Amy Meredith Poehler (born September 16, 1971) is an
AmericanThe United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
actress and comedienne. She was a cast member on the
NBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices in Burbank,California...
television entertainment show
Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a weekly late-night sketch comedy and variety show filmed in New York City. It made its debut on October 11, 1975, under a slightly different title. The show features a regular cast of comedy actors, joined by a guest host and musical act...
from 2001 to 2008. In 2004, she starred in the film
Mean GirlsMean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film, directed by Mark Waters and starring Lindsay Lohan. Written by Tina Fey, the film features a supporting cast of Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, and Lizzy Caplan. The film also features several Saturday Night Live cast members,...
alongside
Tina FeyElizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey is an American actress, comedienne, writer, and producer. She has received seven Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four Writers Guild of America Awards...
, with whom she worked again in
Baby MamaBaby Mama is a comedy film from Universal Pictures written and directed by Michael McCullers and starring Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear, Romany Malco and Dax Shepard.-Plot:...
in 2008. She is currently the lead star of a new
NBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices in Burbank,California...
show titled
Parks and RecreationParks and Recreation is an American comedy television series. It was co-created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, part of the creative team on The Office. Despite initial speculation it would be a spin-off of The Office, the two programs are not related beyond the fact both shows share a similar...
. She has been nominated twice for the
Primetime Emmy AwardThe Primetime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming...
for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her performance on
Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a weekly late-night sketch comedy and variety show filmed in New York City. It made its debut on October 11, 1975, under a slightly different title. The show features a regular cast of comedy actors, joined by a guest host and musical act...
.
Early life
Poehler was born in
Newton, MassachusettsNewton is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts bordered to the east by Boston. According to the 2000 census, the population of Newton was 83,829, making it the tenth largest city in the state.-Villages:...
, and grew up in
Burlington, MassachusettsBurlington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 22,876 at the 2000 census.- History :It is believed that Burlington takes its name from the English town of Bridlington, however this has never been confirmed....
, the daughter of Eileen and Bill Poehler, both teachers. A 1993 graduate of
Boston CollegeBoston College is a private research university located in the village of Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts. Its name reflects its early history as a liberal arts college and preparatory school in Boston's South End. It is a member of the 568 Group and the Association of Jesuit Colleges and Universities...
, Poehler was a member of America's oldest collegiate improv comedy troupe, My Mother's Fleabag. Her college room mate was future improv veteran and MTV host, Kara McNamara. After graduating from college, Poehler moved to
ChicagoChicago is the largest city in the U.S. state of Illinois, and with more than 2.8 million people, the 3rd largest city in the United States...
, where she studied improv at
Second CityThe Second City is a long-running improvisational comedy enterprise which originated in Chicago's Old Town neighborhood.The Second City Theatre opened on December 16, 1959 and has since expanded its presence to several other cities, including Toronto and Los Angeles...
alongside friend and future co-star
Tina FeyElizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey is an American actress, comedienne, writer, and producer. She has received seven Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four Writers Guild of America Awards...
. She also studied with
Del CloseDel Close , is considered one of the premier influences on modern improvisational theater. An actor, improviser, writer, and teacher, Close had a prolific career, appearing in a number of films and television shows...
at ImprovOlympic, going on to become part of the touring company as well as teaching classes at iO.
Upright Citizens Brigade
During her time at Second City, Poehler studied with
Matt BesserMatt Besser is an American actor and comedian known for his work as a member of the Upright Citizens Brigade, an improv/sketch troupe who also had their own sketch show on Comedy Central for 3 seasons. Later on he would create and star in Crossballs, also on Comedy Central, for one season in the...
, part of the
Upright Citizens BrigadeThe Upright Citizens Brigade is an improvisational comedy and sketch comedy group that emerged from Chicago's ImprovOlympic in 1990. The most recent incarnation consists of Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh...
. While the group initially consisted of many members (including
Horatio SanzHoratio Sanz is a Chilean-American comedian and actor, best known as a former cast member of Saturday Night Live.-Biography:...
,
Adam McKayAdam McKay is an American writer, director and comedian.-Early life:McKay was born in Colorado, graduated from Great Valley High School in Malvern, Pennsylvania, in 1986, and attended Penn State and Temple universities...
