Personal Info
Birth date
1975-10-30 (49 Years)
Gender
Female
Known for
Acting
Place of birth
Portland, Oregon, USA
Also known as
Μαρία Θάιερ
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
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
7.936
Overview:
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.Law & Order: Criminal Intent
7.572
Overview:
The third installment of the “Law & Order” franchise takes viewers deep into the minds of its criminals while following the intense psychological approaches the Major Case Squad uses to solve its crimes.American Dad!
6.976
Overview:
The series focuses on an eccentric motley crew that is the Smith family and their three housemates: Father, husband, and breadwinner Stan Smith; his better half housewife, Francine Smith; their college-aged daughter, Hayley Smith; and their high-school-aged son, Steve Smith. Outside of the Smith family, there are three additional main characters, including Hayley's boyfriend turned husband, Jeff Fischer; the family's man-in-a-goldfish-body pet, Klaus; and most notably the family's zany alien, Roger, who is "full of masquerades, brazenness, and shocking antics."Brooklyn Nine-Nine
8.209
Overview:
A single-camera ensemble comedy following the lives of an eclectic group of detectives in a New York precinct, including one slacker who is forced to shape up when he gets a new boss.House
8.592
Overview:
Dr. Gregory House, a drug-addicted, unconventional, misanthropic medical genius, leads a team of diagnosticians at the fictional Princeton–Plainsboro Teaching Hospital in New Jersey.@midnight with Chris Hardwick
5.2
Overview:
Chris Hardwick will lead three celebrity contestants down the ultimate internet wormhole. Culling from the darkest recesses of social media, they will compete to determine who has the funniest take on the day's pop culture.30 Rock
7.448
Overview:
Liz Lemon, the head writer for a late-night TV variety show in New York, tries to juggle all the egos around her while chasing her own dream.Gotham
7.592
Overview:
Everyone knows the name Commissioner Gordon. He is one of the crime world's greatest foes, a man whose reputation is synonymous with law and order. But what is known of Gordon's story and his rise from rookie detective to Police Commissioner? What did it take to navigate the multiple layers of corruption that secretly ruled Gotham City, the spawning ground of the world's most iconic villains? And what circumstances created them – the larger-than-life personas who would become Catwoman, The Penguin, The Riddler, Two-Face and The Joker?Will & Grace
6.855
Overview:
Will Truman and Grace Adler are best friends living in New York, and when Grace's engagement falls apart, she moves in with Will. Together, along with their friends, they go through the trials of dating, sex, relationships and their careers, butting heads at times but ultimately supporting one another while exchanging plenty of witty banter along the way.Arrested Development
7.9
Overview:
The story of a wealthy family that lost everything, and the one son who had no choice but to keep them all together.The Mindy Project
6.202
Overview:
Obstetrician/gynecologist Mindy Lahiri tries to balance her personal and professional life, surrounded by quirky co-workers in a small medical practice in New York City.New Girl
7.35
Overview:
Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.The League
7.358
Overview:
The League is an American sitcom and semi-improvised comedy about a about a fantasy football league and its members and their everyday lives.Nip/Tuck
7.2
Overview:
Hotshot plastic surgeons Dr. Sean McNamara and Dr. Christian Troy experience full-blown midlife crises as they confront career, family and romance problems.Cougar Town
6.4
Overview:
Jules Cobb is a mom in her forties facing the often humorous challenges, pitfalls and rewards of life's next chapter. Along for the journey is her son, her ex-husband, her husband/neighbor and her friends who together make up her dysfunctional, but supportive and caring extended family... even if they have a funny way of showing it sometimes.Superstore
7.527
Overview:
A hilarious workplace comedy about a unique family of employees at a super-sized mega store. From the bright-eyed newbies and the seen-it-all veterans to the clueless summer hires and the in-it-for-life managers, together they hilariously tackle the day-to-day grind of rabid bargain hunters, riot-causing sales and nap-worthy training sessions.You're the Worst
7.424
Overview:
Narcissistic, brash, and self-destructive Jimmy Shive-Overly thinks all relationships are doomed. Cynical, people-pleasing, and stubborn Gretchen Cutler knows that relationships aren't for her. So when they meet at a wedding, it's only natural that the two of them go home together.Harry's Law
7.3
Overview:
Harriet, Matthew and Malcolm couldn't be any more different, but when they cross paths, they realize they're all looking for a fresh start. The most unlikely of people are starting a law practice in the most unlikely of places -- a rundown shoe store.Strangers with Candy
7.7
Overview:
