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Amy Poehler

Screenwriter / Film Producer / Penwoman / Television Actress / Film Actress / Television Director / Voice Actress / Television Producer / Film Director / Actress / Comedian | * 09/16/1971 (52) | Newton, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA))
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Amy Poehler ( POH-lər; born September 16, 1971) is an American actress and comedian. After studying improv at Chicago's Second City and ImprovOlympic in the early 1990s, Poehler co-founded the improvisational-comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade. The group moved to New York City in 1996, where their act became a half-hour sketch-comedy series on Comedy Central in 1998. Along with other members of the comedy group, Poehler is a founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. In 2001, Poehler joined the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) as a cast member. From 2004 until 2008, she served as co-anchor of the show's news parody segment, Weekend Update. Poehler left SNL halfway through her eighth season to star as Leslie Knope in the sitcom Parks and Recreation, which she produced and starred in until 2015. Poehler is an executive producer on the television series ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Documentaries | Animation

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Growing up can be a bumpy road, and it's no exception for Riley, who is uprooted from her Midwest life when her father starts a new job in San Francisco. Riley's guiding emotions— Joy, Fear, Anger, ...

Inside Out

PG

2015 | 4.0/5 | 1h 35min
Animation, Kids & Family, Adventure, Drama, Comedy
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A successful, single businesswoman who dreams of having a baby discovers she is infertile and hires a working class woman to be her unlikely surrogate. ...

Baby Mama

PG-13

2008 | 3.0/5 | 1h 39min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying ...

Saturday Night Live

TV-14

1975- | 3.5/5 | 1h 7min per episode
Comedy, News
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In an attempt to beautify her town — and advance her career — Leslie Knope, a mid-level bureaucrat in the Parks and Recreation Department of Pawnee, Indiana, takes on bureaucrats, cranky neighbors ...

Parks and Recreation

TV-14

2009 | 4.0/5 | 22min per episode
Comedy
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Awards & Nominations for Amy Poehler

Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy MTV Movie Award for Best Gut-Wrenching Performance Star On Hollywood Walk of Fame 2x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance MTV Movie Award for Best Gut-Wrenching Performance 2x Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program 5x Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series 4x TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy Satellite Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy 3x Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series 3x Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Comedy Series Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series MTV Movie Award for Best Cameo
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Movies with Amy Poehler as Actress(68)

as Self (archive footage)2024 I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story
as Joy (voice)2024 Inside Out 2
as Self - Guest2023 Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
as herself2023 Underground Comedy
2023 First Time Female Director
as herself2022 Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
as Lisa Carter2021 Moxie
as herself2021 Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
as Leslie Knope2020 Parks and Recreation Special
as herself2020 One World: Together at Home
as herself2020 Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
as Abby2019 Wine Country
as herself2018 Julia Louis-Dreyfus: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize
as herself2018 Love, Gilda
as Kate Johansen2017 The House
as The Devil2016 Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe
as herself2016 Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
as Joy (voice)2015 Inside Out
as herself2015 Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
as Maura Ellis2015 Sisters
as Joy (voice)2015 Riley's First Date?
as Joy (voice)2015 Mind Candy
as Liz2015 A Very Murray Christmas
as herself2015 Live from New York!
as herself2015 Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
as Molly2014 They Came Together
as herself2014 Don Rickles: One Night Only
as Entertainment Tonight Host Wendy Van Peele (uncredited)2013 Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues
as herself2013 Never Before, Never Again: Behind the Scenes of Asssscat
as Sondra2013 A.C.O.D.
as Jenny (voice)2013 Free Birds
as Terri Baker2013 Are You Here
as herself2012 Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl
as Gretel (voice)2011 Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil
as Café Patron2011 Fight for Your Right Revisited
2011 Saturday Night Live Backstage
as Eleanor (voice)2011 Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
as Lilian2010 Freak Dance
as Various2010 The Women of SNL
as Gayle O'Brien2009 Spring Breakdown
as Eleanor (voice)2009 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
as Various (archive footage)2009 Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler
as Computer (voice)2009 Monsters vs Aliens
as Cricket Feldstein2008 Hamlet 2
as Sally O'Malley (voice)2008 Horton Hears a Who!
as Angie Ostrowiski2008 Baby Mama
as Farrah2007 On Broadway
as Veronica Mung / Dream2007 Southland Tales
as herself2007 The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'
as Doreen Moran2007 Wild Girls Gone
as Maggie2007 Mr. Woodcock
2007 Tenacious D: For the Ladies
as Fairchild Van Waldenberg2007 Blades of Glory
2007 Asssscat
as Snow White (voice)2007 Shrek the Third
as herself2006 Man of the Year
as Truck Stop Waitress2006 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny
as Carol Lane2006 The Ex
as Grandma2005 SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?
as June George2004 Mean Girls
as Natalie Vanderpark2004 Envy
as Bank Teller2004 Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
as Molly Gilchrest2003 Shortcut to Happiness
as Patty2002 Martin & Orloff
as Susie2001 Wet Hot American Summer
as Ruth1999 Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
as Woman Getting Squirted1998 Tomorrow Night
as Mary Hatch (voice)1996 Escape From a Wonderful Life

