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.

Most Famous Work

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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

(1999) Hope

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House

(2004) Annie

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Law & Order: Criminal Intent

(2001) Claire Brody

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State of Play

(2009) Sonia Baker

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2023	N/A	Mulligan 2023-05-12 TV Show
2020	N/A	I've Got Issues 2020-09-15 Movie
	Laura	Half Empty/Half Full 2020-09-04 Movie
	Dana	The Ride 2020-01-28 Movie
2018	Molly	A.P. Bio 2018-02-01 TV Show
2017	FBI Agent Shaker	Ghosted 2017-10-01 TV Show
	Kate Millner	Table 19 2017-03-03 Movie
2016	Abbey Logan	Those Who Can't 2016-02-11 TV Show
2015	Hannah	Superstore 2015-11-30 TV Show
	Deb Clarington	Night of the Living Deb 2015-05-30 Movie
	Maude Metzger	Man Seeking Woman 2015-01-14 TV Show
2014	Cat	Pauline Alone 2014-06-19 Movie
2013	Susan "Susie" Wagner	Eagleheart: Paradise Rising 2013-12-13 Movie
	Jean Munhroe	Brooklyn Nine-Nine 2013-09-17 TV Show
2011	Annie	Annie Claus Is Coming to Town 2011-12-10 Movie
	Beth	Let Go 2011-10-25 Movie
	Amelia	New Girl 2011-09-20 TV Show
	Susie Wagner	Eagleheart 2011-02-03 TV Show
2009	Cheryl	The League 2009-10-29 TV Show
	Sonia Baker	State of Play 2009-04-17 Movie
2008	Wyoma	Forgetting Sarah Marshall 2008-04-17 Movie
	N/A	Lipstick Jungle 2008-02-07 TV Show
2006	Jennifer Rogers	30 Rock 2006-10-11 TV Show
	Rory	Accepted 2006-08-18 Movie
	Tammi Littlenut	Strangers with Candy 2006-07-28 Movie
2005	Kimmy	Romancing The Bride 2005-12-03 Movie
	Lisa	Hitch 2005-02-11 Movie
	Nun (voice)	American Dad! 2005-02-06 TV Show
2004	Annie	House 2004-11-16 TV Show
2003	N/A	Miss Match 2003-09-26 TV Show
	N/A	Nip/Tuck 2003-07-22 TV Show
	N/A	Scratch 2003-04-13 Movie
2001	Ami	Storytelling 2001-11-08 Movie
	Claire Brody	Law & Order: Criminal Intent 2001-09-30 TV Show
	N/A	The Education of Max Bickford 2001-09-23 TV Show
1999	Hope	Law & Order: Special Victims Unit 1999-09-20 TV Show
	Tammi Littlenut	Strangers with Candy 1999-04-07 TV Show
1998	Lila	Will & Grace 1998-09-21 TV Show
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Production

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2023	Co-Executive Producer	Mulligan 2023-05-12 TV Show
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Writing

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2023	Writer	Mulligan 2023-05-12 TV Show
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