Kaitlin Olson

Kaitlin Olson

CountryUnited States United States
GenderFemale
BirthdayAug. 18, 1975
BiographyKaitlin Willow Olson McElhenney (born August 18, 1975) 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) 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. 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.

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