Maria Thayer

Biography

Maria Thayer is an American actress and comedian who first became known for her role as Tammi Littlenut on Strangers with Candy, a cult series, in 1999. Born in Portland, Oregon, in 1975, she trained in acting at Juilliard in New York. She later appeared in Accepted (2006), Hitch (2005), and Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008), and she was in State of Play (2009). On television she starred on the Adult Swim series Eagleheart from 2011 to 2014 and had a lead role as Abbey Logan on Those Who Can't. Her other credits include Will & Grace, 30 Rock, and Arrested Development, and she took the title role in Night of the Living Deb (2015).

50years old

Turns 51 on October 30in 17 days

Born October 30, 1975Portland
Star sign: ScorpioThe sign runs October 23 to November 21
Also credited as Maria Christina Thayer

Movie Career

Films: 9
Career span: 16 years2001 to 2017

Genres

Comedy89%, 8 films
Romance56%, 5 films
Drama44%, 4 films
Crime11%, 1 film
Family11%, 1 film

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Early training
Maria Thayer studied acting at The Juilliard School in New York, where she trained in the craft before going on to work as an actress.

Maria Thayer movies on Netflix

Table 192017IMDb rating 5.8as Kate Millner
Night of the Living Deb2015IMDb rating 5.6as Deb Clarington
Annie Claus Is Coming to Town2011IMDb rating 6.1as Annie
Let Go2011IMDb rating 5.2as Beth
State of Play2009IMDb rating 7.1as Sonia Baker
Forgetting Sarah Marshall2008IMDb rating 7.1as Wyoma
Accepted2006IMDb rating 6.4as Rory Thayer
Hitch2005IMDb rating 6.6as Lisa
Storytelling2001IMDb rating 6.8as Amy (segment "Fiction")

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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Accepted2006 Comedyas Rory Thayer
IMDb rating 6.4150K votes
Forgetting Sarah Marshall2008 Comedy, Drama, Romanceas Wyoma
IMDb rating 7.1322K votes
Night of the Living Deb2015as Deb Clarington
IMDb rating 5.64.8K votes
Hitch2005as Lisa
IMDb rating 6.6352K votes
Annie Claus Is Coming to Town2011as Annie
IMDb rating 6.11.9K votes
Table 192017as Kate Millner
IMDb rating 5.834K votes
State of Play2009as Sonia Baker
IMDb rating 7.1168K votes
Storytelling2001as Amy (segment "Fiction")
IMDb rating 6.819K votes

Worked with

Maria Thayer shares two films with Jason Bateman, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Jason Bateman

Jonah Hill

John Goodman

Vivica A. Fox

Edward Asner

Helen Mirren

Andy TennantDirector, 1 film Nicholas StollerDirector, 1 film

Kevin MacdonaldDirector, 1 film

Films together

Jason Bateman2 films together, 2008 to 2009
Jason Bateman's page
- State of Play2009IMDb rating 7.1Thayer as Sonia BakerBateman as Dominic Foy
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall2008IMDb rating 7.1Thayer as WyomaBateman as Animal Instincts Detective
Jonah Hill2 films together, 2006 to 2008
Jonah Hill's page
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall2008IMDb rating 7.1Thayer as WyomaHill as Matthew the Waiter
- Accepted2006IMDb rating 6.4Thayer as Rory ThayerHill as Sherman Schrader
John Goodman1 film together, 2001
John Goodman's page
- Storytelling2001IMDb rating 6.8Thayer as Amy (segment "Fiction")Goodman as Marty Livingston
Vivica A. Fox1 film together, 2011
Vivica A. Fox's page
- Annie Claus Is Coming to Town2011IMDb rating 6.1Thayer as AnnieFox as Lucy
Edward Asner1 film together, 2011
Edward Asner's page
- Let Go2011IMDb rating 5.2Thayer as BethAsner as Artie
Helen Mirren1 film together, 2009
Helen Mirren's page
- State of Play2009IMDb rating 7.1Thayer as Sonia BakerMirren as Cameron Lynne
Andy TennantDirector, 1 film, 2005
All films by Andy Tennant
- Hitch2005IMDb rating 6.6Thayer as Lisa
Nicholas StollerDirector, 1 film, 2008
All films by Nicholas Stoller
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall2008IMDb rating 7.1Thayer as Wyoma
Kevin MacdonaldDirector, 1 film, 2009
All films by Kevin Macdonald
- State of Play2009IMDb rating 7.1Thayer as Sonia Baker

Online

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