
Maria Thayer
Acting
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.
Known for

Accepted
2006 · Movie

Hitch
2005 · Movie

Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008 · Movie

State of Play
2009 · Movie

Table 19
2017 · Movie

Storytelling
2001 · Movie

Annie Claus Is Coming to Town
2011 · Movie

Strangers with Candy
2006 · Movie

Let Go
2011 · Movie

Night of the Living Deb
2015 · Movie

Pauline Alone
2014 · Movie

I've Got Issues
2020 · Movie

Half Empty/Half Full
2020 · Movie

Romancing the Bride
2005 · Movie

Eagleheart: Paradise Rising
2013 · Movie

The Ride
2020 · Movie

Sensitive Man
2012 · Movie