Kaitlin Olson

Kaitlin Olson

Born 1975-08-18 (age 50) Tigard, Portland, Oregon, USA
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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.

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Known For

Finding Dory
Finding Dory

2016

as Destiny (voice)

Coyote Ugly
Coyote Ugly

2000

as Bidding Customer

Vacation
Vacation

2015

as Arizona Cop

Incoming
Incoming

2024

as Ms. Nielsen

The Heat
The Heat

2013

as Tatiana

Leap Year
Leap Year

2010

as Libby

Escape from Planet Earth
Escape from Planet Earth

2013

as 3D Movie Girl (voice)

Champions
Champions

2023

as Alex

It's a Wonderful Binge
It's a Wonderful Binge

2022

as Mayor Spengler

Arizona
Arizona

2018

as Vicki

Weather Girl
Weather Girl

2009

as Sherry

Marine Life Interviews
Marine Life Interviews

2016

as Destiny (voice)

The Nightman Cometh: Live
The Nightman Cometh: Live

2009

as Dee Reynolds

Held Up
Held Up

2010

as Rocky 2

A Very Sunny Christmas
A Very Sunny Christmas

2009

as Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds

A Tribute to Ryan Dunn
Eyes to Heaven