Maria Thayer (born October 30, 1975, in Portland, Oregon) is an American actress and comedian. She studied acting at the Juilliard School in New York and first rose to prominence in 1999 as Tammi Littlenut on the Comedy Central series Strangers With Candy. Thayer garnered supporting roles in the comedy films Hitch, Accepted, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall, as well as numerous television series, including Will & Grace, Nip/Tuck, 30 Rock, House, New Girl, Portlandia, Arrested Development, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and the Adult Swim series Eagleheart and Robot Chicken. She also played the lead role of Abbey Logan on the comedy series Those Who Can't and the title role in the horror comedy film Night of the Living Deb.

Maria Christina Thayer (nacida el 30 de octubre de 1975) es una actriz y comediante estadounidense. Obtuvo el reconocimiento público por su interpretación de Tammi Littlenut en la serie de culto Strangers with Candy en 1999. Thayer también tuvo papeles secundarios en las películas de comedia Hitch (2005), Accepted (2006) y Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008).

Ha aparecido en numerosas series de televisión, incluyendo un papel principal en la serie de Adult Swim Eagleheart (2011-14), y un papel principal como Abbey Logan en la serie de comedia Those Who Can't. Desempeñó el papel principal en la película del canal Hallmark, Annie Claus Is Coming to Town.