Acting

Maria Thayer

Born 1975-10-30 · 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.

Credits

Newest first

Never Change!
as Ms. Jankey
2026
St. Denis Medical
as Carolyn
2024
ted
Co-Executive Producer
2024
Mulligan
as (voice)
2023
Mulligan
Writer
2023
Mulligan
Co-Executive Producer
2023
I've Got Issues
2020
Half Empty/Half Full
as Laura
2020
The Ride
as Dana
2020
A.P. Bio
as Molly
2018
Ghosted
as FBI Agent Shaker
2017
Table 19
as Kate Millner
2017
Those Who Can't
as Abbey Logan
2016
Superstore
as Hannah
2015
Difficult People
as Nicole
2015
Night of the Living Deb
as Deb Clarington
2015
Man Seeking Woman
as Maude Metzger
2015
Mulaney
as Amanda
2014
Gotham
as Scottie Mullens
2014
You're the Worst
as Sheila
2014
Pauline Alone
as Cat
2014
Eagleheart: Paradise Rising
as Susan "Susie" Wagner
2013
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
as Self
2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Jean Munhroe
2013
Maron
as Megan
2013
Family Tools
as Wendy Doyle
2013
The Mindy Project
as Courtney
2012
Men at Work
as Bridget
2012
Sensitive Man
as Friend
2012
Annie Claus Is Coming to Town
as Annie
2011
Let Go
as Beth
2011
New Girl
as Amelia
2011
Traffic Light
as Esme
2011
Eagleheart
as Susie Wagner
2011
Harry's Law
as Julie Cassidy
2011
The League
as Cheryl
2009
Cougar Town
as Riggs
2009
State of Play
as Sonia Baker
2009
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
as Wyoma
2008
Lipstick Jungle
as Cassidy
2008
30 Rock
as Jennifer Rogers
2006
Accepted
as Rory
2006
Strangers with Candy
as Tammi Littlenut
2006
Romancing the Bride
as Kimmy
2005
Hitch
as Lisa
2005
American Dad!
as Nun (voice)
2005
House
as Annie
2004
Arrested Development
as Tracey B.
2003
Miss Match
as Chelsea Greer
2003
Nip/Tuck
as Transplant Consultant
2003
Scratch
2003
Storytelling
as Ami
2001
Law & Order: Criminal Intent
as Claire Brody
2001
The Education of Max Bickford
2001
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
as Hope
1999
Strangers with Candy
as Tammi Littlenut
1999
Will & Grace
as Lila
1998