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.
2024
as Morgan
2024
as Ms. Nielsen
2023
as CeCe Ryder (voice)
2023
as Alex
2022
as Mayor Spengler
2022
as Self
2021
as Dee
2021
as DJ
2020
as Edison Jaymes
2020
as Self - Contestant
2020
as Cricket Melfi
2018
as Vicki
2017
as Self
2017
as Mackenzie 'Micky' Murphy
2016
as Destiny (voice)
2016
as Destiny (voice)
2015
as Arizona Cop
2013
as Tatiana
2013
as 3D Movie Girl (voice)
2012
as Ethel Anderson (voice)
2012
as Carol / Danielle (voice)
2012
as Danielle (voice)
2012
as Carol (voice)
2012
as (voice)
2011
as Self
2011
as Ashley
2011
as Helen (voice)
2010
as Rocky 2
2010
as Libby
2009
as Deandra "Sweet Dee" Reynolds
2009
as Dee Reynolds
2009
as Sherry
2007
2005
2005
as Deandra 'Dee' Reynolds
2005
2003
as Jillian
2003
as Field Agent
2002
2002
2000
as Cheryl's Sister
2000
as Becky
2000
as Bidding Customer
2000
1999
as Brenda Quagmire (voice)
1995
as Traylor
1989
as Quinn Hopper (voice)