Maria Thayer

Acting

Maria Thayer

Born October 30, 1975 · Portland, Oregon, USA (age 50)

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, inc…

Known For

State of PlayState of Play · 2009
State of Play
★ 6.82009
MovieThrillerCrime
When a congressional aide is killed, a Washington, D.C. journalist starts investigating the case involving the Representative, his old college friend.
Forgetting Sarah MarshallForgetting Sarah Marshall · 2008
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
★ 6.52008
MovieComedyRomance
When actress Sarah Marshall dumps aspiring musician Peter Bretter for rock star Aldous Snow, Peter's world comes crashing down. His best friend Brian suggests that Peter should get away from everything and to fly off to Hawaii to escape all his problems. After arriving in Hawaii and meeting the beautiful receptionist Rachel Jansen, Peter is shocked to see not only Aldous in Hawaii, but also Sarah.
HitchHitch · 2005
Hitch
★ 6.62005
MovieComedyDrama
Dating coach Alex 'Hitch' Hitchens mentors a bumbling client, Albert, who hopes to win the heart of the glamorous Allegra Cole. While Albert makes progress, Hitch faces his own romantic setbacks when proven techniques fail to work on Sara Melas, a tabloid reporter digging for dirt on Allegra Cole's love life. When Sara discovers Hitch's connection to Albert – now Allegra's boyfriend – it threatens to destroy both relationships.
AcceptedAccepted · 2006
Accepted
★ 6.52006
MovieComedy
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 of Technology, on a rundown piece of property near his hometown.
Table 19Table 19 · 2017
Table 19
★ 5.92017
MovieComedyDrama
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 – only to find herself seated with five fellow-unwanted guests at the dreaded Table 19.
Never Change!Never Change! · 2026
Never Change!
★ 6.02026
MovieComedy
Nearly two decades after a devastating tornado abruptly cut their senior year short, a group of mid-30s adults must return to their hometown high school to complete their remaining requirements and finally graduate.
StorytellingStorytelling · 2001
Storytelling
★ 6.52001
MovieComedyDrama
College and high school serve as the backdrop for two stories about dysfunction and personal turmoil.
Night of the Living DebNight of the Living Deb · 2015
Night of the Living Deb
★ 5.32015
MovieComedyHorror
After a one night stand Deb wakes up in the middle of a zombie apocalypse.

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Strangers with CandyStrangers with Candy · 1999
Strangers with Candy
★ 7.51999
SeriesComedy
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.

Tammi Littlenut