Amy Poehler

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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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Known For

Inside Out

Joy (voice)

The Simpsons

Jenda (voice)

Shrek the Third

Snow White (voice)

Mean Girls

Mrs. George

Inside Out 2

Joy (voice)

Monsters vs Aliens

Computer (voice)

Horton Hears a Who!

Sally O'Malley (voice)

SpongeBob SquarePants

Grandma (voice)

Full Filmography

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

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