,
Rick RomanRichard "Rick" Roman was an actor and improvisational comedian from Philadelphia. While attending Temple University, Roman began his career in comedy partnering with Paul F. Tompkins in Philadelphia at The Comedy Works....
, and
Neil FlynnNeil Richard Flynn is an American actor and comedian, best known for his role as Janitor in the sitcom Scrubs.-Early life:Flynn was born in the south side of Chicago, Illinois and moved to Waukegan, Illinois at an early age...
), Poehler quickly became part of the group along with Matt Walsh. The two, along with Besser and
Ian RobertsIan M. Roberts is an American actor, writer and comedian.Roberts is a 1987 graduate of Grinnell College. Since his days at Grinnell College, Roberts has been a follower of the practices for improv comedy developed by Del Close...
, performed sketch and improv around Chicago before moving to
New YorkNew York is the most populous city in the United States, and the center of the New York metropolitan area, which is among the most populous urban areas in the world. A leading global city, New York exerts a powerful influence over worldwide commerce, finance, culture, fashion and entertainment...
in 1996. Immediately after moving to
New YorkNew York is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous. The state is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
, the group quickly scored a TV gig, appearing as sketch regulars on
Late Night with Conan O'BrienLate Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC from 1993 to 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and stand-up comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 a.m....
.
In 1998,
Comedy CentralComedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries predominantly comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
debuted the group's eponymous half-hour sketch comedy series. During the show's second season, the group opened an Improv theatre and training center in New York City at 161 W. 22nd Street, occupying the space of a former strip club. The UCB theatre held shows seven nights a week in addition to offering classes in
sketch comedySketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
writing and improv.
In the summer of 2000, the announcement came that Comedy Central had canceled the
Upright Citizens Brigade program after its third season, though the UCB Theatre continues to operate. The foursome continue to work together in many projects, as well as frequently performing together in various live improv shows at their comedy theatres in NY and LA.
Saturday Night Live
Poehler joined the cast of
SNL during the
2001–2002 seasonSaturday Night Live aired its twenty-seventh season during the 2001-2002 television season on NBC. Eighteen days before the season started, the September 11, 2001 attacks took place in New York which devastated the country and raised questions on whether the season premiere would be delayed or...
, her first episode being the first one produced after the 9/11 attacks with host
Reese WitherspoonLaura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon , better known as Reese Witherspoon, is an American actress and film producer. In 1998 she appeared in three major movies: Overnight Delivery, Pleasantville, and Twilight. The following year, Witherspoon appeared in the critically acclaimed Election, which earned her...
, musical guest
Alicia KeysAlicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American recording artist, musician and actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York, where Keys made a television appearance on The Cosby Show at the age of four. She attended...
and New York City Mayor
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as a special guest. Poehler was promoted from featured player to full cast member in her first season on the show, making her only the third person to have ever earned this distinction (after
Harry ShearerHarry Julius Shearer is an American actor, comedian, writer, voice artist, musician, author and radio host. He is known for his long-running role on The Simpsons, his work on Saturday Night Live, the comedy band Spinal Tap and his radio program Le Show...
and
Eddie MurphyEdward Regan "Eddie" Murphy is an American actor, voice actor, film director, producer, comedian and singer. He is the second-highest grossing actor in motion picture history. He was a regular cast member on Saturday Night Live from 1980 to 1984, and has worked as a stand-up comedian...
).
Beginning with the
2004–05 seasonSaturday Night Live had its thirtieth season on the 2004-2005 television season on NBC. With Jimmy Fallon gone, the show saw more cast changes. Fred Armisen was promoted to repertory player, while Finesse Mitchell and Kenan Thompson stayed feature players. Rob Riggle, an improv comedian and U.S...
, she co-anchored "
Weekend UpdateWeekend Update is a Saturday Night Live sketch which comments on and parodies current events. It is the show's longest running recurring sketch, having been on since the show's first broadcast, and is typically presented in the middle of the show immediately after the first musical performance...
" with
Tina FeyElizabeth Stamatina "Tina" Fey is an American actress, comedienne, writer, and producer. She has received seven Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, and four Writers Guild of America Awards...
, replacing the newly departed
Jimmy FallonJames Thomas "Jimmy" Fallon, Jr. is an American comedian, actor, musician, and talk show host known for his work on Saturday Night Live...
