Kaitlin Olson

Kaitlin Olson

8/18/1975 (50 years old)Tigard, Portland, Oregon, USA

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 (48 titles)

Movie

PaleyLive: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia 20th Anniversary Celebration!

Self · 2025

High Potential8.2Show

High Potential

Morgan Gillory · 2024

Incoming6.3Movie

Incoming

Ms. Nielsen · 2024

Agent Elvis6.9Show

Agent Elvis

CeCe Ryder (voice) · 2023

Champions6.7Movie

Champions

Alex · 2023

It's a Wonderful Binge4.9Movie

It's a Wonderful Binge

Mayor Spengler · 2022

Welcome to Wrexham7.8Show

Welcome to Wrexham

Self · 2022

Abbott Elementary7.5Show

Abbott Elementary

Dee · 2021

Hacks7.5Show

Hacks

DJ Vance · 2021

Space Force6.5Show

Space Force

Edison Jaymes · 2020

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire9.8Show

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire

Self - Contestant · 2020

Flipped5.5Show

Flipped

Cricket Melfi · 2020

Arizona5.5Movie

Arizona

Vicki · 2018

The F Word3.2Show

The F Word

Self · 2017

The Mick7.1Show

The Mick

Mackenzie 'Micky' Murphy · 2017

Marine Life Interviews6.2Movie

Marine Life Interviews

Destiny (voice) · 2016

Finding Dory7.0Movie

Finding Dory

Destiny (voice) · 2016

Vacation6.3Movie

Vacation

Arizona Cop · 2015

Late Night with Seth Meyers5.1Show

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self · 2014

The Heat6.6Movie

The Heat

Tatiana · 2013

Escape from Planet Earth5.8Movie

Escape from Planet Earth

3D Movie Girl (voice) · 2013

Brickleberry7.2Show

Brickleberry

Ethel Anderson (voice) · 2012

Unsupervised6.7Show

Unsupervised

Carol / Danielle (voice) · 2012

A Tribute to Ryan Dunn8.4Movie

A Tribute to Ryan Dunn

Self · 2011

New Girl7.4Show

New Girl

Ashley · 2011

Bob's Burgers7.8Show

Bob's Burgers

Helen (voice) · 2011

Conan7.2Show

Conan

Self · 2010

Held Up4.6Movie

Held Up

Rocky 2 · 2010

Leap Year6.9Movie

Leap Year

Libby · 2010

A Very Sunny Christmas7.9Movie

A Very Sunny Christmas

Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds · 2009