- Kaitlin Olson
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name = Kaitlin Olson
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location =Tigard, Oregon ,US
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spouse =Rob McElhenney
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tonyawards =Kaitlin Olson (born
August 18 ,1975 ) is an actress best known for playing Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds on "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ".Career
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 seriousbicycle accident requiringreconstructive surgery .She attended theUniversity of Oregon majoring in theater. She later moved toLos Angeles to pursue acting professionally. Olson was a part of the famed improvisational group theGroundlings .cite web
date=June 27 ,2006
author= Bartels, Eric
url= http://www.localnewsdaily.com/features/story.php?story_id=115136765691235300
title= Comedian gets funny in Philly
publisher= The Portland Tribune
accessdate=2007-03-20] 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 theUSO to Bosnia,Kosovo andNorway . 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 ". [cite web
date=September 20 ,2007
url= http://www.newsobserver.com/105/story/709819.html
title= Seen on the screen
publisher=News & Observer
accessdate=2007-10-17]In 2005, she was cast as Deandra Reynolds in the FX
sitcom "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ". [cite web
date=September 13 ,2007
author= Cunningham, Amrie
url= http://thetvaddict.com/2007/09/13/thetvaddictcom-interview-kaitlin-olson/
title= TheTVaddict.com Interview: Kaitlin Olson
publisher= TheTVaddict.com
accessdate=2008-01-17]She has had a recurring role as Hartley Underwood, the "one-armed" neighbor in the FX series "
The Riches ."Personal life
In September 2007, Dan Gross of the "
Philadelphia Daily News " reported that Olson and co-star/creator of "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia",Rob McElhenney , have been dating for over a year. [cite web
date=September 4 ,2007
author= Gross, Dan
url= http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/dan_gross/20070905_Dan_Gross____Its_Sunny_for_McElhenney.html
title= It's Sunny for McElhenney
publisher=Philadelphia Daily News
accessdate=2007-10-17] They became engaged in December 2007 and were married September 27, 2008 in California.Fact|date=September 2008Cultural references
Olson was named the 2008 "Mailbag Crush" by "Sports Illustrated's"
sports writer Stewart Mandel in his College Football Mailbagonline SI.com column. She follows in the footsteps of actorsJenna Fischer andJordana Spiro . [cite web
date= 2008-07-02
author= Mandel, Stewart
authorlink= Stewart Mandel
url= http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/stewart_mandel/07/02/cfb.mailbag/index.html
title= Unveiling the Mailbag Crush, my surprise teams for '08 and more
publisher=SI.com
accessdate= 2008-07-03]Television
Filmography
References
External links
*imdb name|0647698
* [http://www.hobotrashcan.com/2008/09/18/one-on-one-with-kaitlin-olson/"One on one with Kaitlin Olson"] , HoboTrashcan.com.
* [http://www.myspace.com/kaitlinolson Official Kaitlin Olson MySpace Page]
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