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Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler 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.


Aliases
  • Amy Meredith Poehler
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Inside Out

2015
as Joy

Parks and Recreation

2009
as Leslie Knope

Mean Girls

2004
as June George

Shrek the Third

2007
as Snow White

Megamind

2010
as Linda Prickles (voice)

Horton Hears a Who!

2008
as Sally O'Malley (voice)

Riley's First Date?

2015
as Joy (voice)

Monsters vs Aliens

2009
as Computer (voice)

Moxie

2021
as Lisa

Sisters

2015
as Maura Ellis

Duncanville

2020
as Duncan

Duncanville

2020
as Annie

Wine Country

2019
as Abby

Saturday Night Live

1975
as Amy Poehler

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

2013
as Entertainment Tonight Host

Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny

2006
as Truck Stop Waitress

Escape From A Wonderful Life

1996
as Mary Hatch / Various (voice)

Free Birds

2013
as Jenny (voice)

Freak Dance

2010
as Lilian

The Mighty B!

2008
as Bessie Higgenbottom

Southland Tales

2006
as Veronica Mung / Dream

Hamlet 2

2008
as Cricket Feldstein

Mind Candy

2015
as Joy (voice)

The Ex

2006
as Carol Lane

Blades of Glory

2007
as Fairchild Van Waldenberg

Love, Gilda

2018
as Herself

The House

2017
as Kate Johansen

Wild Girls Gone

2007
as Doreen Moran

Upright Citizens Brigade

1998
as Colby/Various

America Divided

2016
as Herself

Upright Citizens Brigade

1998
as Colby/Various

Baby Mama

2008
as Angie Ostrowiski

Mr. Woodcock

2007
as Maggie

Nicktoons

as Bessie Higgenbottom

Envy

2004
as Natalie Vanderpark

Are You Here

2013
as Terri Baker

Making It

2018
as Host

Tomorrow Night

1998
as Woman Getting Squirted

A.C.O.D.

2013
as Sondra

Man of the Year

2006
as Herself

Spring Breakdown

2009
as Gayle O'Brien

Baking It

2021
as Host

Director

Movie Moxie 2021
Movie Wine Country 2019
Episode Broad City
The Last Supper
2014
Episode Parks and Recreation
Article Two
2013
Episode Parks and Recreation
Gryzzlbox
2015
Movie Lucy and Desi 2022
Episode Parks and Recreation
The Debate
2012

Writer

Episode Russian Doll
Nothing in This World Is Easy
2019
Episode Russian Doll
The Great Escape
2019
Movie Escape From A Wonderful Life 1996
Episode Parks and Recreation
One Last Ride (1)
2015
Episode Parks and Recreation
Second Chunce
2014
Episode Duncanville
Throw Momma from the Brain
2022
Episode Parks and Recreation
One Last Ride (2)
2015
Movie Wild Girls Gone 2007
Episode Duncanville
Free Range Children
2020
Episode Upright Citizens Brigade
Time Machine
1998
Episode Duncanville
Sister, Wife
2020
Episode Parks and Recreation
The Debate
2012
Episode Duncanville
She Snoops, She Scores!
2022
Episode Parks and Recreation
The Fight
2011
Episode Duncanville
Clothes and Dagger
2022
Episode Parks and Recreation
Telethon
2010
Episode Duncanville
Pilot
2020

Host

Episode Saturday Night Live
Amy Poehler/Katy Perry
2010

Executive Producer

Episode Three Busy Debras
Debra Gets a Boyfriend
2022
Episode Three Busy Debras
Women’s History Hour
2022
Episode Three Busy Debras
A Very Debra Christmas
2020
Episode Three Busy Debras
Cartwheel Club
2020
Episode Three Busy Debras
Sleepover!
2020
Episode Three Busy Debras
Barbra
2020
Episode Three Busy Debras
ATM (All the Money)
2020
Episode Three Busy Debras
Debspringa
2020
Episode Three Busy Debras
The Milk Drought
2022
Episode Three Busy Debras
The Great Debpression
2022
Episode Three Busy Debras
The Honorable Order of the Debras
2022
Episode Three Busy Debras
To Have Debra, To Hold Debra
2022
Episode Three Busy Debras
Operation: Seal Team Debra
2022
Episode Three Busy Debras
Who Has Done It?
2022

Producer

Movie Sisters 2015
Movie Wine Country 2019
Movie Household Name 2017
Movie Wild Girls Gone 2007
Movie Andy Richter's Home for the Holidays 2016
Movie First Time Female Director 2023

