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Kaitlin Olson

Kaitlin Olson
Headshot of Kaitlin Olson speaking at a conference
Olson at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con
Born
Kaitlin Willow Olson

(1975-08-18) August 18, 1975 (age 49)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of Oregon
Occupations
  • Actress
  • comedian
Years active2000–present
Spouse
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(m. 2008)​
Children2
Notes

Kaitlin Willow Olson McElhenney (born August 18, 1975)[4] is an American actress. She began her career in the Sunday Company at the Groundlings, an improvisational theatre and school in Los Angeles. She had minor roles in several television series before being cast as Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds on the FX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present).

Olson starred as Mackenzie "Mickey" Molng in the Fox comedy series The Mick (2017–2018)[5] and as Cricket Melfi in the Quibi comedy series Flipped (2020) earning her a nomination for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.[6] She has appeared in films, including Leap Year (2010), The Heat (2013), Vacation (2015), Finding Dory (2016), and Arizona (2018). In 2022 and 2024, she earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for her role as DJ Vance in HBO's Hacks.[7][8]

  1. ^ "Kaitlin Willow McElhenney". Ancestry.com.
  2. ^ "KAITLYN OLSON". Retrieved August 26, 2022.
  3. ^ Haynes, Dana (April 10, 2017). "Kaitlin Olson Turns Shining Stat". Portland Tribune. Retrieved August 4, 2022. Kaitlin Olson was born in Portland and spent her earlier years living on Vashon Island Closed access icon
  4. ^ "Celebrity Birthdays for the week of Aug 13-19". The Associated Press. August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023. Actor Kaitlin Olson is 48
  5. ^ Swift, Andy (May 10, 2018). "The Mick Cancelled at Fox". TVLine. Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
  6. ^ "2020 Primetime Emmy® Awards – Nomination Press Release" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  7. ^ "Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series Nominees / Winners 2022". Television Academy. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series Nominees / Winners 2024". Television Academy. Retrieved October 10, 2024.

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