It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Mary Elizabeth Ellis stars as "The Waitress" in the critically-acclaimed FXX original series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

Career Highlights

Mary Elizabeth Ellis, a writer/performer, often known for her epic recurring role as The Waitress on FX’s long running hit series “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” originally hails from Laurel, Mississippi.Ellis is currently starring opposite Ted Danson in Season 1, 2 and 3 of Netflix’s critically acclaimed series “A Man on the Inside.” Other TV credits include “Unstable” (Netflix), “Santa Clarita Diet” (Netflix), “Lodge 49” (AMC), “The Grinder” (FOX), and “New Girl” (FOX) among others.On the feature front, Ellis was Momma Anita in Paul Thomas Anderson’s film, “Licorice Pizza,” and can be seen in Amazon studios film “Red One” opposite Chris Evans. Other feature credits include the Disney+ feature “Godmothered,” “How It Ends,” which premiered at Sundance, “Masterminds,” as Owen Wilson’s hilarious wife Michelle, the gem of an indie “The Last Time You Had Fun,” which premiered at the Los Angeles International Film Festival and “The Free State of Jones” opposite Matthew McConaughey.Ellis co-wrote and starred in the indie film “A Quiet Little Marriage” which won The Grand Jury prize at The Slamdance Film Festival as well as the Adult Swim special “Mother May I Dance with Mary Jane’s Fist,” which was an adaptation of a live show she created with Artemis Pebdani at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Her directorial debut short film, “The Last to Leave,” is currently playing film festivals.One of her favorite projects to date was the stage play “Trevor” at Circle X theatre with Jimmi Simpson and Laurie Metcalf which returned her to her theatre roots. And, yes, also the murderous daughter-in-law Kimber in Taylor Swift's "Anti Hero" music video.Ellis currently resides in Los Angeles.

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Mary Elizabeth stars as "The Waitress" in the critically-acclaimed FXX original series It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia.

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Mary Elizabeth Ellis as The Waitress | Always Sunny on FXX

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia

Mary Elizabeth Ellis

Career Highlights

Rob Mac
as Mac / Creator / Showrunner / Executive Producer / Writer

Charlie Day
as Charlie / Executive Producer / Writer

Glenn Howerton
as Dennis / Executive Producer / Writer

Mary Elizabeth Ellis as The Waitress | Always Sunny on FXX

Mary Elizabeth Ellis

Charlie Dayas Charlie / Executive Producer / Writer

Glenn Howertonas Dennis / Executive Producer / Writer

Charlie Day
as Charlie / Executive Producer / Writer

Glenn Howerton
as Dennis / Executive Producer / Writer