Kaitlin Olson
Acting

Kaitlin Olson

Born 18 August 1975 · Tigard, Portland, Oregon, USA
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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).

Known for

Finding Dory
The Simpsons
Family Guy
The Heat
Vacation
Coyote Ugly
Leap Year
New Girl
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Bob's Burgers
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Space Force
Incoming
Champions
It's a Wonderful Binge
Arizona
Finding Dory
Marine Life Interviews
Vacation
Escape from Planet Earth
The Heat
Leap Year
Held Up
A Very Sunny Christmas
Weather Girl
The Nightman Cometh: Live
Coyote Ugly
Eyes to Heaven
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