Maria Thayer

Acting

Maria Thayer

Born 1975-10-30 · Portland, Oregon, USA

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.

Acting credits

Forgetting Sarah Marshall poster
6.5

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.

Forgetting Sarah Marshall

2008

Hitch poster
6.6

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.

Hitch

2005

State of Play poster
6.8

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

State of Play

2009

Accepted poster
6.5

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.

Accepted

2006

Table 19 poster
5.9

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.

Table 19

2017

Night of the Living Deb poster
5.3

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

Night of the Living Deb

2015

Never Change! poster
5.8

In 2008, the graduating class of North Meadows High School had their senior year cut short due to a disastrous tornado. Now in their mid-30s, they're being forced to return home and finish high school once and for all.

Never Change!

2026

Storytelling poster
6.5

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

Storytelling

2001

Strangers with Candy poster
5.7

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 life over.

Strangers with Candy

2006

Pauline Alone poster
5.0

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

Pauline Alone

2014

Let Go poster
4.9

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

Let Go

2011

Annie Claus Is Coming to Town poster
6.3

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 California. While Santa watches his daughter through a magic snow globe, Annie arrives in L.A. and becomes friends with the owner of Candy Cane Inn, Lucy, and her daughter, Mia. She also quickly lands a job at Wonderland Toys. Wonderland Toys’ owner, Ted is struggling to stay in business selling old-fashioned toys in a digital world. Annie soon realizes that she wants Ted’s business to thrive because she has feelings for this Christmas traditionalist.

Annie Claus Is Coming to Town

2011

Sensitive Man poster
NR

Follow a man as he goes to Sensitivity Training.

Sensitive Man

2012

Romancing the Bride poster
3.0

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 her husband in this south-of-the-border romantic comedy.

Romancing the Bride

2005

I've Got Issues poster
4.2

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

I've Got Issues

2020

Eagleheart: Paradise Rising poster
NR

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.

Eagleheart: Paradise Rising

2013

The Ride poster
NR

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 is to help his unsuspecting passengers let go of their negative thoughts—whether they want his help or not.

The Ride

2020

Half Empty/Half Full poster
5.5

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 revelations. This dramatic story unfolds in real time.

Half Empty/Half Full

2020

No artwork available
8.0

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 stranger who steals things from several lush Manhattan stores for her. They then develop a budding romance.

Scratch

2003