Acting
Amy Poehler
Born 1971-09-16
Newton, Massachusetts, USA
Department: Acting
Biography
Amy Meredith 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amy Poehler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Amy Poehler
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Inside Out
2015
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The Simpsons
1989
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Shrek the Third
2007
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Mean Girls
2004
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Inside Out 2
2024
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Monsters vs Aliens
2009
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The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
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Horton Hears a Who!
2008
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SpongeBob SquarePants
1999
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Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
2009
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (194 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Dig | Elise | TV Series | 2026 |
| Dig | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2026 |
| Dig | Writer | TV Series | 2026 |
| Dig | Creator | TV Series | 2026 |
 | Steps | Producer | Movie | 2026 |
| Judge Judy: Unfiltered, Unforgettable | Self | Movie | 2026 | |
 | Lorne | Self (Uncredited) | Movie | 2026 |
 | Good Hang with Amy Poehler | Self - Host | TV Series | 2025 |
| Good Hang with Amy Poehler | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2025 |
 | SNL50: The Homecoming Concert | Self | Movie | 2025 |
 | SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night | Self | TV Series | 2025 |
 | Dream Productions | Joy (voice) | TV Series | 2024 |
 | An SNL Thanksgiving | (archive footage) | Movie | 2024 |
 | Inside Out 2 | Joy (voice) | Movie | 2024 |
 | Thoughts and Prayers | Executive Producer | Movie | 2024 |
 | I'm "George Lucas": A Connor Ratliff Story | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2024 |
 | Disney 100: Remember That | Self | Movie | 2023 |
 | First Time Female Director | Meg | Movie | 2023 |
| First Time Female Director | Producer | Movie | 2023 |
 | The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning | Narrator (voice) | TV Series | 2023 |
| The Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2023 |
 | Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love | Self - Guest | Movie | 2023 |
 | Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter | Self | Movie | 2022 |
 | Lucy and Desi | Producer | Movie | 2022 |
| Lucy and Desi | Director | Movie | 2022 |
 | Baking It | Self - Host | TV Series | 2021 |
 | Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around | Self | Movie | 2021 |
 | Moxie | Lisa Carter | Movie | 2021 |
| Moxie | Producer | Movie | 2021 |
| Moxie | Director | Movie | 2021 |
 | Nate: A One Man Show | Executive Producer | Movie | 2020 |
 | A Parks and Recreation Special | Leslie Knope | Movie | 2020 |
 | The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation | Leslie Knope | Movie | 2020 |
| A Parks and Recreation Special | Producer | Movie | 2020 |
 | Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | One World: Together at Home | Self | Movie | 2020 |
 | Three Busy Debras | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Duncanville | Leslie Knope (voice) | TV Series | 2020 |
| Duncanville | Duncan / Annie (voice) | TV Series | 2020 |
| Duncanville | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2020 |
| Duncanville | Story | TV Series | 2020 |
| Duncanville | Creator | TV Series | 2020 |
 | Sesame Street: 50 Years and Counting | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2019 |
 | The Kelly Clarkson Show | Self | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Wine Country | Abby | Movie | 2019 |
| Wine Country | Director | Movie | 2019 |
| Wine Country | Producer | Movie | 2019 |
 | Desus & Mero | Self - Illustrious Guest | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Russian Doll | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2019 |
| Russian Doll | Story | TV Series | 2019 |
| Russian Doll | Writer | TV Series | 2019 |
