Amy Poehler

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.​

Known For

Susie

Wet Hot American Summer

Truck Stop Waitress

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

Mrs. George

Mean Girls

Natalie Vanderpark

Envy

Veronica Mung / Dream

Southland Tales

Eleanor (voice)

Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Angie Ostrowiski

Baby Mama

Sally O'Malley (voice)

Horton Hears a Who!

Fairchild Van Waldenberg

Blades of Glory

Bank Teller

Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie

Maggie

Mr. Woodcock

Self

Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around

Farrah

On Broadway

Amy Poehler

Man of the Year

Carol Lane

The Ex

Patty

Martin & Orloff

Computer (voice)

Monsters vs Aliens

Café Patron

Fight for Your Right Revisited

Self - Guest

Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love

Gayle O'Brien

Spring Breakdown

Eleanor (voice)

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

Self

Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl

Joy (voice)

Inside Out

Sunshine

The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas

Sondra

A.C.O.D.

Molly

They Came Together

Asssscat

Terri Baker

Are You Here

Jenny (voice)

Free Birds

Woman Getting Squirted

Tomorrow Night

Maura Ellis

Sisters

Doreen Moran

Wild Girls Gone

Wendy Van Peele (uncredited)

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

Meg

First Time Female Director

Self

Don Rickles: One Night Only

Lilian

Freak Dance

Self

Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter

Joy (voice)

Inside Out 2

Various (archive footage)

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler

Wendy

North Hollywood

Self (archive footage)

I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story

Self

Live from New York!

Ruth

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

Kate Johansen

The House

Self

Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot

Mary Hatch (voice)

Escape From a Wonderful Life

Liz

A Very Murray Christmas

Joy (voice)

Mind Candy

Pretty Lady

Ugly Revenge

Self

Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon

Gretel (voice)

Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil

Self

The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'

Self

Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You

Self

Never Before, Never Again: Behind the Scenes of Asssscat

Snow White (voice)

Shrek the Third

Cricket Feldstein

Hamlet 2

Self

Love, Gilda

Abby

Wine Country

The Devil

Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe

Various (archive footage)

The Women of SNL

Leslie Knope

A Parks and Recreation Special

Self

Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble

Molly Gilchrest

Shortcut to Happiness

Grandma

SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?

Leslie Knope

The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation

Joy (voice)

Riley's First Date?

Lisa Carter

Moxie

Tenacious D: For the Ladies

Self

One World: Together at Home

Kristen

Saving Manhattan

Pink

Zoe Loses It

Sick in the Head

Celeste Dupree

The Mystery of Claywoman

Vikki

Girl Missing

Household Name

Self

SNL50: The Homecoming Concert

Joy (voice)

Inside Out 3

Leslie Knope

'The Office' Skit from the Emmys

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

78

Gender

Female

Birthday

1971-09-16

Place of Birth

Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

Amy Meredith Poehler