Maria Thayer

Maria Thayer

1975-10-30 Portland, Oregon, USA 17 Credits

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 ...

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I've Got Issues

I've Got Issues

2020

4.2
Acting

Human lives grappling with all the flavors of exstential despair intersect in a deadpan collage of comic suffering.

Half Empty/Half Full

Half Empty/Half Full

2020

as Laura

4.5
Acting

Four friends reunite for a dinner to catch up on each other's lives. As the night progresses, it devolves into a whirlwind of jealousy, lies and big r...

The Ride

The Ride

2020

as Dana

Acting

Wayne, a 40-year-old rideshare driver and spiritual coach, recently moved back in with his mom. He discovers that the key to giving his life meaning i...

Table 19

Table 19

2017

as Kate Millner

5.9
Acting

Eloise, having been relieved of maid of honor duties after being unceremoniously dumped by the best man via text, decides to attend the wedding anyway...

Night of the Living Deb

Night of the Living Deb

2015

as Deb Clarington

5.3
Acting

After a one night stand Deb wakes up in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.

Pauline Alone

Pauline Alone

2014

as Cat

5.0
Acting

A woman tries to connect with people she's never met.

Eagleheart: Paradise Rising

Eagleheart: Paradise Rising

2013

as Susan "Susie" Wagner

Acting

Chris Monsanto, disgraced Marshal turned fugitive from justice, goes on a journey of both heart and mind to clear his name and uncover the truth.

Annie Claus Is Coming to Town

Annie Claus Is Coming to Town

2011

as Annie

6.3
Acting

This year, Santa’s daughter takes her first trip away from the North Pole during the Christmas season hoping to find adventure and love in sunny Calif...

Let Go

Let Go

2011

as Beth

5.1
Acting

Walter Dishman, a married and melancholy parole officer, deals with three eccentric ex-convicts who have been placed under his supervision.

State of Play

State of Play

2009

as Sonia Baker

6.8
Acting

When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

2008

as Wyoma

6.5
Acting

When actress Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend Brian ...

Accepted

Accepted

2006

as Rory

6.4
Acting

A high school slacker who's rejected by every school he applies to opts to create his own institution of higher learning, the South Harmon Institute o...

Strangers with Candy

Strangers with Candy

2006

as Tammi Littlenut

5.6
Acting

A prequel to the critically acclaimed series featuring Jerri Blank, a 46 year old ex-junkie, ex-con who returns to high school in a bid to start her l...

Romancing the Bride

Romancing the Bride

2005

as Kimmy

2.0
Acting

One day before she is set to exchange vows with the man of her dreams, a flustered bride-to-be wakes up next to a complete stranger who claims to be h...

Hitch

Hitch

2005

as Lisa

6.6
Acting

Dating coach Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens mentors a bumbling client, Albert, who hopes to win the heart of the glamorous Allegra Cole. While Albert makes pro...

Scratch

2003

Acting

An all-American girl from the Midwest arrives in Manhattan with the intention of visiting her aunt. Along the way she is distracted by a foreign stran...

Storytelling

Storytelling

2001

as Ami

6.5
Acting

College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.