Kaitlin Olson

“I didn't want to just be cute and on TV. I wanted to be funny.”

 

Birthday:

8/18/1975

Nickname:

Birthname:

Kaitlin Olson

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Hometown:

Portland, Oregon

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Sign:

Leo

Height:

5'9

Job:

Actress
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Ethnicity:

White

Country of Origin:

United States

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Introduction

Kaitlin Olson is an actress best known for playing Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds on television show "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."

Life Story

Born in Tigard, Oregon, Olson is the daughter of a previous publisher of The Portland Tribune. At the age of 12, she was involved in a serious bicycle accident requiring reconstructive surgery. She attended the University of Oregon majoring in theater. She later moved to Los Angeles to pursue acting professionally. Olson was a part of the famed improvisational group the Groundlings. She made several guest appearances in films and TV series such as "Curb Your Enthusiasm" (as Becky, Larry David's sister-in-law) and "The Drew Carey Show" (as Mimi Bobeck's nemesis, Traylor). Olson toured with the USO to Bosnia, Kosovo and Norway. Olson has appeared on "The Jamie Kennedy Experiment," "Out of Practice," "Miss Match" and "Punk'd." She had a minor role in the film Coyote Ugly (2000).

In 2005, she was cast as Deandra Reynolds in the FX sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia." She has had a recurring role as Hartley Underwood, the "one-armed" neighbor in the FX series "The Riches."

Katilin will be seen in the upcoming movies Weather Girl (2009) and Leap Year (2010).