| Russian Doll | Creator | TV Series | 2019 |
 | Love, Gilda | Self | Movie | 2018 |
 | I Feel Bad | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Making It | Self - Host | TV Series | 2018 |
 | Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later | Susie | TV Series | 2017 |
 | The House | Kate Johansen | Movie | 2017 |
 | Household Name | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2017 |
 | Andy Richter's Home for the Holidays | Executive Producer | Movie | 2016 |
 | America Divided | Self | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe | The Devil | Movie | 2016 |
 | Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You | Self | Movie | 2016 |
 | The UCB Show | Self - Host | TV Series | 2016 |
| The UCB Show | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2016 |
| The UCB Show | Creator | TV Series | 2016 |
 | Sisters | Maura Ellis | Movie | 2015 |
| Sisters | Executive Producer | Movie | 2015 |
 | A Very Murray Christmas | Liz | Movie | 2015 |
 | Mind Candy | Joy (voice) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Riley's First Date? | Joy (voice) | Movie | 2015 |
 | Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | Difficult People | Flute | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp | Susie | TV Series | 2015 |
 | Inside Out | Joy (voice) | Movie | 2015 |
| Inside Out | Additional Dialogue | Movie | 2015 |
 | Live from New York! | Self | Movie | 2015 |
 | An SNL Valentine | (archive footage) | Movie | 2015 |
 | The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas | Sunshine | Movie | 2014 |
| The Approval Matrix | Self - Special Guest | TV Series | 2014 | |
 | They Came Together | Molly | Movie | 2014 |
| Don Rickles: One Night Only | Self | Movie | 2014 | |
 | Welcome to Sweden | Amy Poehler | TV Series | 2014 |
| Welcome to Sweden | Executive Producer | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2014 |
 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Broad City | Cheryl | TV Series | 2014 |
| Broad City | Director | TV Series | 2014 |
 | Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues | Wendy Van Peele (uncredited) | Movie | 2013 |
 | Free Birds | Jenny (voice) | Movie | 2013 |
 | A.C.O.D. | Sondra | Movie | 2013 |
 | Are You Here | Terri Baker | Movie | 2013 |
 | Hollywood Game Night | Self | TV Series | 2013 |
| Never Before, Never Again: Behind the Scenes of Asssscat | Self | Movie | 2013 | |
 | The Last Leg | Self | TV Series | 2013 |
 | The Greatest Event in Television History | Jennifer Hart | TV Series | 2012 |
 | Comedy Bang! Bang! | Self | TV Series | 2012 |
| Betty White's 90th Birthday: A Tribute to America's Golden Girl | Self | Movie | 2012 | |
 | Billy on the Street | Self | TV Series | 2011 |
 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked | Eleanor (voice) | Movie | 2011 |
 | Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil | Gretel (voice) | Movie | 2011 |
 | Fight for Your Right Revisited | Café Patron | Movie | 2011 |
 | Conan | Self | TV Series | 2010 |
 | The Women of SNL | Various (archive footage) | Movie | 2010 |
 | Freak Dance | Lilian | Movie | 2010 |
| Saturday Night Live in the 2000s: Time and Again | Self | Movie | 2010 | |
 | Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel | Eleanor (voice) | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Jay Leno Show | Self | TV Series | 2009 |
| The Mystery of Claywoman | Celeste Dupree | Movie | 2009 | |
 | The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Spring Breakdown | Gayle O'Brien | Movie | 2009 |
 | Saturday Night Live: The Best of Amy Poehler | Various (archive footage) | Movie | 2009 |
 | Parks and Recreation | Leslie Knope | TV Series | 2009 |
| Parks and Recreation | Writer | TV Series | 2009 |
| Parks and Recreation | Producer | TV Series | 2009 |
| Parks and Recreation | Director | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Monsters vs Aliens | Computer (voice) | Movie | 2009 |
 | Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Self | TV Series | 2009 |
 | Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2008 |
 | The Mighty B! | Bessie Higgenbottom | TV Series | 2008 |
| The Mighty B! | Producer | TV Series | 2008 |
| The Mighty B! | Creator | TV Series | 2008 |
 | Baby Mama | Angie | Movie | 2008 |
