah Marshall

    Forgetting Sarah Marshall

  • Difficult People

    Difficult People

  • Man Seeking Woman

    Man Seeking Woman

  • Accepted

    Accepted

  • State of Play

    State of Play

  • Mulligan

    Mulligan

  • Men At Work

    Men At Work

  • Strangers with Candy

    Strangers with Candy

  • Lipstick Jungle

    Lipstick Jungle

  • Pauline Alone

    Pauline Alone

  • Ghosted

    Ghosted

  • Never Change!

    Never Change!

  • Eagleheart

    Eagleheart

  • The Ride

    The Ride

  • Storytelling

    Storytelling

  • Scratch

    Scratch

  • Miss Match

    Miss Match

  • The Education of Max Bickford

    The Education of Max Bickford

  • Mulaney

    Mulaney

  • Those Who Can't

    Those Who Can't

  • Night of the Living Deb

    Night of the Living Deb

  • Table 19

    Table 19

  • Annie Claus Is Coming to Town

    Annie Claus Is Coming to Town

  • Eagleheart: Paradise Rising

    Eagleheart: Paradise Rising

  • Strangers with Candy

    Strangers with Candy

  • Romancing the Bride

    Romancing the Bride

  • Family Tools

    Family Tools

  • I've Got Issues

    I've Got Issues

  • Sensitive Man

    Sensitive Man

  • Half Empty/Half Full

    Half Empty/Half Full

  • Let Go

    Let Go