. In a
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interview, Fey said that with Poehler co-anchoring, there now is "double the sexual tension." When Fey left after the
2005-06 seasonSaturday Night Live aired its thirty-first season in the 2005-2006 television season on NBC. This season contained minor changes that would garner major results for the show...
to devote time to the sitcom she created,
30 Rock30 Rock is an American television comedy series created by Tina Fey that currently airs on NBC on Thursday nights. The series takes place behind the scenes of a fictional live sketch comedy series depicted as airing on NBC; the name "30 Rock" refers to the address of the GE Building where NBC...
,
Seth MeyersSeth Adam Meyers is an American actor and comedian, currently serving as head writer for Saturday Night Live and anchoring its weekly news sketch Weekend Update.-Early life:...
joined Poehler at the anchor desk. Poehler was nominated for a 2008 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress – Comedy Series, the first SNL cast member recognized in this category. She was heavily favored to win by many critics, but ultimately lost to
Jean SmartJean E. Smart is an American film, television, and stage actress. She is known for her comedic roles, one of the best known being her role as Charlene Frazier Stillfield on the CBS sitcom Designing Women. She later gained critical acclaim for dramatic work, with her portrayal of Martha Logan on 24...
. On September 13, 2008, the SNL season premiere opened with Fey and Poehler as
Sarah PalinSarah Louise Palin is an American politician who served as Governor of Alaska from 2006 until her resignation in 2009 and was the Republican candidate for Vice President of the United States in 2008....
and
Hillary ClintonHillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving within the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she served as First Lady of...
doing a "joint political campaign spot." Poehler plays Hillary Clinton as a highly accomplished, neurotic politician obsessed with becoming
President of the United StatesThe President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition...
.
It was officially announced on September 16, 2008 that Poehler would be leaving in October due to the birth of her child. On the October 25, 2008 episode, it was announced by
Weekend Update co-anchor Seth Meyers, who anchored the segment alone, "Amy Poehler is not here because she is having a baby", to wild applause from the audience. At the end of Weekend Update, special guest
Maya RudolphMaya Khabira Rudolph is an American actress and comedian, known as a former cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live. She is the daughter of late soul singer Minnie Riperton and song writer/music producer Richard Rudolph...
and current cast member
Kenan ThompsonKenan Thompson is an American actor and comedian who is currently a cast member of Saturday Night Live. He is also known for his titular role in Fat Albert, his role as a former cast member of All That, and for his starring role as Kenan Rockmore in the sitcom Kenan & Kel. He resides in Los...
sang a custom rendition of "
Can't Take My Eyes Off You"Can't Take My Eyes Off You", written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio, was a 1967 single by Frankie Valli. The song was among Valli's biggest hits, reaching #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earning a gold record...
" for Poehler, changing the words: "We love you Amy, and we just can't wait to meet your baby!" Meyers signed off: "For Weekend Update I'm Seth Meyers - we love you Amy!"
Amy returned to the show on November 3, 2008 during the "SNL Presidential Bash 08," "hosting" as Hillary Clinton. The Bash was pre-taped from bits and pieces shot between September and October. Her return to SNL after pregnancy was on December 6, 2008, where she stayed for two weeks. During "Weekend Update", on December 13, she thanked her family, friends, and fans for the continued support and announced that it would be her last show. On April 18 a Saturday Night Live special, The Best of Amy Poehler, aired. Poehler returned for Weekend Update (signing off as: ...and he's Seth Meyers) and joined the "chorus" for Will Ferrell's "We All Went Down Together" (along with the SNL cast and
Tom HanksThomas Jeffrey "Tom" Hanks is an American actor, producer, writer and director. Hanks worked in television and family-friendly comedies before achieving success as a dramatic actor in several notable roles, including Andrew Beckett in Philadelphia, the title role in Forrest Gump, Commander James...
,
Maya RudolphMaya Khabira Rudolph is an American actress and comedian, known as a former cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live. She is the daughter of late soul singer Minnie Riperton and song writer/music producer Richard Rudolph...
,
Norm McDonaldNorm McDonald was an Australian rules footballer of Aboriginal heritage.He played in the Essendon premiership teams in 1949 and 1950. He won the Essendon Best and Fairest award in 1951.-External links:* -References:*...
,
Artie LangeArthur Steven "Artie" Lange, Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, radio personality author and actor. Lange is most notable for replacing Jackie Martling on The Howard Stern Show, and as a member of the original cast of the sketch comedy series MADtv...
