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Kaitlin Olson

Aug 18, 1975 (49 years old) in Tigard, Portland, Oregon, USA

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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The Simpsons
Quinn Hopper (voice)
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Family Guy
Brenda Quagmire (voice)
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
Deandra 'Dee' Reynolds
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Curb Your Enthusiasm
Cheryl's Sister
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Bob's Burgers
Helen (voice)
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The Drew Carey Show
Traylor
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New Girl
Ashley
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Hacks
DJ
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High Potential
Morgan Gillory
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Abbott Elementary
Dee

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