Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler

52 · Born: Sep 16, 1971

Personal Details

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Born Sep 16, 1971 Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Parents
  • Eileen Frances Poehler (Milmore)
  • William Grinstead Poehler
Relatives
  • Greg Poehler (Sibling)

Biography

Amy Poehler (/ˈpoʊlər/; born September 16, 1971) is an American actress, comedian, writer, producer, and director. After studying improv at Chicago's Second City and ImprovOlympic in the early 1990s, she 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amy Poehler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Career

2024
Inside Out 2
Inside Out 2 as Joy (voice)
2023
First Time Female Director
First Time Female Director as Meg
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Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning
Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning as Narrator (voice)
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2021
Moxie
Moxie as Lisa Carter
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2020
A Parks and Recreation Special
A Parks and Recreation Special as Leslie Knope
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Duncanville
Duncanville as Duncan / Annie (voice)
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2019
Wine Country
Wine Country as Abby
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2017
The House
The House as Kate Johansen
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Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
2015
Inside Out
Inside Out as Joy (voice)
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Inside Out: Mind Candy
Inside Out: Mind Candy as Joy (voice)
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A Very Murray Christmas
A Very Murray Christmas as Liz
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Sisters
Sisters as Maura Ellis
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Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
2014
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss as Sunshine (segment "The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas")
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They Came Together
They Came Together as Molly
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Welcome to Sweden
Welcome to Sweden as Amy Poehler
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2013
Are You Here
Are You Here as Terri Baker
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A.C.O.D.
A.C.O.D. as Sondra
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Free Birds
Free Birds as Jenny (voice)
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2011
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil as Gretel (voice)
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked as Eleanor (voice)
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2010
Freak Dance
Freak Dance as Lilian
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2009
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel as Eleanor (voice)
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Spring Breakdown
Spring Breakdown as Gayle O'Brien
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Parks and Recreation
Parks and Recreation as Leslie Knope
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2008
Baby Mama
Baby Mama as Angie Ostrowiski
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Horton Hears a Who!
Horton Hears a Who! as Sally O'Malley (voice)
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The Mighty B!
The Mighty B! as Bessie Higgenbottom
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2007
Tenacious D: For the Ladies
Blades of Glory
Blades of Glory as Fairchild Van Waldenberg
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Upright Citizens Brigade: Asssscat
Wild Girls Gone
Wild Girls Gone as Doreen Moran
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Mr. Woodcock
Mr. Woodcock as Maggie
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2006
Fast Track
Fast Track as Carol Lane
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Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny as Truck Stop Waitress
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2005
SpongeBob SquarePants
SpongeBob SquarePants as Grandma (voice)
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2004
Mean Girls
Mean Girls as June George
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Envy
Envy as Natalie Vanderpark
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The Simpsons
The Simpsons as Jenda (voice)
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2003
Arrested Development
Arrested Development as Gob's Wife
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2002
Martin & Orloff
Martin & Orloff as Patty
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2001
North Hollywood
North Hollywood as Wendy
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Undeclared
Undeclared as Hillary - Top Floor R. A.
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1999
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Ruth
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1998
Upright Citizens Brigade
Upright Citizens Brigade as Colby
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1996
Escape from It's a Wonderful Life
Escape from It's a Wonderful Life as Mary Hatch (voice)
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2022
Baking It
Baking It
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2020
The Graham Norton Show
2019
Desus & Mero
Desus & Mero
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2018
Love, Gilda
Love, Gilda
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Making It
Making It
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2016
The UCB Show
The UCB Show
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America Divided
America Divided
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2015
Live from New York!
2014
Don Rickles: One Night Only
2013
Hollywood Game Night
2012
Comedy Bang! Bang!
2010
Conan
Conan
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2007
The Making of 'the Pick of Destiny'
2006
Man of the Year
Man of the Year
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2001
Saturday Night Live
2007
Wild Girls Gone
Wild Girls Gone as Writer
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1996
Escape from It's a Wonderful Life
2022
Lucy and Desi
Lucy and Desi as Director
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2021
Moxie
Moxie as Director
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2019
Wine Country
Wine Country as Director, Story
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2020
Duncanville
Duncanville as Creator
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2019
Russian Doll
Russian Doll as Creator
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2016
The UCB Show
The UCB Show as Creator
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2008
The Mighty B!
The Mighty B! as Creator
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1998
Upright Citizens Brigade
Upright Citizens Brigade as Creator
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