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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.

Movies with Maria Thayer

• State of Play (2009) — Sonia Baker
• Hitch (2005) — Lisa
• Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) — Wyoma
• Accepted (2006) — Rory
• Table 19 (2017) — Kate Millner
• Never Change! (2026) — Ms. Jankey
• Storytelling (2001) — Ami
• Night of the Living Deb (2015) — Deb Clarington
• Annie Claus Is Coming to Town (2011) — Annie
• Let Go (2011) — Beth
• Strangers with Candy (2006) — Tammi Littlenut
• Eagleheart: Paradise Rising (2013) — Susan "Susie" Wagner

TV shows with Maria Thayer

• Strangers with Candy (1999) — Tammi Littlenut
• Eagleheart (2011) — Susie Wagner
• Those Who Can't (2016) — Abbey Logan