Maria Thayer

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Maria Thayer at the 2011 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Maria Christina Thayer

(1975-10-30) October 30, 1975 (age 49)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Alma mater Juilliard School
Occupation(s)Actress, comedian
Years active1999–present

Maria Christina Thayer (born October 30, 1975) is an American actress and comedian. [1] She first earned public recognition for her portrayal of Tammi Littlenut on the cult series Strangers with Candy in 1999. Thayer has also had supporting roles in the comedy films Hitch (2005), Accepted (2006), and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008). [1]

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She has appeared in numerous television series, including a lead role on the Adult Swim series Eagleheart (2011–2014), and a lead role as Abbey Logan on the comedy series Those Who Can't . She played the title role in the movie Night of the Living Deb .

Early life

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. [1] [2] [3] During her childhood, the family relocated to Apple Valley, Minnesota, where she attended Apple Valley High School and was a member of the award-winning forensics program and the National Forensic League, [4] as well as 1993 Homecoming Queen. [5] She studied acting at The Juilliard School in New York. [1]

Career

In 2005, Thayer appeared in Hitch with Will Smith and Eva Mendes.

In Forgetting Sarah Marshall , Thayer plays a woman on holiday with a new husband, played by Jack McBrayer. [6] Thayer and McBrayer reunited on an episode of 30 Rock in which she portrays Kenneth Parcell's blind, shallow love interest. [1] She also played Grace and Leo's daughter, Lila, in the series finale of Will & Grace (2006). [1] In 2009, she appeared in the film State of Play as Sonia Baker, the researcher and mistress of a congressman. [1]

Thayer stars in the Adult Swim comedy series Eagleheart , [6] which began airing on February 3, 2011, on Cartoon Network. [7] She appeared as Tracey Bluth in the fourth season of Arrested Development in flashback scenes. [8] In 2012, she was featured in the music video "Sensitive Man" by Nick Lowe. [9] [10]

In 2014, Thayer played the sudden wife of Forrest MacNeill (Andy Daly) on the Comedy Central show Review for the episode "Marry, Run, Party" of the first season.

Starting in 2015, she starred in the TruTV sitcom Those Who Can't as an incompetent teacher at a Denver high school, alongside Ben Roy, Adam Cayton-Holland and Andrew Orvedahl (The Grawlix).

Personal life

Thayer was previously engaged to actor David Harbour. [11]

Filmography

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999KimberlyLouise
2001 Storytelling AmySegment: "Fiction"
2001ScratchShort film [12]
2005 Strangers with Candy Tamela "Tammi" Littlenut
2005 Hitch Lisa
2006 Accepted Rory Thayer
2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall Wyoma
2009 State of Play Sonia Baker
2011 Let Go Beth
2015 Night of the Living Deb Deborah Clarington
2017 Table 19 Infamous Kate Milner

