Acting
Maria Thayer
EN cinema · 19 credits
Born
30 October 1975 (age 51)
Birthplace
Portland, Oregon, USA
Also known as Μαρία Θάιερ
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
Filmography
Never Change!
as Ms. Jankey
Half Empty/Half Full
as Laura
The Ride
as Dana
Table 19
as Kate Millner
Night of the Living Deb
as Deb Clarington
Eagleheart: Paradise Rising
as Susan "Susie" Wagner
Sensitive Man
as Friend
Let Go
as Beth
State of Play
as Sonia Baker
Accepted
as Rory
Strangers with Candy
as Tammi Littlenut
Romancing the Bride
as Kimmy
Hitch
as Lisa
Storytelling
as Ami