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Amy Poehler
American actress and comedian Amy Poehler is known for her versatile talents ranging from acting, writing, producing, and directing. Her career took a soaring start in the early 1990s when she delved into improvisational comedy at Chicago's Second City and ImprovOlympic. Later, she co-founded the improvisational-comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade. The troupe moved to New York City in 1996 and their act soon became a half-hour sketch-comedy series on Comedy Central in 1998. Poehler joined the NBC sketch comedy show Saturday Night Live (SNL) as a cast member in 2001 and served as co-anchor of the show's news parody segment, Weekend Update. After SNL, she starred as Leslie Knope in the sitcom Parks and Recreation, which she produced and starred in until 2015. She has also served as an executive producer on the television series Welcome to Sweden, Broad City, Difficult People, Duncanville, Three Busy Debras, and Russian Doll. Poehler has made notable contributions to television, which earned her a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2015. She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Musical or Comedy Series in 2014 and a Critics' Choice Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series in 2012.
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Given Name: Amy Poehler
Born: Newton, Massachusetts, U.S.
Citizenship: United States
Birthday: September 16, 1971
Occupations: Actress, Comedian, Writer, Producer, Director
Years Active: 1996-present
Children: 2
Spouses: Will Arnett
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Movies Featuring Amy Poehler
Inside Out
The Secret World of Arrietty
Wine Country
Sisters
Baby Mama
Love, Gilda
Blades of Glory
Are You Here
A.C.O.D.
The House
Envy
They Came Together
First Time Female Director
Inside Out 2
Freak Dance
Fight for Your Right Revisited
Never Before, Never Again: Behind the Scenes of Asssscat
Don Rickles: One Night Only
The Unbelievably Sweet Alpacas
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Mind Candy
Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe
North Hollywood
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Riley’s First Date?
Asssscat
Wild Girls Gone
Tenacious D: For the Ladies
One World: Together at Home
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
A Parks and Recreation Special
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
Kelly Clarkson Presents: When Christmas Comes Around
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love
I’m “George Lucas”: A Connor Ratliff Story
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
A Parks and Recreation Special
Tomorrow Night
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Escape From a Wonderful Life
Dream Productions
Spring Breakdown
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
Ugly Revenge
Career Timeline
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2024
First Time Female Director
Meg
Inside Out 2
Joy
I’m “George Lucas”: A Connor Ratliff Story
Self (archive footage)
2020
One World: Together at Home
Self
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Self
A Parks and Recreation Special
Leslie Knope
The Paley Center Salutes Parks and Recreation
Leslie Knope
Stronger Together, Tous Ensemble
Self
A Parks and Recreation Special
Leslie Knope
2015
Inside Out
Sisters
Saturday Night Live: 40th Anniversary Special
Self / Weekend Update Anchor
Hurricane of Fun: The Making of Wet Hot
Self
Thank You, Del: The Story of the Del Close Marathon
Self
Mind Candy
Joy (voice)
Riley’s First Date?
Joy (voice)
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