,
Anne HathawayAnne Jacqueline Hathaway is an American actress. She made her acting debut in the 1999 television series Get Real, but her first prominent role was in Disney's family comedy The Princess Diaries , which established her career.She continued to appear in family films over the next three years, with...
, and
Green DayGreen Day is an American rock trio formed in 1987. The band has consisted of Billie Joe Armstrong , Mike Dirnt , and Tré Cool for the majority of its existence....
) on the SNL season finale with
Will FerrellJohn William "Will" Ferrell is an American comedian, actor, voice actor and writer. Ferrell first established himself as a cast member of Saturday Night Live, and has subsequently starred in the comedy films A Night at the Roxbury, Old School, Elf, Anchorman, Kicking & Screaming, Talladega Nights,...
on May 16, 2009.
Poehler will return to the WU desk this fall with Meyers for two WU Thursday episodes, which lead directly into "
Parks and RecreationParks and Recreation is an American comedy television series. It was co-created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, part of the creative team on The Office. Despite initial speculation it would be a spin-off of The Office, the two programs are not related beyond the fact both shows share a similar...
".
Other work
Poehler has appeared in films such as
Wet Hot American SummerWet Hot American Summer is a 2001 comedy cult film directed by David Wain. The film is about the last day of summer camp in 1981. It stars Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Showalter, Marguerite Moreau, Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon, Christopher Meloni, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Ian Black,...
,
Mean GirlsMean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film, directed by Mark Waters and starring Lindsay Lohan. Written by Tina Fey, the film features a supporting cast of Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, and Lizzy Caplan. The film also features several Saturday Night Live cast members,...
,
Deuce Bigalow: Male GigoloDeuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo is a 1999 comedy film starring Rob Schneider. Other cast members include Eddie Griffin, Amy Poehler, Oded Fehr, Arija Bareikis, and William Forsythe.A sequel, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, was released on August 12, 2005...
,
Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny,
Blades of GloryBlades of Glory is a American comedy film directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, and starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder. The movie was released on March 29, 2007 by DreamWorks and MTV Films...
,
Envy,
Shrek The ThirdShrek the Third is a 2007 animated film, and the third film in the Shrek series, following Shrek and Shrek 2. It was produced by Jeffrey Katzenberg for DreamWorks Animation, and is distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was released in U.S...
,
Mr. WoodcockMr. Woodcock is a 2007 comedy directed by Craig Gillespie, and starring Seann William Scott, Billy Bob Thornton, Susan Sarandon, Amy Poehler, and Ethan Suplee. The film was released on September 14, 2007.-Plot:...
,
Hamlet 2Hamlet 2 is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Andrew Fleming, written by Fleming and Pam Brady, and starring Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, and David Arquette. It was produced by Eric Eisner, Leonid Rozhetskin, and Aaron Ryder. Hamlet 2 was filmed primarily at a high school in...
and the Mighty Bee. She is currently producing a digital series with two of her friends, Meredith Walker and Amy Miles, called
Smart Girls at the Party available through
ON Networks. The show is focused on interviews with young women who are "changing the world by being themselves". The first season of 'Smart Girls at the Party' premiered online November 17, 2008 with Mattel's Barbie signed on as the lead sponsor.
In the past, she often appeared in various comedy segments on
Late Night with Conan O'BrienLate Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC from 1993 to 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and stand-up comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 a.m....
, often playing her recurring role as
Andy RichterPaul Andrew "Andy" Richter is an American actor, writer and comedian. He is best known for his sidekick role on Late Night with Conan O'Brien between 1993 and 2000...
's little sister Stacy, and as a recurring character in two episodes of the college dramedy
Undeclared. She appears in the film
Southland TalesSouthland Tales is a 2007 science fiction/drama/black comedy film, written and directed by Richard Kelly. The title refers to the Southland, a name used by locals to refer to Southern California and Greater Los Angeles. Set in the then near future of an alternate history, the film is a portrait of...
, which premiered on May 21, 2006 at the
2006 Cannes Film FestivalThe 2006 Cannes Film Festival ran from May 17, 2006 to May 28, 2006. Twenty films from eleven countries were in competition for the Palme d'Or. The President of the Official Jury was Wong Kar-wai, the first Chinese director to preside over the jury....
