Amy Poehler

**Amy Meredith Poehler** (; born September 16, 1971) is an American actress, comedian, director, producer and writer. She was a cast member of the television program _Saturday Night Live_ between 2001 and 2008.

## Early life

Poehler was born in Newton, Massachusetts. Her parents are high school teachers Eileen Frances (née Milmore) and William Grinstead Poehler. She grew up in nearby Burlington. Her father is of German, Irish, Portuguese, and English ancestry. Her mother is of Irish ancestry. Poehler was raised in the Catholic faith. She graduated from Burlington High School in 1989. She studied at Boston College and at The Second City.

## Marriage and family

Poehler was married to Will Arnett in 2003. They have two children. In September 2012, Poehler and Arnett separated. The divorce was finalized in 2016.

### Movies

|Year|Title|Role|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1998|_Tomorrow Night_|Woman Sprayed with Hose|Film Debut||
|1999|_Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo_|Ruth|||
|2001|_Wet Hot American Summer_|Susie|||
|2002|_Martin & Orloff_|Patty|||
|2004|_Mean Girls_|Mrs. George|||
|_Envy_|Natalie Vanderpark||||
|2006|_Southland Tales_|Veronica Mung / Dream|||
|_Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny_|Truck Stop Waitress||||
|_Man of the Year_|Herself|Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update with Tina Fey & Amy Poehler was featured in the movie|||
|2007|_The Ex_|Carol Lane|||
|_Blades of Glory_|Fairchild Van Waldenberg||||
|_Shrek the Third_|Snow White (voice)||||
|_Mr. Woodcock_|Maggie Hoffman||||
|_Shortcut to Happiness_|Molly Gilchrest||||
|_Wild Girls Gone_|Doreen|With Matt Besser, Ian Roberts & Matt Walsh of the Upright Citizens Brigade.|||
|2008|_Hamlet 2_|Cricket Feldstein|||
|_Horton Hears a Who!_|Sally O'Malley (voice)||||
|_Baby Mama_|Angie Ostrowski|MTV Movie Award for Best WTF Moment Nominated – MTV Movie Award for Best Comedic Performance|||
|2009|_Spring Breakdown_|Gayle|||
|_Monsters vs. Aliens_|Computer (voice)||||
|_Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel_|Eleanor Miller (voice)||||
|2010|_Megamind_|Jorrie Nortion (voice)|||
|2011|_Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil_|Gretel (voice)|||
|_Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked_|Eleanor Miller (voice)||||
|_Freak Dance_|Lillian|Upright Citizens Brigade production; incl. Besser, Walsh and Roberts.|||
|2012|_The Secret World of Arrietty_|Homily (voice)|||
|rowspan="4"|2013|_A.C.O.D._|Sondra||
|_You Are Here_|Janice||||
|_Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues_|Entertainment Tonight anchor||||
|_Free Birds_|Jenny (voice)||||
|rowspan="1"|2014|_They Came Together_|Molly||
|rowspan="1"|2015|_Inside Out_|Joy (voice)||
|2015|_Sisters_|Maura Ellis|||
|2017|_The House_|Kate Johansen|||
|2019|_Wine Country_|Abby|||
|2021|_Moxie_|Lisa|||
|2023|_First Time Female Director_|Meg|||
|2024|_Inside Out 2_|Joy (voice)|||

### Television

|Year|Title|Role|Notes||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1996–2000|_Late Night with Conan O'Brien_|Stacy (Andy's little sister) / Various sketch roles|||
|1997|_Apartment 2F_|Amy|2 episodes||
|1998|_Spin City_|Susan|Episode: "Single White Male"||
|1998–2000|_Upright Citizens Brigade_|Colby / Various Characters|30 episodes||
|2001–2008|_Saturday Night Live_|Herself / Various Characters|142 episodes Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series <small> (2008–2009)</small>||
|2001–2002|_Undeclared_|Hillary / Top Floor R.A.|3 episodes||
|2004–2005|_Arrested Development|Wife of Gob|5 episodes||
|2005|_SpongeBob SquarePants_|Gramma (voice)|Episode: "Have You Seen This Snail?"||
|_The Simpsons_|Jenda (voice)|Episode: "Future-Drama"|||
|2006|_O'Grady_|Wendy (voice)|Episode: "Jerked"||
|_Wonder Showzen_|Miss Mary|2 episodes|||
|2008–2009|_Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday_|Herself|5 episodes||
|2008–2011|_The Mighty B!_|Bessie Higgenbottom (voice) and Sissy Sullivan|40 episodes;Co-creator, Executive Producer, Writer, Voice Artist Nominated – Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer In An Animated Program <small> (2009–2010)</small>||
|2009–2016|_Parks and Recreation_|Leslie Knope|Main Role Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series <small> (2012)</small> Nominated – Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series <small> (2011, 2013)</small> Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series (Musical or Comedy)<small> (2012–2013)</small> Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series <small> (2010–2013)</small> Nominated – Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series <small> (2012)</small> Nominated – Satellite Award for Best Actress – Television Series (Musical or Comedy) <small> (2011–2012)</small> Nominated – Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series <small> (2013)</small> Nominated – TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy <small> (2011–2012)</small> Nominated – Writers Guild of America Award for Television: Episodic Comedy <small> (2013)</small>||
|2010|_Saturday Night Live_|Host|Episode: "Amy Poehler/Katy Perry"||
|_Sesame Street_|Herself|Episode: "The Camouflage Challenge"|||
|2012|_30 Rock_|Young Liz Lemon (Flashback)|Episode: "Live from Studio 6H"||
|_Louie_|Debbie|Episode: "New Year's Eve"|||
|_Napoleon Dynamite_|Misty (voice)|Episode: "Thundercone"|||
|2013|_70th Golden Globe Awards_|Host|TV Special||
|_The Greatest Event in Television History_|Jennifer Hart|Episode: "Hart to Hart"|||
|rowspan="1"|2014|_71st Golden Globe Awards_|Host|TV Special|
|rowspan="2"|2014|_Welcome to Sweden_|As herself||

