
Kaitlin Olson
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Kaitlin Willow Olson McElhenney (born August 18, 1975) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She began her career in The Sunday Company at the Groundlings, an improvisational theatre and school in Los Angeles, California. She had minor roles in several television series before being cast as Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds on the long-running FX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present). Olson starred as Mackenzie "Micky" Murphy in the Fox comedy series The Mick (2017–2018) and as Cricket Melfi in the Quibi comedy series Flipped (2020), which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. She has also appeared in films including Leap Year (2010), The Heat (2013), Vacation (2015), Finding Dory (2016), and Arizona (2018). She has been married to actor Rob McElhenney, her co-star on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, since 2008.
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Finding Dory (2016)
as Destiny (voice)

The Heat (2013)
as Tatiana

Incoming (2024)
as Ms. Nielsen

Vacation (2015)
as Arizona Cop

Coyote Ugly (2000)
as Bidding Customer

Escape from Planet Earth (2013)
as 3D Movie Girl (voice)

Leap Year (2010)
as Libby

Champions (2023)
as Alex

It's a Wonderful Binge (2022)
as Mayor Spengler

Weather Girl (2009)
as Sherry

Marine Life Interviews (2016)
as Destiny (voice)

The Nightman Cometh: Live (2009)
as Dee Reynolds

A Very Sunny Christmas (2009)
as Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds

Arizona (2018)
as Vicki

Held Up (2010)
as Rocky 2
PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration! (2025)
as Self

A Tribute to Ryan Dunn (2011)
as Self

Eyes to Heaven (2000)
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