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.

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Known For

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self

The Graham Norton Show

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

Comedy Bang! Bang!

Self

The Simpsons

Jenda (voice)

Saturday Night Live

Self - Various Characters

Saturday Night Live

Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Saturday Night Live

Self - Host

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2025	SNL50: The Homecoming Concert	Self
2024	Inside Out 2	Joy (voice)
2024	I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story	Self (archive footage)
2023	Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love	Self - Guest
2023	First Time Female Director	Meg
2022	Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter	Self
2021	Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around	Self
2021	Moxie	Lisa Carter
2020	A Parks and Recreation Special	Leslie Knope
2020	Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble	Self
2020	The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation	Leslie Knope
2020	One World: Together at Home	Self
2019	Wine Country	Abby
2018	Love, Gilda	Self
2017	The House	Kate Johansen
2017	Household Name
2016	Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You	Self
2016	Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe	The Devil
2015	Inside Out	Joy (voice)
2015	Sisters	Maura Ellis
2015	Live from New York!	Self
2015	Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot	Self
2015	A Very Murray Christmas	Liz
2015	Mind Candy	Joy (voice)
2015	Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon	Self
2015	Riley's First Date?	Joy (voice)
2014	The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas	Sunshine
2014	They Came Together	Molly
2014	Don Rickles: One Night Only	Self
2013	A.C.O.D.	Sondra
2013	Free Birds	Jenny (voice)
2013	Are You Here	Terri Baker
2013	Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues	Wendy Van Peele (uncredited)
2013	Never Before, Never Again: Behind the Scenes of Asssscat	Self
2012	Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl	Self
2011	Fight for Your Right Revisited	Café Patron
2011	Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked	Eleanor (voice)
2011	Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil	Gretel (voice)
2011	'The Office' Skit from the Emmys	Leslie Knope
2010	Freak Dance	Lilian
2010	The Women of SNL	Various (archive footage)
2009	Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel	Eleanor (voice)
2009	Monsters vs Aliens	Computer (voice)
2009	Spring Breakdown	Gayle O'Brien
2009	Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler	Various (archive footage)
2009	The Mystery of Claywoman	Celeste Dupree
2008	Baby Mama	Angie Ostrowiski
2008	Horton Hears a Who!	Sally O'Malley (voice)
2008	Hamlet 2	Cricket Feldstein
2007	Southland Tales	Veronica Mung / Dream
2007	Blades of Glory	Fairchild Van Waldenberg
2007	Mr. Woodcock	Maggie
2007	On Broadway	Farrah
2007	Asssscat
2007	Wild Girls Gone	Doreen Moran
2007	The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny'	Self
2007	Shrek the Third	Snow White (voice)
2007	Girl Missing	Vikki
2006	Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny	Truck Stop Waitress
2006	Man of the Year	Amy Poehler
2006	The Ex	Carol Lane
2006	Tenacious D: For the Ladies
2005	SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary?	Grandma
2005	Saving Manhattan	Kristen
2004	Mean Girls	Mrs. George
2004	Envy	Natalie Vanderpark
2004	Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie	Bank Teller
2003	Shortcut to Happiness	Molly Gilchrest
2003	Sick in the Head
2002	Martin & Orloff	Patty
2001	Wet Hot American Summer	Susie
2001	North Hollywood	Wendy
2000	Zoe Loses It	Pink
1999	Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo	Ruth
1998	Tomorrow Night	Woman Getting Squirted
1998	Ugly Revenge	Pretty Lady
1996	Escape From a Wonderful Life	Mary Hatch (voice)
	Inside Out 3	Joy

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night	Self
2025	Good Hang with Amy Poehler	Self
2024	Dream Productions	Joy (voice)
2023	The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning	Narrator (voice)
2021	Baking It	Self - Host
2020	Duncanville	Leslie Knope (voice)
2020	Duncanville	Duncan / Annie (voice)
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019	Desus & Mero	Self - Illustrious Guest
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Self
2018	Making It	Self - Host
2018	Lie Detector	Self
2017	Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later	Susie
2016	The UCB Show	Self - Host
2016	America Divided	Self
2015	Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp	Susie
2015	Difficult People	Flute
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self
2014	Broad City	Cheryl
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self
2014	Welcome to Sweden	Amy Poehler
2013	Hollywood Game Night	Self
2013	The Last Leg	Self
2012	The Greatest Event in Television History	Jennifer Hart
2012	Comedy Bang! Bang!	Self
2011	Billy on the Street	Self
2010	Conan	Self
2009	The Jay Leno Show	Self
2009	Parks and Recreation	Leslie Knope
2009	Late Night with Jimmy Fallon	Self
2009	The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien	Self
2008	Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008	The Mighty B!	Bessie Higgenbottom
2007	The Graham Norton Show	Self
2006	30 Rock	Young Liz
2005	Wonder Showzen
2005	Weekends at the D.L.
2005	Wonder Showzen	Miss Mary
2004	O'Grady
2003	The Ellen DeGeneres Show	Self
2003	Arrested Development	Gob's Wife
2003	Comedy Central Roasts	Self
2003	Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self
2001	Undeclared	Hillary
1999	SpongeBob SquarePants	Grandma (voice)
1998	Upright Citizens Brigade	Colby
1997	The View	Self - Guest
1997	The View	Self
1996	Spin City	Susan
1993	Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest
1992	The Tonight Show with Jay Leno	Self
1989	The Simpsons	Jenda (voice)
1988	LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1983	Friday Night Videos
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Various Characters
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Host
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self
1953	The Oscars	Self
1953	The Oscars	Self - Presenter
1944	Golden Globe Awards	Self - Host
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