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Mary Elizabeth Ellis (born May 11, 1979) is an American actress, best known for her recurring roles as The Waitress on the FX comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present), Nick's ex-girlfriend Caroline in the Fox sitcom New Girl (2011–2018) and Lisa Palmer on the Netflix horror-comedy Santa Clarita Diet (2017–2019). Ellis also starred as Amy in the shortlived NBC sitcom Perfect Couples (2010–2011) and Debbie Sanderson in the Fox sitcom The Grinder (2015–2016). Most recently, she played Gary's mother Anita in Paul Thomas Anderson's Licorice Pizza (2021). Early life Ellis was born in Laurel, Mississippi. She graduated from Southern Methodist University in 2002. Career Since the first season began airing in 2005, Ellis has been mostly widely known for her role as The Waitress, the object of Charlie Kelly's unrequited infatuation and obsession, on the FX/FXX comedy series It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia (2005–present). Ellis and her It's Always Sunny colleague Artemis Pebdani are members of the Los Angeles-based performance group Discount Cruise to Hell. Together, they wrote and starred in the stage show Mother May I Dance with Mary Jane's Fist?: A Lifetime Original Play at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles, California. Ellis has also appeared in a number of other television series, including Reno 911!, House M.D., Without a Trace, Cold Case, New Girl, Happy Endings, and Netflix's Santa Clarita Diet and music videos including "Diaper Money" (2013) for The Lonely Island and "Anti-Hero" (2022) for Taylor Swift. She was a series regular on the NBC romantic comedy series Perfect Couples, which ran for one season in 2011. In 2015, she landed her first main role as Debbie Sanderson, co-starring with Fred Savage and Rob Lowe in The Grinder. In 2008, Ellis co-wrote and starred as Olive in the independent film A Quiet Little Marriage. In 2020, she appeared in Disney's Godmothered. The following year, she appeared in Licorice Pizza (2021) as Momma Anita. Personal life Ellis and Charlie Day met in 2001 and began dating immediately. They have since had an extensive history of appearing on shows together. In 2004, they auditioned together as incestuous siblings for Reno 911! and landed the roles. Around the same time, Ellis also began playing The Waitress in home movies Day was making and co-starring in (as Charlie Kelly who stalks her) with their friends Rob McElhenney and Glenn Howerton. These would go on to form the pilot episode of the dark comedy It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia in 2005 and Ellis continues to appear on the series to date.Ellis and Day got married on March 4, 2006. Their first child, a boy, was born on December 15, 2011. Filmography Film Television Web Music videos Theatre References External links Mary Elizabeth Ellis at IMDb Mary Elizabeth Ellis at AllMovie "The Days of Disco" interview with Mary Elizabeth Ellis and Charlie Day on MonsterFresh.com. Discover the Mary Ellis popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Mary Ellis books.

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  • Still Water synopsis, comments

    Still Water

    Amy Stuart

    From the internationally bestselling author of Still Mine comes a “riveting, twisty…stayupallnight read” (Karma Brown, bestselling author of In This Moment) about the hunt for a mi...

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    The Hurricane Girls

    Jo Wheeler

    Celebrating the lives of the magnificent women, the ATA girls, who courageously flew Spitfires, Tiger Moths, Lancaster Bombers and many other aircraft during World War Two.These ex...

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    American Shoes

    Rosemarie Lengsfeld Turke & Garrett Turke

    Winner of the 2023 Gold Moonbeam Children's Book Award in NonFiction: Chapter BookCommended as a "moving and hopeful story of courage and perseverance" in a starred review by Bookl...

  • Still Water synopsis, comments

    Still Water

    Amy Stuart

    From The Globe and Mail bestselling author of Still Mine comes a new thriller featuring Clare and Malcolm, this time on the hunt for a missing mother and son in a town that is drow...

  • Still Mine synopsis, comments

    Still Mine

    Amy Stuart

    From internationally bestselling author Amy Stuart comes a “dark and deliciously disturbing” (Publishers Weekly) novel about one woman’s search for answers when another woman goes ...

  • Song of Myself synopsis, comments

    Song of Myself

    Walt Whitman

    Do I contradict myself?Very well then I contradict myself.(I am large, I contain multitudes.)Abundant, ecstatic, generous, courageous this is the first American epic poem, a celeb...

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    Mercy Among the Children

    David Adams Richards

    At the age of twelve, Sidney Henderson, in a moment of anger, pushes his friend Connie Devlin off the roof of a local church. Looking down on Connie’s motionless body, Sidney belie...

  • Still Here synopsis, comments

    Still Here

    Amy Stuart

    From the internationally bestselling author of Still Mine and Still Water comes a “powerful, atmospheric, perfectly plotted thriller” (Samantha M. Bailey, #1 bestselling author of ...

  • Taking Off synopsis, comments

    Taking Off

    Emily Arnold McCully

    Witness the true story of how Mary Wilkins Ellis’ childhood passion for flying led to an exciting career in the air, written and illustrated by a Caldecott Medalist.  ...

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    How to Solve Equations and Inequalities

    Mary Agnes Ellis

    Follow this example to complete your project. Remember, this is just an example.  Your project should not look just like my example.  Be creative.