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Kaitlin Olson | |
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 Olson at the 2013 San Diego Comic-Con | |
| Born | Kaitlin Willow Olson August 18, 1975 Portland, Oregon, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Oregon |
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| Years active | 2000–present |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 2 |
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Kaitlin Willow Olson McElhenney (born August 18, 1975)[4] is an American actress best known for her roles as Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds on the long-running FX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present), Mackenzie "Mickey" Molng in the Fox comedy series The Mick (2017–2018)[5] and DJ Vance on HBO Max's comedy-drama Hacks (2021-present).
Olson began her career in the Sunday Company at the Groundlings in Los Angeles. She played several minor roles in various television comedies including Becky on Curb Your Enthusiam (1999-2024) before she was cast as Dee Reynolds on It's Always Sunny. Since then, she has gone on to appear in several comedy films, including Leap Year (2010), The Heat (2013), Vacation (2015), Finding Dory (2016), Arizona (2018) and Champions (2023).
Olson received her first Emmy nomination for the role of Cricket Melfi in the Quibi comedy series Flipped (2020), in the category of Outstanding Actress in a Short Form Comedy or Drama Series.[6] She then went on to receive two more Emmy nominations for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2022 and 2024 for her role as DJ in Hacks.[7][8]
- ^ "Kaitlin Willow McElhenney". Ancestry.com.
- ^ "KAITLYN OLSON". Retrieved August 26, 2022.
- ^ Haynes, Dana (April 10, 2017). "Kaitlin Olson Turns Shining Stat". Portland Tribune. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
Kaitlin Olson was born in Portland and spent her earlier years living on Vashon Island
- ^ "Celebrity Birthdays for the week of Aug 13-19". The Associated Press. August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
Actor Kaitlin Olson is 48
- ^ Swift, Andy (May 10, 2018). "The Mick Cancelled at Fox". TVLine. Archived from the original on September 11, 2020. Retrieved May 10, 2018.
- ^ "2020 Primetime Emmy® Awards – Nomination Press Release" (PDF). Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
- ^ "Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series Nominees / Winners 2022". Television Academy. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
- ^ "Outstanding Guest Actress In A Comedy Series Nominees / Winners 2024". Television Academy. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
