Maria Thayer
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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
Credits
Never Change! (2026)
as Ms. Jankey
Hitch (2005)
as Lisa
Accepted (2006)
as Rory
Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
as Wyoma
State of Play (2009)
as Sonia Baker
Table 19 (2017)
as Kate Millner
Storytelling (2001)
as Ami
Strangers with Candy (2006)
as Tammi Littlenut
Let Go (2011)
as Beth
Eagleheart: Paradise Rising (2013)
as Susan "Susie" Wagner
The Ride (2020)
as Dana
Romancing the Bride (2005)
as Kimmy
Night of the Living Deb (2015)
as Deb Clarington
Pauline Alone (2014)
as Cat
Annie Claus Is Coming to Town (2011)
as Annie
Half Empty/Half Full (2020)
as Laura
I've Got Issues (2020)
Actor
Scratch (2003)
Actor
Sensitive Man (2012)
as Friend