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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Acting History
2025
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert as Self
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night as Self
2024Dream Productions as Joy (voice)
2024Inside Out 2 as Joy (voice)
2024I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story as Self (archive footage)
2023First Time Female Director as Meg
2023The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning as Narrator (voice)
2023Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love as Self - Guest
2022Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter as Self
2021Baking It as Self - Host
2021Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around as Self
2021Moxie as Lisa Carter
2020A Parks and Recreation Special as Leslie Knope
2020The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation as Leslie Knope
2020Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble as Self
2020One World: Together at Home as Self
2020Duncanville as Leslie Knope (voice)
2020Duncanville as Duncan / Annie (voice)
2019The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
2019Wine Country as Abby
2019Desus & Mero as Self - Illustrious Guest
2018Making It as Self - Host
2018Love, Gilda as Self
2018Lie Detector as Self
2017Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later as Susie
2017The House as Kate Johansen
2017Household Name
2016America Divided as Self
2016Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe as The Devil
2016Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You as Self
2016The UCB Show as Self - Host
2015Sisters as Maura Ellis
2015A Very Murray Christmas as Liz
2015Riley's First Date? as Joy (voice)
2015Mind Candy as Joy (voice)
2015Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon as Self
2015Difficult People as Flute
2015Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot as Self
2015Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp as Susie
2015Inside Out as Joy (voice)
2015Live from New York! as Self
2014The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas as Sunshine
2014They Came Together as Molly
2014Don Rickles: One Night Only as Self
2014Welcome to Sweden as Amy Poehler
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
2014Broad City as Cheryl
2013Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Wendy Van Peele (uncredited)
2013Free Birds as Jenny (voice)
2013A.C.O.D. as Sondra
2013Are You Here as Terri Baker
2013Hollywood Game Night as Self
2013Never Before, Never Again: Behind the Scenes of Asssscat as Self
2013The Last Leg as Self
2012The Greatest Event in Television History as Jennifer Hart
2012Comedy Bang! Bang! as Self
2012Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl as Self
2011Billy on the Street as Self
2011Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked as Eleanor (voice)
2011Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil as Gretel (voice)
2011Fight for Your Right Revisited as Café Patron
2010Conan as Self
2010The Women of SNL as Various (archive footage)
2010Freak Dance as Lilian
2010Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again as Self
2009Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel as Eleanor (voice)
2009The Jay Leno Show as Self
2009The Mystery of Claywoman as Celeste Dupree
2009The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien as Self
2009Spring Breakdown as Gayle O'Brien
2009Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler as Various (archive footage)
2009Parks and Recreation as Leslie Knope
2009Monsters vs Aliens as Computer (voice)
2009Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self
2008Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008The Mighty B! as Bessie Higgenbottom
2008Baby Mama as Angie Ostrowiski
2008Horton Hears a Who! as Sally O'Malley (voice)
2008Hamlet 2 as Cricket Feldstein
2007Southland Tales as Veronica Mung / Dream
2007Wild Girls Gone as Doreen Moran
2007Mr. Woodcock as Maggie
2007Shortcut to Happiness as Molly Gilchrest
2007Shrek the Third as Snow White (voice)
2007On Broadway as Farrah
2007Blades of Glory as Fairchild Van Waldenberg
2007Asssscat
2007Girl Missing as Vikki
2007The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' as Self
2007The Graham Norton Show as Self
2006The Ex as Carol Lane
2006Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny as Truck Stop Waitress
200630 Rock as Young Liz
2006Man of the Year as Amy Poehler
2006Tenacious D: For the Ladies
2005SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary? as Grandma
2005Weekends at the D.L.
2005Wonder Showzen
2005Wonder Showzen as Miss Mary
2005Saving Manhattan as Kristen
2004Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie as Bank Teller
2004O'Grady
2004Mean Girls as Mrs. George
2004Envy as Natalie Vanderpark
2003Arrested Development as Gob's Wife
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Show as Self
2003Comedy Central Roasts as Self
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self
2003Sick in the Head
2002Martin & Orloff as Patty
2001Undeclared as Hillary
2001Wet Hot American Summer as Susie
2001North Hollywood as Wendy
2000Zoe Loses It as Pink
1999Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Ruth
1999SpongeBob SquarePants as Grandma (voice)
1998Upright Citizens Brigade as Colby
1998Tomorrow Night as Woman Getting Squirted
1998Ugly Revenge as Pretty Lady
1997The View as Self - Guest
1997The View as Self
1996Escape From a Wonderful Life as Mary Hatch (voice)
1996Spin City as Susan
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
1989The Simpsons as Jenda (voice)
1988LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
1983Friday Night Videos
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Host
1975Saturday Night Live as Self
1953The Oscars as Self
1953The Oscars as Self - Presenter
1944Golden Globe Awards as Self - Host
—Inside Out 3 as Joy (voice)
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