Maria Thayer

Maria Thayer

Birthday: 1975-10-30

Place of Birth: Portland, Oregon, USA

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.

Movies

Accepted
Accepted

A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institutio...

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Forgetting Sarah Marshall
Forgetting Sarah Marshall

When actress Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's...

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Strangers with Candy
Strangers with Candy

A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year old ex-junkie, ex-con ...

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Storytelling
Storytelling

College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil...

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Annie Claus Is Coming to Town
Annie Claus Is Coming to Town

This year, Santa’s daughter takes her first trip away from the North Pole during the Christmas seaso...

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Eagleheart: Paradise Rising
Eagleheart: Paradise Rising

Chris Monsanto, disgraced Marshal turned fugitive from justice, goes on a journey of both heart and ...

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Let Go
Let Go

Walter Dishman, a married and melancholy parole officer, deals with three eccentric ex-convicts who ...

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Romancing the Bride
Romancing the Bride

One day before she is set to exchange vows with the man of her dreams, a flustered bride-to-be wakes...

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Night of the Living Deb
Night of the Living Deb

After a one night stand Deb wakes up in the middle of a zombie apocalypse....

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Table 19
Table 19

Eloise, having been relieved of maid of honor duties after being unceremoniously dumped by the best ...

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Pauline Alone
Pauline Alone

A woman tries to connect with people she's never met....

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Hitch
Hitch

Dating coach Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens mentors a bumbling client, Albert, who hopes to win the heart of ...

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State of Play
State of Play

When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case inv...

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Scratch
Scratch

An all-American girl from the Midwest arrives in Manhattan with the intention of visiting her aunt. ...

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I've Got Issues
I've Got Issues

Human lives grappling with all the flavors of exstential despair intersect in a deadpan collage of c...

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Half Empty/Half Full
Half Empty/Half Full

Four friends reunite for a dinner to catch up on each other's lives. As the night progresses, it dev...

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The Ride
The Ride

Wayne, a 40-year-old rideshare driver and spiritual coach, recently moved back in with his mom. He d...

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Sensitive Man
Sensitive Man

Follow a man as he goes to Sensitivity Training....

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Never Change!
Never Change!

In 2005, the graduating class of North Meadows High School had their senior year cut short due to a ...

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