Kaitlin Olson

Kaitlin Olson

Known for
Acting
Born
August 18, 1975 (age 51)
Birthplace
Tigard, Portland, Oregon, USA

Biography

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

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Filmography

2025
PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration!

PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration!

Movie · as Self

2024
Incoming poster

Incoming

Movie · as Ms. Nielsen

2024
High Potential poster

High Potential

TV · as Morgan Gillory · 32 eps

2023
Champions poster

Champions

Movie · as Alex

2023
Agent Elvis poster

Agent Elvis

TV · as CeCe Ryder (voice) · 10 eps

2022
It's a Wonderful Binge poster

It's a Wonderful Binge

Movie · as Mayor Spengler

2022
Welcome to Wrexham poster

Welcome to Wrexham

TV · as Self · 6 eps

2021
Hacks poster

Hacks

TV · as DJ Vance · 14 eps

2021
Abbott Elementary poster

Abbott Elementary

TV · as Dee · 1 ep

2020
Flipped poster

Flipped

TV · as Cricket Melfi · 11 eps

2020
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire poster

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

TV · as Self - Contestant · 1 ep

2020
Space Force poster

Space Force

TV · as Edison Jaymes · 1 ep

2018
Arizona poster

Arizona

Movie · as Vicki

2017
The Mick poster

The Mick

TV · as Mackenzie 'Micky' Murphy · 37 eps

2017
The F Word poster

The F Word

TV · as Self · 1 ep

2016
Finding Dory poster

Finding Dory

Movie · as Destiny (voice)

2016
Marine Life Interviews poster

Marine Life Interviews

Movie · as Destiny (voice)

2015
Vacation poster

Vacation

Movie · as Arizona Cop

2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers poster

Late Night with Seth Meyers

TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep

2013
Escape from Planet Earth poster

Escape from Planet Earth

Movie · as 3D Movie Girl (voice)

2013
The Heat poster

The Heat

Movie · as Tatiana

2012
Brickleberry poster

Brickleberry

TV · as Ethel Anderson (voice) · 10 eps

2012
Unsupervised poster

Unsupervised

TV · as Carol / Danielle (voice), Carol (voice) · 4 eps

2011
A Tribute to Ryan Dunn poster

A Tribute to Ryan Dunn

Movie · as Self

2011
New Girl poster

New Girl

TV · as Ashley · 2 eps

2011
Bob's Burgers poster

Bob's Burgers

TV · as Helen (voice) · 2 eps

2010
Leap Year poster

Leap Year

Movie · as Libby

2010
Held Up poster

Held Up

Movie · as Rocky 2

2010
Conan poster

Conan

TV · as Self · 2 eps

2009
A Very Sunny Christmas poster

A Very Sunny Christmas

Movie · as Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds

2009
Weather Girl poster

Weather Girl

Movie · as Sherry

2009
The Nightman Cometh: Live poster

The Nightman Cometh: Live

Movie · as Dee Reynolds

2007
The Riches poster

The Riches

TV · 5 eps

2005
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia poster

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

TV · as Dee Reynolds · 187 eps

2005
Out of Practice poster

Out of Practice

TV · 1 ep

2005
Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show poster

Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show

TV · 6 eps

2003
Miss Match poster

Miss Match

TV · as Jillian · 1 ep

2003
Punk'd poster

Punk'd

TV · as Field Agent · 2 eps

2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! poster

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps

2002
George Lopez poster

George Lopez

TV · as Janet · 1 ep

2002
Meet the Marks

Meet the Marks

TV · 7 eps

2000
Coyote Ugly poster

Coyote Ugly

Movie · as Bidding Customer

2000
Eyes to Heaven poster

Eyes to Heaven

Movie

2000
Curb Your Enthusiasm poster

Curb Your Enthusiasm

TV · as Cheryl's Sister, Becky · 2 eps

1999
Family Guy poster

Family Guy

TV · as Brenda Quagmire (voice) · 1 ep

1997
The View poster

The View

TV · as Self · 1 ep

1995
The Drew Carey Show poster

The Drew Carey Show

TV · as Traylor · 13 eps

1989
The Simpsons poster

The Simpsons

TV · as Quinn Hopper (voice) · 1 ep