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Kaitlin Olson
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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.
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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). She has been married to actor Rob McElhenney, her co-star on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, since 2008.
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PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration!
as Self
Incoming
as Ms. Nielsen
Champions
as Alex
It's a Wonderful Binge
as Mayor Spengler
Arizona
as Vicki
Marine Life Interviews
as Destiny (voice)
Finding Dory
as Destiny (voice)
Vacation
as Arizona Cop
The Heat
as Tatiana
Escape from Planet Earth
as 3D Movie Girl (voice)
A Tribute to Ryan Dunn
as Self
Held Up
as Rocky 2
Leap Year
as Libby
A Very Sunny Christmas
as Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds
The Nightman Cometh: Live
as Dee Reynolds
Weather Girl
as Sherry
Coyote Ugly
as Bidding Customer
