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 ...
Known For
Complete Filmography
I've Got Issues
2020
Human lives grappling with all the flavors of exstential despair intersect in a deadpan collage of comic suffering.
Half Empty/Half Full
2020
as Laura
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
2020
as Dana
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
2017
as Kate Millner
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
2015
as Deb Clarington
After a one night stand Deb wakes up in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.
Pauline Alone
2014
as Cat
A woman tries to connect with people she's never met.
Eagleheart: Paradise Rising
2013
as Susan "Susie" Wagner
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
2011
as Annie
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
2011
as Beth
Walter Dishman, a married and melancholy parole officer, deals with three eccentric ex-convicts who have been placed under his supervision.
State of Play
2009
as Sonia Baker
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
2008
as Wyoma
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
2006
as Rory
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
2006
as Tammi Littlenut
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
2005
as Kimmy
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
2005
as Lisa
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
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
2001
as Ami
College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.