 | Horton Hears a Who! | Sally O'Malley (voice) | Movie | 2008 |
 | Hamlet 2 | Cricket Feldstein | Movie | 2008 |
 | Pick Up the Pace: Making “Mr. Woodcock” | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | Mr. Woodcock: Phys Ed Trauma Tales | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | Southland Tales | Veronica Mung / Dream | Movie | 2007 |
 | Wild Girls Gone | Doreen Moran | Movie | 2007 |
| Wild Girls Gone | Writer | Movie | 2007 |
 | Mr. Woodcock | Maggie | Movie | 2007 |
 | Shortcut to Happiness | Molly Gilchrest | Movie | 2007 |
 | Shrek the Third | Snow White (voice) | Movie | 2007 |
 | On Broadway | Farrah | Movie | 2007 |
 | Blades of Glory | Fairchild Van Waldenberg | Movie | 2007 |
 | Asssscat | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2007 |
| Girl Missing | Vikki | Movie | 2007 | |
 | The Making of 'The Pick of Destiny' | Self | Movie | 2007 |
 | The Graham Norton Show | Self | TV Series | 2007 |
 | The Ex | Carol Lane | Movie | 2006 |
 | Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny | Truck Stop Waitress | Movie | 2006 |
 | 30 Rock | Young Liz | TV Series | 2006 |
 | Man of the Year | Amy Poehler | Movie | 2006 |
 | Tenacious D: For the Ladies | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2006 |
 | SpongeBob SquarePants: Where's Gary? | Grandma | Movie | 2005 |
| Weekends at the D.L. | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2005 | |
 | Wonder Showzen | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2005 |
| Wonder Showzen | Miss Mary | TV Series | 2005 |
| Saving Manhattan | Kristen | Movie | 2005 | |
 | Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie | Bank Teller | Movie | 2004 |
 | O'Grady | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 2004 |
 | Mean Girls | Mrs. George | Movie | 2004 |
 | Envy | Natalie Vanderpark | Movie | 2004 |
 | Arrested Development | Gob's Wife | TV Series | 2003 |
 | The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Comedy Central Roasts | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
 | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self | TV Series | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Self - Guest | TV Series | 2003 |
| Sick in the Head | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2003 | |
 | Martin & Orloff | Patty | Movie | 2002 |
 | Undeclared | Hillary | TV Series | 2001 |
 | Wet Hot American Summer | Susie | Movie | 2001 |
 | North Hollywood | Wendy | Movie | 2001 |
| Zoe Loses It | Pink | Movie | 2000 | |
 | Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo | Ruth | Movie | 1999 |
 | SpongeBob SquarePants | Grandma (voice) | TV Series | 1999 |
 | Upright Citizens Brigade | Colby | TV Series | 1998 |
| Upright Citizens Brigade | Creator | TV Series | 1998 |
 | Tomorrow Night | Woman Getting Squirted | Movie | 1998 |
 | Ugly Revenge | Pretty Lady | Movie | 1998 |
 | The View | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1997 |
| The View | Self | TV Series | 1997 |
| Escape From a Wonderful Life | Mary Hatch (voice) | Movie | 1996 | |
| Escape From a Wonderful Life | Writer | Movie | 1996 | |
 | Spin City | Susan | TV Series | 1996 |
 | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
 | Late Show with David Letterman | Self - Guest | TV Series | 1993 |
 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Self | TV Series | 1992 |
 | The Simpsons | Jenda (voice) | TV Series | 1989 |
 | LIVE with Kelly and Mark | Self | TV Series | 1988 |
 | Friday Night Videos | Self / Appearance | TV Series | 1983 |
 | Saturday Night Live | Self - Various Characters | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Cameo (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Host | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Weekend Update Anchor / Self (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self - Various Characters (uncredited) | TV Series | 1975 |
 | People's Choice Awards | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1975 |
 | The Oscars | Self | TV Series | 1953 |
| The Oscars | Self - Presenter | TV Series | 1953 |
 | The Emmy Awards | Self | TV Series | 1949 |
 | Golden Globe Awards | Self - Host | TV Series | 1944 |
| Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | TV Series | 1944 |