TV Shows/Series with Amy Poehler as Actress(48)

as Narrator (voice)2023 The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
as Self - Host2021 Baking It
as Duncan / Annie (voice)2020 Duncanville
as Self - Illustrious Guest2019 Desus & Mero
as Herself - Host2018 Making It
as herself2016 America Divided
as Herself - Host2016 The UCB Show
as Susie2015 Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
as herself2014 Late Night with Seth Meyers
as herself2014 Welcome to Sweden
as herself2013 Hollywood Game Night
as Jennifer Hart2012 The Greatest Event in Television History
as herself2012 Comedy Bang! Bang!
as herself2011 Billy on the Street
as herself2010 Conan
as herself2009 Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as herself2009 The Jay Leno Show
as Leslie Knope2009 Parks and Recreation
as herself2009 Parks and Recreation
as Bessie Higgenbottom2008 The Mighty B!
2008 Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
as herself2007 The Graham Norton Show
2005 Weekends at the D.L.
2005 Wonder Showzen
2004 O'Grady
2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as herself2003 Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Gob's Wife2003 Arrested Development
as herself2003 The Ellen DeGeneres Show
as Hillary - Top Floor R. A.2001 Undeclared
as Grandma (voice)1999 SpongeBob SquarePants
as Colby1998 Upright Citizens Brigade
as herself1997 The View
as Self - Guest1997 The View
as Susan1996 Spin City
as Self - Guest1993 Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as herself1992 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Jenda (voice)1989 The Simpsons
1988 LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1983 Friday Night Videos
as Weekend Update Anchor / Self (uncredited)1975 Saturday Night Live
1975 Saturday Night Live
as Employee1975 Saturday Night Live
as Scientist1975 Saturday Night Live
as Donna M.1975 Saturday Night Live
as herself1975 Saturday Night Live
as Self / Betty Caruso1975 Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host / Hillary Clinton / Gloria Wallace / Various1975 Saturday Night Live

Movies with Amy Poehler as Crew(15)

Production/Producer2023 First Time Female Director
Directing/Director2022 Lucy and Desi
Production/Producer2022 Lucy and Desi
Directing/Director2021 Moxie
Production/Producer2021 Moxie
Production/Executive Producer2020 Nate: A One Man Show
Production/Producer2020 Parks and Recreation Special
Directing/Director2019 Wine Country
Production/Producer2019 Wine Country
Writing/Story2019 Wine Country
Production/Executive Producer2016 Andy Richter's Home for the Holidays
Crew/Additional Dialogue2015 Inside Out
Production/Executive Producer2015 Sisters
Writing/Writer2007 Wild Girls Gone
Writing/Writer1996 Escape From a Wonderful Life

TV Shows/Series with Amy Poehler as Crew(20)

Production/Executive Producer2023 The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
Production/Executive Producer2020 Duncanville
Writing/Story2020 Duncanville
Creator/Creator2020 Duncanville
Production/Executive Producer2020 Three Busy Debras
Production/Executive Producer2019 Russian Doll
Writing/Story2019 Russian Doll
Writing/Writer2019 Russian Doll
Creator/Creator2019 Russian Doll
Production/Executive Producer2018 I Feel Bad
Production/Executive Producer2016 The UCB Show
Creator/Creator2016 The UCB Show
Production/Executive Producer2014 Welcome to Sweden
Production/Producer2009 Parks and Recreation
Writing/Writer2009 Parks and Recreation
Directing/Director2009 Parks and Recreation
Production/Producer2008 The Mighty B!
Creator/Creator2008 The Mighty B!
Creator/Creator1998 Upright Citizens Brigade
Writing/Writer1975 Saturday Night Live

Full Name: Amy Poehler
Born: Thursday, 09/16 1971 (September) in Newton, Massachusetts (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 52 years + 220 days)
Zodiac sign: Virgo (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: Burlington High School, Boston College
Spouses (current/former): Will Arnett
Children: Archie Arnett, Abel Arnett
Siblings: Greg Poehler
Related to: Lily Poehler
Other names for Amy Poehler (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Amy Meredith Poehler"
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Amy Poehler frequently works together with these people:
Andy Samberg (43x, Actor)
Bill Hader (40x, Actor)
Tress MacNeille (36x, Actress)
Will Ferrell (29x, Actor)
Kristen Wiig (26x, Actress)
Fred Armisen (26x, Actor)
Kenan Thompson (24x, Actor)
Pamela Hayden (23x, Actress)
Will Forte (21x, Actor)
Seth Rogen (20x, Actor)
Tina Fey (17x, Actress)
Conan O'Brien (17x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:509, Added: 03/23/2018, Last updated: 04/18/2024