Maria Thayer
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- 30 October 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.
Known for
Acting 21
- 2026Never Change! as Ms. Jankey
- 2020I've Got Issues
- 2020Half Empty/Half Full as Laura
- 2020The Ride as Dana
- 2017Table 19 as Kate Millner
- 2015Night of the Living Deb as Deb Clarington
- 2014Pauline Alone as Cat
- 2013Eagleheart: Paradise Rising as Susan "Susie" Wagner
- 2012Sensitive Man as Friend
- 2011Annie Claus Is Coming to Town as Annie
- 2011Let Go as Beth
- 2009State of Play as Sonia Baker
- 2008Forgetting Sarah Marshall as Wyoma
- 2006Accepted as Rory
- 2006Strangers with Candy as Tammi Littlenut
- 2005Romancing the Bride as Kimmy
- 2005Hitch as Lisa
- 2005American Dad! as Nun (voice) · 1 episode
- 2003Scratch
- 2001Storytelling as Ami
- 1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit as Hope · 1 episode