. In 2008, she appeared in
Horton Hears a Who!Horton Hears a Who!, also known as Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, is a American CGI-animated feature film based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name, the fourth feature film from Blue Sky Studios, and the third Dr. Seuss-based feature film, following How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Cat...
,
Hamlet 2Hamlet 2 is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Andrew Fleming, written by Fleming and Pam Brady, and starring Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, and David Arquette. It was produced by Eric Eisner, Leonid Rozhetskin, and Aaron Ryder. Hamlet 2 was filmed primarily at a high school in...
, and
Baby MamaBaby Mama is a comedy film from Universal Pictures written and directed by Michael McCullers and starring Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear, Romany Malco and Dax Shepard.-Plot:...
and will star in
Spring BreakdownSpring Breakdown is a comedy film starring Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler, and Parker Posey as "three women vacation together at a popular travel destination for college co-eds on spring break"....
. She has also co-created an animated series for
NickelodeonNickelodeon is an American cable television channel owned by Viacom. Since the mid-1990s and early 2000s Nickelodoen as a brand has expanded into other territories including Europe, the Middle-East, Russia and Asia.It is often referred to by its shortened name, Nick, a practice that dates back to...
called
The Mighty B!The Mighty B! is a Nickelodeon show created by Erik Wiese, Cynthia True and Amy Poehler. Poehler also provides the voice of the title character, Bessie Higgenbottom. Its first episode premiered on April 26, 2008.-Development:...
about Bessie Higgenbottom, a "sweet, merit-badge-obsessed girl scout", to which she lends her vocal talents. In 2009 it was announced that Poehler earned a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Series.
In July 2008,
VarietyVariety is a weekly entertainment-trade magazine founded in New York City, New York, in 1905 by Sime Silverman. With the rise of the importance of the motion-picture industry, Daily Variety, a daily edition based in Los Angeles, California, was founded by Silverman in 1933. In 1998, the Daily...
reported that she was in final negotiations to star in a series by writers
Greg DanielsGreg Daniels is an American television comedy writer, producer, and director.-Biography:Daniels began his career as a writer on the HBO satirical news show Not Necessarily the News before moving to Saturday Night Live. There he spent three seasons at SNL, winning an Emmy Award in the process...
and Mike Schur, set to air on Thursdays after
The Office, starting January 2009 on
NBCThe National Broadcasting Company is an American television network and former radio network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rockefeller Center with additional major offices in Burbank,California...
. On July 21, 2008, NBC officially announced Poehler's new series,
Parks and Recreation, saying the project will not be a direct spin-off of
The Office, as previously speculated. Poehler was featured in
The AdvocateThe Advocate is an American lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender monthly newsmagazine. Established in 1967, it is the oldest continuing LGBT publication in the United States....
for her role in the show.
Personal life
Poehler is married to
Will ArnettWilliam Emerson "Will" Arnett is a Canadian actor known for his role as George Oscar "G.O.B." Bluth II on the FOX comedy Arrested Development. Since his success on Arrested Development, Arnett has landed major film roles. He recently played supporting roles in the comedy films Semi-Pro, Blades of...
, of the Fox comedy
Arrested Development, and had a recurring role in the series as the nameless wife of Arnett's character George Oscar "G.O.B." Bluth II. Poehler and Arnett also played a quasi-
incestIncest is any sexual activity between close relatives irrespective of the ages of the participants and irrespective of their consent, that is illegal or socially taboo. The type of sexual activity and the nature of the relationship between persons that constitutes a breach of law or social taboo...
uous brother-sister ice skating team in the 2007 film
Blades of GloryBlades of Glory is a American comedy film directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, and starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder. The movie was released on March 29, 2007 by DreamWorks and MTV Films...
. The couple also appeared in
Horton Hears a Who!Horton Hears a Who!, also known as Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, is a American CGI-animated feature film based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name, the fourth feature film from Blue Sky Studios, and the third Dr. Seuss-based feature film, following How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Cat...
, and
Monsters vs Aliens, and they will star together in the upcoming films
On BroadwayOn Broadway is an independent film, shot in Boston in May 2006, starring Joey McIntyre, Jill Flint, Eliza Dushku, Mike O'Malley, Robert Wahlberg, Amy Poehler and Will Arnett.-Plot:...
,
Spring BreakdownSpring Breakdown is a comedy film starring Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler, and Parker Posey as "three women vacation together at a popular travel destination for college co-eds on spring break"....
