Maria Thayer
Acting
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.
Movies
Accepted
2006
Hitch
2005
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008
State of Play
2009
The Ride
2020
I've Got Issues
2020
Pauline Alone
2014
Table 19
2017
Romancing the Bride
2005
Storytelling
2001
Night of the Living Deb
2015
Strangers with Candy
2006
Let Go
2011
Eagleheart: Paradise Rising
2013
Sensitive Man
2012
Annie Claus Is Coming to Town
2011
Half Empty/Half Full
2020
TV Shows
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999
House
2004
American Dad!
2005
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
Gotham
2014
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001
New Girl
2011
30 Rock
2006
Arrested Development
2003
Nip/Tuck
2003
Superstore
2015
Will & Grace
1998
Cougar Town
2009
The Mindy Project
2012
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
The League
2009
A.P. Bio
2018
St. Denis Medical
2024
Harry's Law
2011
Mulligan
2023