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Kaitlin Olson
Actor, Producer, Additional CreditsBorn August 18, 1975 (50 years)
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.
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
Kaitlin Olson Filmography
| 2024 | High Potential (TV Series) · as Morgan Gillory |
| 2024 | Incoming · as Ms. Nielsen |
| 2023 | Agent Elvis (TV Series) · as Cece Ryder (voice) |
| 2023 | Champions · as Alex |
| 2022 | It's A Wonderful Binge · as Mayor Spengler |
| 2021 | Abbott Elementary (TV Series) · as Dee |
| 2021 | History of the Sitcom (TV Series) · as Actress |
| 2021 | Hacks (2021) (TV Series) · as Dj |
| 2020 | Space Force (TV Series) · as Edison Jaymes |
| 2020 | Flipped (2020) (TV Series) · as Cricket Melfi |
| 2018 | Arizona · as Vicki |
| 2017 | The Mick (TV Series) · as Mackenzie 'micky' Murphy |
| 2016 | Finding Dory: Marine Life Interviews · as Destiny (voice) |
| 2016 | Finding Dory · as Destiny (voice) |
| 2015 | Vacation · as Arizona Cop |
| 2013 | The Heat · as Tatiana |
| 2013 | Escape from Planet Earth · as 3d Movie Girl (voice) |
| 2012 | Brickleberry (TV Series) · as Ethel Anderson (voice) |
| 2012 | Unsupervised (TV Series) · as Carol / Danielle (voice) |
| 2011 | New Girl (TV Series) · as Ashley |
| 2011 | Bob's Burgers (TV Series) · as Helen (voice) |
| 2010 | Held Up · as Rocky 2 |
| 2010 | Leap Year · as Libby |
| 2009 | A Very Sunny Christmas · as Deandra "sweet Dee" Reynolds |
| 2009 | The Nightman Cometh Live! · as Dee Reynolds |
| 2009 | Weather Girl · as Sherry |
| 2007 | The Riches (TV Series) |
| 2005 | Out of Practice (TV Series) |
| 2005 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV Series) · as Deandra 'dee' Reynolds |
| 2005 | Kelsey Grammer Presents The Sketch Show (TV Series) |
| 2004 | Significant Others (TV Series) · as Lauren |
| 2003 | Miss Match (TV Series) · as Jillian |
| 2003 | Punk'd (TV Series) · as Field Agent |
| 2002 | George Lopez (TV Series) · as Janet |
| 2000 | Curb Your Enthusiasm (TV Series) · as Becky |
| 2000 | Coyote Ugly · as Bidding Customer |
| 1999 | Family Guy (TV Series) · as Brenda Quagmire (voice) |
| 1995 | The Drew Carey Show (TV Series) · as Traylor |
| 1989 | The Simpsons (TV Series) · as Quinn Hopper (voice) |
| 2024 | |
| 2024 | The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2024 | The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2022 | Welcome to Wrexham (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | UFC 264: Poirier vs. McGregor 3 · as Self - Audience Member |
| 2020 | GMA3: What You Need to Know (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2020 | Boss Bitch Fight Challenge · as Self |
| 2020 | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (2020) (TV Series) · as Self - Contestant |
| 2018 | An Emmy for Megan (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2017 | The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | Teen Choice Awards 2017 · as Self - Presenter |
| 2017 | The F Word (US) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2016 | |
| 2016 | Harry (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth Meyers (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2011 | A Tribute to Ryan Dunn · as Self |
| 2010 | Conan (2010) (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2010 | The Talk (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | Made In Hollywood (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2005 | The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2004 | Drew Carey's Green Screen Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2002 | The Jamie Kennedy Experiment (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2002 | Last Call with Carson Daly (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1997 | The View (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | WGN Morning News (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1994 | Extra (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1987 | Biography (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1986 | College Gameday (TV Series) · as Self - Guest Picker |
| 1981 | Entertainment Tonight (TV Series) · as Self |
| 1975 | Good Morning America (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 1952 | Today (TV Series) · as Self - Guest |
| 2024 | High Potential (TV Series) |
| 2017 | The Mick (TV Series) · as Executive Producer |
| 2005 | Kelsey Grammer Presents The Sketch Show (TV Series) · as Sketches By |