
Kaitlin Olson
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.
Filmography
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PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration!
2025
as Self

Incoming
2024
as Ms. Nielsen

Champions
2023
as Alex

It's a Wonderful Binge
2022
as Mayor Spengler

Arizona
2018
as Vicki

Marine Life Interviews
2016
as Destiny (voice)

Finding Dory
2016
as Destiny (voice)

Vacation
2015
as Arizona Cop

The Heat
2013
as Tatiana

Escape from Planet Earth
2013
as 3D Movie Girl (voice)

A Tribute to Ryan Dunn
2011
as Self

Held Up
2010
as Rocky 2

Leap Year
2010
as Libby

A Very Sunny Christmas
2009
as Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds

The Nightman Cometh: Live
2009
as Dee Reynolds

Weather Girl
2009
as Sherry

Coyote Ugly
2000
as Bidding Customer

Eyes to Heaven
2000