Maria Thayer
Known for ActingBorn 1975-10-30Portland, 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
Hitch
2005 · as Lisa
Never Change!
2026 · as Ms. Jankey
Accepted
2006 · as Rory
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008 · as Wyoma
State of Play
2009 · as Sonia Baker
Table 19
2017 · as Kate Millner
Strangers with Candy
2006 · as Tammi Littlenut
Pauline Alone
2014 · as Cat
Storytelling
2001 · as Ami
Let Go
2011 · as Beth
Half Empty/Half Full
2020 · as Laura
Romancing the Bride
2005 · as Kimmy
Sensitive Man
2012 · as Friend
Annie Claus Is Coming to Town
2011 · as Annie
Night of the Living Deb
2015 · as Deb Clarington
I've Got Issues
2020
Eagleheart: Paradise Rising
2013 · as Susan "Susie" Wagner
The Ride
2020 · as Dana