## Awards and nominations

|style="background:#B0C4DE"|Year|style="background:#B0C4DE"|Award|style="background:#B0C4DE"|Category|style="background:#B0C4DE"|Work|style="background:#B0C4DE"|Result|
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|2005|Teen Choice Awards|Choice Comedian|rowspan=5|_Saturday Night Live_||||||
|2006|Prism Award|Best Performance in a TV Comedy Series||||||||
|2008|Primetime Emmy Award|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series||||||||
|rowspan=6|2009|Primetime Emmy Award|Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series|||||||
|Teen Choice Awards|Choice Comedian|||||||||
|rowspan=2|MTV Movie Award|Best WTF Moment|rowspan=3|_Baby Mama_||||||
|Best Comedic Performance||||||||||
|People's Choice Award|Favorite On-Screen Match Up <small>(with Tina Fey)</small>|||||||||
|Daytime Emmy Award|Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program|rowspan=2|_The Mighty B!_|||||||
|rowspan=3|2010|Daytime Emmy Award||Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program||||||
|People's Choice Award|Favorite TV Comedy Actress|rowspan=7|_Parks and Recreation_|||||||
|Primetime Emmy Award|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series|||||||||
|rowspan=6|2011|Critics' Choice Television Award|Best Actress in a Comedy Series|||||||
|rowspan=2|Primetime Emmy Award|Outstanding Comedy Series||||||||
|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series||||||||||
|Satellite Award|Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy or Musical|||||||||
|Television Critics Association Award|Individual Achievement in Comedy|||||||||
|Variety’s Power of Comedy Award||||||||||
|rowspan=11|2012|The Comedy Awards|Best Comedy Actress|rowspan=20|_Parks and Recreation_|||||
|rowspan=2|Critics' Choice Television Award|Best Actress in a Comedy Series||||||||
|Best Comedy Series||||||||||
|Golden Globe Award|Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy or Musical|||||||||
|rowspan=2|Primetime Emmy Award|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series||||||||
|Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series||||||||||
|Producers Guild of America Award|Comedy Series|||||||||
|Satellite Award|Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy or Musical|||||||||
|Television Critics Association Award|Outstanding Individual Achievement in Comedy|||||||||
|Women's Image Network Awards|Outstanding Actress in Comedy Series|||||||||
|Writers Guild of America Award|Outstanding Comedy Series|||||||||
|rowspan=8|2013|Golden Globe Award|Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy or Musical|||||||
|Screen Actors Guild Award|Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series|||||||||
|rowspan=2|Writers Guild of America Award|Outstanding Comedy Series||||||||
|Outstanding Episodic Comedy||||||||||
|Gracie Awards|Outstanding Female Actor|||||||||
|Primetime Emmy Award|Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series|||||||||
|rowspan=2|Critics' Choice Television Award|Best Actress in a Comedy Series||||||||
|Best Comedy Series||||||||||
|rowspan=1|2014|Golden Globe Award|Best Actress in a TV Series - Comedy or Musical|||||||

## Other websites

- in 2009
- Amy Poehler named one of _Men's Vogue's'' 2008 Visionaries
- TODAY talent are on People magazine annual list of 100, led by Applegate
- Amy Poehler at Emmys.com

## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Amy Poehler
- **image**: Amy Poehler 2012.jpg
- **caption**: Poehler at the 71st Annual Peabody Awards Luncheon (2012).
- **birthname**: Amy Meredith Poehler
- **birth place**: Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
- **education**: Boston College (Bachelor of Arts, BA)
- **children**: 2