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KAITLIN OLSON

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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-runn...
BORN August 18, 1975
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HEIGHT 5'1" (1.55 m)
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NATIONALITY American
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YEARS ACTIVE 2000 – Present
KAITLIN OLSON

🏆 AWARDS & ACCOLADES

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2000
PRIMETIME EMMY AWARDS

Outstanding Performance in a Lead Role (The Simpsons)

WINNER
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2015
MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS

Best Screen Performance (Family Guy)

NOMINEE
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2015
SATURN AWARDS

Best Dramatic / Genre Performance (Late Night with Seth Meyers)

WINNER
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2025
TEEN CHOICE AWARDS

Choice Movie Star / Breakthrough Performance (Late Night with Seth Meyers)

NOMINEE

👤 BIOGRAPHY

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.

🗉 QUICK FACTS

  • Nick Name Kaitlin
  • Born August 18, 1975
  • Height 5'1" (1.55 m)
  • Nationality American
  • Citizenship American
  • Education University of Oregon
  • Current Status Active (Recently in Incoming, PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration!)
  • Years Active 2000 – Present
  • Occupation Actress
  • Family Background Private Family Background
  • Early Career She began her career in The Sunday Company at the Groundlings, an improvisational theatre and school in Los Angeles, California.
  • Partner N/A
  • Children N/A
  • Social

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