
Maria Thayer
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.
Filmography

House
2004 · 8.6

Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 · 8.2

Ghosts
2021 · 8.1
Scratch
2003 · 8.0

Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · 8.0

Arrested Development
2003 · 7.9

Gotham
2014 · 7.6

Law & Order: Criminal Intent
2001 · 7.6

Superstore
2015 · 7.5

Harry's Law
2011 · 7.5

Strangers with Candy
1999 · 7.5

30 Rock
2006 · 7.5

New Girl
2011 · 7.4

The League
2009 · 7.4

You're the Worst
2014 · 7.4

Nip/Tuck
2003 · 7.2

American Dad!
2005 · 7.0

Maron
2013 · 7.0

Man Seeking Woman
2015 · 7.0

Traffic Light
2011 · 7.0

A.P. Bio
2018 · 6.9

Will & Grace
1998 · 6.9

State of Play
2009 · 6.8

St. Denis Medical
2024 · 6.8

Eagleheart
2011 · 6.8

Men at Work
2012 · 6.7

Miss Match
2003 · 6.6

Those Who Can't
2016 · 6.6

Hitch
2005 · 6.6

Forgetting Sarah Marshall
2008 · 6.5

Cougar Town
2009 · 6.5

Storytelling
2001 · 6.5

Accepted
2006 · 6.5

Ghosted
2017 · 6.4

The Mindy Project
2012 · 6.3

Annie Claus Is Coming to Town
2011 · 6.3

Difficult People
2015 · 6.2

Lipstick Jungle
2008 · 6.1

Never Change!
2026 · 6.0

Table 19
2017 · 5.9

Strangers with Candy
2006 · 5.7

Half Empty/Half Full
2020 · 5.5

Mulligan
2023 · 5.4

Night of the Living Deb
2015 · 5.3

Let Go
2011 · 5.0

Pauline Alone
2014 · 5.0

Family Tools
2013 · 4.9

Mulaney
2014 · 4.2

I've Got Issues
2020 · 4.2

The Education of Max Bickford
2001 · 4.0

Romancing the Bride
2005 · 3.0

Eagleheart: Paradise Rising
2013 · 0.0

The Ride
2020 · 0.0

Sensitive Man
2012 · 0.0