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Kaitlin Olson Biography and Full Filmography - MovieWise

Quick Facts

Born:
1975-08-18

Birthplace:
Tigard, Portland, Oregon, USA

Credits:
53 Total Roles

Kaitlin Olson

Acting

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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

Full Filmography

Year Title Role
2025 PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration! MOVIE Self
2024 High Potential TV Morgan Gillory
2024 Incoming MOVIE Ms. Nielsen
2023 Agent Elvis TV CeCe Ryder (voice)
2023 Champions MOVIE Alex
2022 It's a Wonderful Binge MOVIE Mayor Spengler
2022 Welcome to Wrexham TV Self
2021 Abbott Elementary TV Dee
2021 Hacks TV DJ
2020 Space Force TV Edison Jaymes

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