Jerri Blank is a former prostitute and junkie whore who returns to high school as a 46-year-old freshman at Flatpoint High. Jerri ran away from home and became 'a boozer, a user, and a loser' after dropping out as a teenager, supporting her drug habits through prostitution, stripping, and larceny. She has been to prison several times, the last time because she 'stole the TV'. At home, Jerri's father Guy is comatose, although he seems perfectly capable of amazing feats. Her stepmother Sara is vain and bitter, and stepbrother Derrick is a bullying jock. Jerri tries to do things the right way but always ends up learning the wrong lesson. Her hijinks often involve, either directly or indirectly, neurotic history teacher Chuck Noblet and his secret lover, sensitive art teacher Geoffrey Jellineck.Men At Work
6.7
Overview:
Men at Work is an American comedy series that airs on TBS. The series was created by Breckin Meyer and stars Danny Masterson, Michael Cassidy, Adam Busch, James Lesure and Meredith Hagner. The series premiered on May 24, 2012 at 10 pm. TBS second season premiered on April 4, 2013 with another 10 episode season.Man Seeking Woman
7
Overview:
Josh Greenberg is a naive romantic on a desperate quest for love. When his longtime girlfriend dumps him, Josh enters the dating scene, a nightmarish hellscape of untold horror. Despite the agony, Josh continues his search in the hopes of finding someone who will make all the misery worth it.Mulligan
5.7
Overview:
In this satirical comedy, when most of Earth is destroyed by aliens, can a few survivors rebuild what’s left of America and form a more perfect union?A.P. Bio
6.904
Overview:
When disgraced Harvard philosophy scholar Jack Griffin loses out on his dream job, he is forced to return to Toledo, Ohio, and work as a high school Advanced Placement biology teacher.Those Who Can't
6.4
Overview:
There are teachers who inspire, enlighten, and challenge us. These are not those teachers.Eagleheart
7
Overview:
Eagleheart is an action-comedy television series that premiered on February 3, 2011, on Adult Swim.Ghosted
6.4
Overview:
A skeptic is forced to work with a firm believer of the paranormal on unexplained occurrences in Los Angeles.Difficult People
6.2
Overview:
Life is really tough for Julie Kessler and Billy Epstein, two thirty-something aspiring comics living and working in New York City. While their friends and acquaintances move on to find success and love, they continue to struggle with careers and relationships, getting more bitter by the day.The Education of Max Bickford
1
Overview:
The Education of Max Bickford is a television drama that aired from 2001 to 2002 on CBS. It starred Richard Dreyfuss as the title character, a college professor of American Studies at Chadwick College, an all-women's school in New Jersey. Also starring was child actor Eric Ian Goldberg, who portrayed the young Lester Bickford, Max's son. Max's colleagues included Marcia Gay Harden as Andrea Haskell, his former student who had recently joined the faculty, and Helen Shaver as his best friend Erica, previously known as Steve before her transition. Max's daughter Nell, played by Katee Sackhoff, attended the college.Mulaney
4.269
Overview:
Set in New York, and based on the life and stand-up comedy of John Mulaney, this multi-camera laffer follows an aspiring comedian coming of age under the influence of his boss, his roommates and his neighbors.Lipstick Jungle
6.1
Overview:
Lipstick Jungle is an American comedy-drama television series created by DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler for NBC Universal Television Studio. The hour-long series was based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Candace Bushnell, who also served as executive producer alongside showrunner/head writer Oliver Goldstick. The pilot was directed by Gary Winick.Acting
2023Mulligan (2 Episodes) as (voice)
2020I've Got Issues as Unknown
2020Half Empty/Half Full as Laura
2020The Ride as Dana
2018A.P. Bio (1 Episode) as Molly
2017Ghosted (1 Episode) as FBI Agent Shaker
2017Table 19 as Kate Millner
2016Those Who Can't (35 Episodes) as Abbey Logan
2015Superstore (4 Episodes) as Hannah
2015Difficult People (1 Episode) as Nicole
2015Night of the Living Deb as Deb Clarington
2015Man Seeking Woman (1 Episode) as Maude Metzger
2014Mulaney (1 Episode) as Amanda
2014Gotham (2 Episodes) as Scottie Mullens
2014You're the Worst (1 Episode) as Sheila
2014Pauline Alone as Cat
2013Eagleheart: Paradise Rising as Susan "Susie" Wagner
2013@midnight with Chris Hardwick (1 Episode) as Self
2013Brooklyn Nine-Nine (1 Episode) as Jean Munhroe
2012The Mindy Project (3 Episodes) as Courtney
2012Men At Work (1 Episode) as Bridget
2011Annie Claus Is Coming to Town as Annie
2011Let Go as Beth
2011New Girl (1 Episode) as Amelia
2011Eagleheart (34 Episodes) as Susie Wagner
2011Harry's Law (1 Episode) as Julie Cassidy
2009The League (2 Episodes) as Cheryl
2009Cougar Town (3 Episodes) as Riggs
2009State of Play as Sonia Baker
2008Forgetting Sarah Marshall as Wyoma
2008Lipstick Jungle (2 Episodes) as Cassidy
200630 Rock (1 Episode) as Jennifer Rogers
2006Accepted as Rory
2006Strangers with Candy as Tammi Littlenut
2005Romancing the Bride as Kimmy
2005Hitch as Lisa
2005American Dad! (1 Episode) as Nun (voice)
2004House (1 Episode) as Annie
2003Arrested Development (1 Episode) as Tracey B.
2003Miss Match (1 Episode) as Chelsea Greer
2003Nip/Tuck (1 Episode) as Unknown
2003Scratch as Unknown
2001Storytelling as Ami
2001Law & Order: Criminal Intent (1 Episode) as Claire Brody
2001The Education of Max Bickford (1 Episode) as Unknown
1999Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 Episode) as Hope
1999Strangers with Candy (13 Episodes) as Tammi Littlenut
1998Will & Grace (1 Episode) as Lila
Production
2023Mulligan (20 Episodes) ... Co-Executive Producer
Writing
2023Mulligan (2 Episodes) ... Writer