Kaitlin Olson
Kaitlin Willow Olson McElhenney (born August 18, 1975) is an American actress, comedian, and producer. She began her career in The Sunday Company at the Groundlings, an improvisational theatre and school in Los Angeles, California. She had minor roles in several television series before being cast as Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds on the long-running FX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present). Olson starred as Mackenzie "Micky" Murphy in the Fox comedy series The Mick (2017–2018) and as Cricket Melfi in the Quibi comedy series Flipped (2020), which earned her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series. She has also appeared in films including Leap Year (2010), The Heat (2013), Vacation (2015), Finding Dory (2016), and Arizona (2018). She has been married to actor Rob McElhenney, her co-star on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, since 2008.
Known For
Credits
- 2024 · High Potential as Morgan
- 2024 · Incoming as Ms. Nielsen
- 2023 · Agent Elvis as CeCe Ryder (voice)
- 2023 · Champions as Alex
- 2022 · It's a Wonderful Binge as Mayor Spengler
- 2022 · Welcome to Wrexham as Self
- 2021 · Hacks as DJ
- 2020 · Space Force as Edison Jaymes
- 2020 · Who Wants to Be a Millionaire as Self - Contestant
- 2020 · Flipped as Cricket Melfi
- 2018 · Arizona as Vicki
- 2017 · The F Word as Self
- 2017 · The Mick as Mackenzie 'Micky' Murphy
- 2016 · Marine Life Interviews as Destiny (voice)
- 2016 · Finding Dory as Destiny (voice)
- 2015 · Vacation as Arizona Cop
- 2014 · Variety Studio: Actors on Actors as Self
- 2014 · Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
- 2013 · The Heat as Tatiana
- 2013 · Escape from Planet Earth as 3D Movie Girl (voice)
- 2012 · Brickleberry as Ethel Anderson (voice)
- 2012 · Unsupervised as Carol / Danielle (voice)
- 2012 · Unsupervised as Danielle (voice)
- 2012 · Unsupervised as Carol (voice)
- 2012 · Unsupervised as (voice)
- 2011 · A Tribute to Ryan Dunn as Self
- 2011 · New Girl as Ashley
- 2011 · Bob's Burgers as Helen (voice)
- 2010 · Conan as Self
- 2010 · Held Up as Rocky 2
- 2010 · Leap Year as Libby
- 2009 · A Very Sunny Christmas as Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds
- 2009 · The Nightman Cometh: Live as Dee Reynolds
- 2009 · Weather Girl as Sherry
- 2007 · The Riches as
- 2005 · Out of Practice as
- 2005 · It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia as Deandra 'Dee' Reynolds
- 2005 · Kelsey Grammer Presents The Sketch Show as
- 2003 · Miss Match as Jillian
- 2003 · Punk'd as Field Agent
- 2003 · Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
- 2002 · Meet the Marks as
- 2002 · George Lopez as
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Cheryl's Sister
- 2000 · Curb Your Enthusiasm as Becky
- 2000 · Coyote Ugly as Bidding Customer
- 2000 · Eyes to Heaven as
- 1999 · Family Guy as Brenda Quagmire (voice)
- 1997 · The View as Self
- 1995 · The Drew Carey Show as Traylor
- 1989 · The Simpsons as Quinn Hopper (voice)
- Future · College GameDay as Herself