Kaitlin Willow Olson (born August 18, 1975) is an American actress,
comedian, and producer. She began her career in the Groundlings, an
improvisational group 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 (2005â€"present).Olson starred as Mackenzie "Mickey"
Molng in the Fox comedy series The Mick (2017â€"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.Olson also appeared in films,
including Leap Year (2010), The Heat (2013), Vacation (2015), Finding
Dory (2016), and Arizona (2018).Olson was born in Portland, Oregon to
Donald Lee Olson, a publisher, and Melinda Leora, a nurse. Shortly
after her birth, Olson relocated with her family to Spokane,
Washington, then to Vashon Island, Washington, in Puget Sound, 13 mi
(21 km) west of Seattle, where she lived until age eight. Her family
subsequently relocated back to the Portland area, settling in
Tualatin, where Olson grew up on a farm. Her father worked as the
publisher of the Portland Tribune from 2000 to 2001. At age twelve,
Olson was involved in a serious bicycle accident involving a vehicle,
resulting in a fractured skull requiring reconstructive surgery. She
graduated from Tigard High School in Tigard, Oregon in 1993.
comedian, and producer. She began her career in the Groundlings, an
improvisational group 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 (2005â€"present).Olson starred as Mackenzie "Mickey"
Molng in the Fox comedy series The Mick (2017â€"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.Olson also appeared in films,
including Leap Year (2010), The Heat (2013), Vacation (2015), Finding
Dory (2016), and Arizona (2018).Olson was born in Portland, Oregon to
Donald Lee Olson, a publisher, and Melinda Leora, a nurse. Shortly
after her birth, Olson relocated with her family to Spokane,
Washington, then to Vashon Island, Washington, in Puget Sound, 13 mi
(21 km) west of Seattle, where she lived until age eight. Her family
subsequently relocated back to the Portland area, settling in
Tualatin, where Olson grew up on a farm. Her father worked as the
publisher of the Portland Tribune from 2000 to 2001. At age twelve,
Olson was involved in a serious bicycle accident involving a vehicle,
resulting in a fractured skull requiring reconstructive surgery. She
graduated from Tigard High School in Tigard, Oregon in 1993.
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