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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

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

Wine Country

2019
as Abby

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

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

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

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

Director

Movie Moxie 2021
Movie Wine Country 2019
Movie Lucy and Desi 2022

Writer

Movie Escape From A Wonderful Life 1996
Movie Wild Girls Gone 2007

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