Guest Star

Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Amy Poehler, Ryan Eggold, Vampire Weekend
2019
Episode The Jay Leno Show
Pee-Wee Herman, Amy Poehler, 99 Cent Store
2009
Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Amy Poehler, Wendy Williams, Trampled by Turtles
2012
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Amy Poehler, David Sedaris, SuperM
2020
Episode The Simpsons
Days of Future Future
2014
Episode The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Amy Poehler, Magic Johnson & Larry Bird, The Bravery
2009
Episode Night of Too Many Stars
Night of Too Many Stars (2008)
2008
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
LeBron James, Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, OMI, Mark Rivera
2015
Episode Sesame Street
Camouflage Challenge
2010
Episode The Last Leg
Episode 4
2015
Episode 7 Minutes in Heaven
Amy Poehler
2011
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Amy Poehler, Courtney B. Vance, Willie Jones
2021
Episode Inside the Actors Studio
Amy Poehler
2009
Episode Busy Tonight
Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer, Amy Poehler, Tina Fey & Paula Pell
2019
Episode Vanity Fair: Lie Detector Test
Amy Poehler & Rashida Jones
2020
Episode Comedy Bang! Bang!
Amy Poehler Wears a Black Jacket & Grey Pants
2012
Episode 30 Rock
Live from Studio 6H
2012
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Amy Poehler, Zendaya, Imagine Dragons, Dweezil Zappa
2017
Episode Conan (2010)
Who Will Cry for The Third Nipple?
2011
Episode Wonder Showzen
Knowledge
2006
Episode Late Night with Seth Meyers
Amy Poehler, President Joe Biden
2024
Episode Always Open
Dave Koechner interviews Amy Poehler
2011
Episode Saturday Night Live
Maya Rudolph/Sleigh Bells
2012
Episode Today
October 28, 2014
2014
Episode Night of Too Many Stars
Night of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Concert for Autism Education (2008)
2008
Episode SNL Digital Shorts
Young Chuck Norris
2006
Episode Napoleon Dynamite
Thundercone
2012
Episode SNL Digital Shorts
My Testicles
2006
Episode Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Amy Poehler, Alicia Keys
2012
Episode SNL Digital Shorts
Laser Cats! 2
2007
Episode SNL Digital Shorts
Body Fuzion
2007
Episode The Writers' Room
Parks & Recreation
2013
Episode The Simpsons
Future-Drama
2005
Episode Saturday Night Live
Aubrey Plaza / Sam Smith
2023
Episode SNL Digital Shorts
Business Meeting
2007
Episode Broad City
The Last Supper
2014
Episode Late Night with Seth Meyers
Amy Poehler, Vice President Joe Biden & A Great Big World
2014
Episode Wonder Showzen
Cooperation
2006
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Amy Poehler, Bert Kreischer, Wilco
2023
Episode The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Kevin Kline/Amy Poehler
2004
Episode Saturday Night Live
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler/Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band
2015
Episode Today
June 26, 2015
2015
Episode Conan (2010)
The Puppy Photo That Got 42 Dislikes
2012
Episode SNL Digital Shorts
Cubicle Fight
2006
Episode Family Trips
AMY POEHLER Made a Huge Mistake in Punta Cana
2023
Episode Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Amy Poehler, Danica Patrick, Dave Attell
2008
Episode SNL Digital Shorts
Pep Talk
2006
Episode Today
December 10, 2015
2015
Episode Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Amy Poehler, Michael Angarano, Iron & Wine
2013
Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Amy Poehler; Josh Hutcherson; Tegan and Sara
2012
Episode Louie (2010)
New Year's Eve
2012
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Amy Poehler, Jordana Brewster, Les Claypool
2009
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Amy Poehler, Harland Williams, Tomi Adeyemi, Ashley McBryde
2018
Episode SpongeBob SquarePants
Have You Seen This Snail?
2005
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Amy Poehler, Kevin Nealon, Lalah Hathaway
2015
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Amy Poehler; Stephen Merchant; Bastille
2013
Episode Golden Globe Awards
The 70th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2013
2013
Episode Welcome to Sweden (2014)
Day One/Välkommen
2014
Episode Desus & Mero (2019)
JAMAICAN JOCKEY
2019
Episode The Oprah Winfrey Show
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler
2008
Episode Broad City: The Web Series
I Heart New York
2011
Episode Undeclared
The Perfect Date
2002
Episode Golden Globe Awards
The 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards 2014
2014
Episode The Jonathan Ross Show
Sacha Baron Cohen, Stephen Fry, Amy Poehler, Romesh Ranganathan, Shawn Mendes
2016
Episode Spin City
Single White Male
1998
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Amy Poehler; Alan Arkin; Garbage
2012
Episode Undeclared
Parents' Weekend
2002
Episode Golden Globe Awards
The 72nd Annual Golden Globe Awards 2015
2015