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Maria Thayer

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Maria Thayer
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I've Got Issues (2019)
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Thayer was born in Portland, Oregon, and spent her early life in the small town of Boring, east of Portland, where her parents owned a bee farm. During her childhood, the family relocated to Minnesota, where she attended Apple Valley High School in Apple Valley, Minnesota, and was a member of the award-winning forensics program and the National Forensic League, as well as Homecoming Queen. She studied acting at The Juilliard School in New York.

Maria Christina Thayer is an American actress and comedian. She first earned public recognition for her portrayal of Tammi Littlenut on the cult series Strangers with Candy (1999) in 1999. Thayer has also had supporting roles in the comedy films Hitch (2005) (2005), Accepted (2006) (2006), and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008) where she plays a woman on holiday with a new husband, played by Jack McBrayer (2008). In 2009, she appeared in the film State of Play (2009) as Sonia Baker, the researcher and mistress of a congressman.

She has appeared in numerous television series, including a lead role on the Adult Swim series Eagleheart (2011) (2011-2014), and a lead role as Abbey Logan on the comedy series . She played the title role in the movie, Night of the Living Deb (2015). Starting in 2015, she starred in the TruTV sitcom Those Who Can't (2016) as an incompetent teacher at a Denver high school.
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Maria Thayer, Ben Roy, Adam Cayton-Holland, and Andrew Orvedahl in Those Who Can't (2016)
Maria Thayer in Those Who Can't (2016)
Chris Elliott and Maria Thayer in Eagleheart (2011)
Tracy Morgan, Maria Thayer, and Jack McBrayer in 30 Rock (2006)
Maria Thayer in Eagleheart (2011)
Maria Thayer in Those Who Can't (2016)
Maria Thayer and Ben Feldman in Perfect Store (2021)
Maria Thayer and Ben Feldman in Lowell Anderson (2021)
Maria Thayer and Ben Feldman in Deep Cleaning (2021)
Maria Thayer and Ben Feldman in Deep Cleaning (2021)
Maria Thayer and Ben Feldman in Deep Cleaning (2021)
Maria Thayer and Ben Feldman in Depositions (2021)

Known for

Lewis Black, Mark Derwin, Jeremy Howard, Blake Lively, Justin Long, Maria Thayer, Joe Hursley, Columbus Short, Jonah Hill, and Adam Herschman in Accepted (2006)
Accepted
6.4
  • Rory Thayer
  • 2006
Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck, Helen Mirren, and Rachel McAdams in State of Play (2009)
State of Play
7.1
  • Sonia Baker
  • 2009
Jason Segel in Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
7.1
  • Wyoma
  • 2008
Will Smith in Hitch (2005)
Hitch
6.6
  • Lisa
  • 2005

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Actress

  • Wild Life
    • Pre-production
  • Mark McKinney, America Ferrera, Ben Feldman, Colton Dunn, Lauren Ash, Kaliko Kauahi, Nichole Sakura, and Nico Santos in Superstore (2015)
    Superstore
  • Soleil Moon Frye in Punky Brewster (2021)
    Punky Brewster
  • Patton Oswalt in A.P. Bio (2018)
    A.P. Bio
  • Robot Chicken (2001)
    Robot Chicken
    • (voice) ...
  • The Ride (2020)
    The Ride
  • I've Got Issues (2019)
    I've Got Issues
  • Those Who Can't (2016)
    Those Who Can't
  • You're the Worst (2014)
    You're the Worst
  • Maria Thayer, Stark Sands, Mia Barron, and Andy Gershenzon in Half Empty/Half Full (2018)
    Half Empty/Half Full
  • Adam Scott and Craig Robinson in Ghosted (2017)
    Ghosted
  • Dirk Blocker, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Joe Lo Truglio, Joel McKinnon Miller, Andy Samberg, and Stephanie Beatriz in Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
    Brooklyn Nine-Nine
  • Mireille Enos and Peter Krause in The Catch (2016)
    The Catch
  • Table 19 (2017)
    Table 19
  • Comedy Bang! Bang! (2012)
    Comedy Bang! Bang!
  • Mindy Kaling in The Mindy Project (2012)
    The Mindy Project

Producer

  • Travis Coles, Kimiko Glenn, and Liza Koshy in Liza on Demand (2018)
    Liza on Demand

Writer

  • Travis Coles, Kimiko Glenn, and Liza Koshy in Liza on Demand (2018)
    Liza on Demand

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I've Got Issues
Trailer 2:01
I've Got Issues
Night of the Living Deb
Trailer 2:32
Night of the Living Deb
Accepted
Trailer 0:33
Accepted
Annie Claus is Coming to Town
Trailer 0:31
Annie Claus is Coming to Town
Storytelling
Trailer 1:46
Storytelling
Storytelling
Trailer 1:46
Storytelling
Those Who Can't
Trailer 0:19
Those Who Can't
Those Who Can't: Season 3
Trailer 3:15
Those Who Can't: Season 3
Those Who Can't
Trailer 1:13
Those Who Can't

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    • October 30
    • Boring, Oregon, USA
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    TV commercial: Caller ID phone service.
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    Graduate of Juilliard.
  • Quotes
    I mostly, for someone who makes a lot of their living in comedy - and even for someone who doesn't make their living in comedy - I don't watch a lot of comedy.

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