Kaitlin Olson

Kaitlin Olson Biography

Kaitlin Willow Olson (born August 18, 1975) is an American actress known for her role as Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds on It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, which she has starred in since 2005.

Early life

Olson was born in Portland, Oregon, and lived on Bainbridge Island in Puget Sound, west of Seattle, Washington, until the age of eight. Olson later relocated with her family to the Tigard and Tualatin area outside Portland, where she grew up on a farm. Her father, Donald Olson, worked as the publisher of the Portland Tribune. At age twelve, Olson was involved in a serious bike accident that resulted in a fractured skull, which required reconstructive surgery. Olson studied theatre at the University of Oregon, graduating with a B.S. in theatre arts in 1997. After college, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting professionally.

Career

Olson was a part of improvisational group the Groundlings. She toured with the USO to Bosnia, Kosovo and Norway. She made several guest appearances in films and television series such as Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Drew Carey Show, The Jamie Kennedy Experiment, Out of Practice, Miss Match, Family Guy, and Punk'd. She had a minor role in the film Coyote Ugly. In 2004, she was cast as Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds in the FX sitcom It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia. She also voiced Ethel in the first season of the Comedy Central animated series Brickleberry. She had a recurring role as Hartley Underwood, the "one-armed" neighbor in the FX series The Riches.

Personal life

Olson married her It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia co-star, Rob McElhenney, in California on September 27, 2008. The couple started dating secretly during the second season of the series. They had their first child, a boy named Axel Lee, on September 1, 2010. Olson went into labor at a Philadelphia Phillies game, and Axel was born in their home as planned. Their second son, Leo Grey McElhenney, was born on April 5, 2012.

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000	Eyes to Heaven
2000	Jacks	Jocelyn
2000	Coyote Ugly	Bidding Customer
2001	Fugly	Cha Cha	Short film
2002	Meet the Marks	Kaitlin Marks
2003	Scapegoats	Jeannie	Short film
2009	Weather Girl	Sherry
2010	Leap Year	Libby
2010	Held Up	Rocky 2
2013	The Heat	Tatiana
2015	Vacation	Arizona Cop
2016	Finding Dory	Destiny	Voice

Television

Year	Title	Role	Notes
2000-2007	Curb Your Enthusiasm	Becky	6 episodes
2002-2004	The Drew Carey Show	Traylor	12 episodes
2003	Miss Match	Jillian	Episode: "Who's Sari Now?"
2004	Significant Others	Lauren	Episode: "The First Time"
2004	George Lopez	Janet	Episode: "Home Sweet Homeschool"
2005	Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show	Various Characters
2005-present	It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia	Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds	123 episodes
2006	Out of Practice	Debbie	Episode: "Model Behavior"
2007	The Riches	Hartley Underwood	5 episodes
2011	Family Guy	Brenda Quagmire	Voice Episode: "Screams of Silence: The Story of Brenda Q"
2012	Unsupervised	Carol / Danielle	Voice 7 episodes
2012	Brickleberry	Ethel	Voice 10 episodes
2014-2015	New Girl	Ashley	2 episodes
2015	Bob's Burgers	Helen	Voice Episode: "Housetrap"
2016	Cassius & Clay	Ordwood Cassius	Voice Pilot
2016	The Simpsons	Quinn	Voice Episode: "The Girl Code"

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