Television

YearTitleRoleNotes
1999–2000 Strangers with Candy Tamela "Tammi" Littlenut14 episodes
2001 Big Apple Rosemary3 episodes
2001 The Education of Max Bickford TinaEpisode: "Herding Cats"
2003 Miss Match Chelsea GreerEpisode: "Pilot"
2003 Law & Order: Criminal Intent Claire BrodyEpisode: "A Murderer Among Us"
2004 Comedy Lab JillEpisode: "12:21"
2005 Romancing the Bride KimmyTelevision film
2006 Will & Grace LailaEpisode: "The Finale"
2006 The Colbert Report Jenny (voice)Episode: "Will Power"
2006 Nip/Tuck Transplant ConsultantEpisode: "Burt Landau"
2006 Law & Order: Special Victims Unit HopeEpisode: "Infiltrated"
2008 Lipstick Jungle Cassidy3 episodes
2009 30 Rock Jennifer RogersEpisode: "St. Valentine's Day"
2009 House AnnieEpisode: "Both Sides Now"
2010 Important Things with Demetri Martin EdithEpisode: "Strategy"
2010Our ShowTelevision film
2011 Traffic Light EsmeEpisode: "Credit Balance"
2011 Harry's Law Julie CassidyEpisode: "Purple Hearts"
2011Annie Claus is Coming to TownAnnie [13]
2011–2014 Eagleheart Susie Wagner24 episodes
2012 Louie Rental Car LadyEpisode: "Dad"
2012 New Girl AmeliaEpisode: "Halloween"
2013 Cougar Town Lisa Riggs3 episodes [14]
2013 Portlandia Episode: "Nina's Birthday" [6]
2013 Family Tools Wendy DoyleEpisode: "Now You See Me, Now You Don't" [15]
2013 Maron MeganEpisode: "Dominatrix" [16]
2013 Arrested Development Tracey BluthEpisode: "It Gets Better"
2014 Review ElizaEpisode: "Marry; Run; Party"
2014 American Dad! Nun (voice)Episode: "Cock of the Sleepwalk"
2014 Dads MariaEpisode: "Baby Face"
2014 Men at Work BridgetEpisode: "Molly"
2014–2016 Comedy Bang! Bang! Monica Dubinsky / Marissa Price4 episodes
2014 Mulaney The DoulaEpisode: "The Doula"
2014 The League Cheryl2 episodes
2015 Man Seeking Woman MaudeEpisode: "Dram"
2015 Kroll Show Duchess TinaEpisode: "The Time of My Life"
2015 Difficult People NicoleEpisode: "The Courage of a Soldier"
2015 Gotham Scottie Mullen2 episodes
2015 Married KristiEpisode: "Gymnastics"
2016-2019 Those Who Can't Abbey Logan3 seasons
2016 The Mindy Project Courtney3 episodes
2017 The Catch GretchenEpisode: "The Knock-Off"
2017 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Jean MunhroeEpisode: "The Venue"
2018 Robot Chicken Julia Child, Helen, Woman (voice)Episode: "Why Is It Wet?"
2020 Robot Chicken Rita Repulsa, Jeffrey's Mom, Bird (voice)Episode: "Sundancer Craig in: 30% of the Way to Crying"
2020 A.P. Bio MollyEpisode: "Get Hoppy”
2021 Superstore Hannah4 episodes

Music videos

YearArtistTitleRole
2011 Hospitality "Friends of Friends" [17] Friend in Glasses
2012 Nick Lowe "Sensitive Man" [10] Girlfriend

Stage

YearTitleRoleNotes
2002Necessary TargetsNunaVariety Arts Theatre
2002EndpapersSara MaynardVariety Arts Theatre
2012UnscreenedStranger in the Park Elephant Theatre Company [18]
2013 Love's Labour's Lost Rosaline Delacorte Theater [19]

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  2. ↑ Turnquist, Kristi (February 11, 2016). "TV's Maria Thayer: From a bee farm in Boring to the new sitcom, 'Those Who Can't'". The Oregonian. Oregon Live. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  3. ↑ In a 2016 interview with The Oregonian, Thayer states that she was born "in the hospital"—there is no hospital in Boring, and the nearest hospitals are in Multnomah County, Portland. Additionally, in a 2014 interview while on the set of Night of the Living Deb, she states "I'm from Portland, Oregon."
  4. ↑ "Alumni Spotlight - Maria Thayer". Apple Valley High School Forensics. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013. Actress Maria Thayer (Accepted, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) was honored at a Nationals Award banquet recognizing her success both during and beyond her NFL career.
  5. ↑ Jesse Thorn and Jordan Morris (December 12, 2011). "Jordan, Jesse, Go! Episode 203: Bone Manor with Maria Thayer" (Podcast). Maximum Fun. 45:45 minutes in. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
  6. 1 2 3 Abby Schreiber (January 3, 2013). "Our Guide To All the Celebrity Cameos on Portlandia's Third Season". Paper . Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013. Mike O'Brien and actress Maria Thayer (who plays Susie on Adult Swim's Walker, Texas Ranger spoof Eagleheart and Jack McBrayer's amorous wife in Forgetting Sarah Marshall) will play a young couple who are prepared to go into debt in order to attend an outlandish birthday party
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  13. ↑ Troy Anderson (November 7, 2012). "Annie Claus is Coming to Town". Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved June 10, 2013.
  14. ↑ Ssndra Gonzalez (March 9, 2013). "Cougar Town sneak peek: Sparks fly for Bobby on the dodgeball court -- Exclusive Video". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on December 11, 2013. Retrieved June 12, 2013.
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