, and
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. They live in New York City and have two dogs, Puzzle and Suki. In
The Paz ShowPaz is an American television show produced by T. BB, Egmont Imagination, King Rollo Films Limited, Open Mind Productions, and Discovery Kids. The series runs as 80 eight-minute shows, each of which combines both a five-minute animation with live action before and after...
, she played Ping Big Penguin. She also created The Paz Show. Amy was named one of People magazine's 100 most beautiful people for 2009.
On October 25, 2008, Poehler gave birth to Archibald "Archie" William Emerson Arnett just hours before the
Saturday Night Live telecast.
Filmography
| Year |
Film |
Role |
Notes |
| 1999 |
Deuce Bigalow: Male GigoloDeuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo is a 1999 comedy film starring Rob Schneider. Other cast members include Eddie Griffin, Amy Poehler, Oded Fehr, Arija Bareikis, and William Forsythe.A sequel, Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo, was released on August 12, 2005...
|
Ruth |
|
| 2001 |
Wet Hot American SummerWet Hot American Summer is a 2001 comedy cult film directed by David Wain. The film is about the last day of summer camp in 1981. It stars Janeane Garofalo, David Hyde Pierce, Michael Showalter, Marguerite Moreau, Paul Rudd, Molly Shannon, Christopher Meloni, Elizabeth Banks, Michael Ian Black,...
|
Susie |
|
| 2004 |
The Devil and Daniel Webster"The Devil and Daniel Webster" is a short story by Stephen Vincent Benét. This retelling of the classic German Faust tale is based on the short story "The Devil and Tom Walker", written by Washington Irving...
|
Molly Gilchrest |
|
Mean GirlsMean Girls is a 2004 American teen comedy film, directed by Mark Waters and starring Lindsay Lohan. Written by Tina Fey, the film features a supporting cast of Rachel McAdams, Amanda Seyfried, Lacey Chabert, and Lizzy Caplan. The film also features several Saturday Night Live cast members,...
|
Mrs. George |
|
| Envy Envy is a 2004 comedy film, starring Ben Stiller and Jack Black, and directed by Barry Levinson.-Plot:Tim and Nick are best friends who are also neighbors and co-workers at 3M...
|
Natalie Vanderpark |
|
| 2006 |
Southland Tales Southland Tales is a 2007 science fiction/drama/black comedy film, written and directed by Richard Kelly. The title refers to the Southland, a name used by locals to refer to Southern California and Greater Los Angeles. Set in the then near future of an alternate history, the film is a portrait of...
|
Veronica Mung / Dream |
|
| Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny |
Truck Stop Waitress |
|
| 2007 |
The Ex |
Carol Lane |
|
| Blades of Glory Blades of Glory is a American comedy film directed by Josh Gordon and Will Speck, and starring Will Ferrell and Jon Heder. The movie was released on March 29, 2007 by DreamWorks and MTV Films...
|
Fairchild Van Waldenberg |
|
Shrek the ThirdShrek the Third is a 2007 animated film, and the third film in the Shrek series, following Shrek and Shrek 2. It was produced by Jeffrey Katzenberg for DreamWorks Animation, and is distributed by Paramount Pictures. It was released in U.S...
|
Snow White |
Voice |
| Mr. Woodcock Mr. Woodcock is a 2007 comedy directed by Craig Gillespie, and starring Seann William Scott, Billy Bob Thornton, Susan Sarandon, Amy Poehler, and Ethan Suplee. The film was released on September 14, 2007.-Plot:...
|
Maggie Hoffman |
|
| 2008 |
Hamlet 2 Hamlet 2 is a 2008 American comedy film directed by Andrew Fleming, written by Fleming and Pam Brady, and starring Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, and David Arquette. It was produced by Eric Eisner, Leonid Rozhetskin, and Aaron Ryder. Hamlet 2 was filmed primarily at a high school in...
|
Cricket Feldstein |
|
Horton Hears a Who!Horton Hears a Who!, also known as Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, is a American CGI-animated feature film based on the Dr. Seuss book of the same name, the fourth feature film from Blue Sky Studios, and the third Dr. Seuss-based feature film, following How the Grinch Stole Christmas and The Cat...
|
Sally O'Malley |
Voice |
Baby MamaBaby Mama is a comedy film from Universal Pictures written and directed by Michael McCullers and starring Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear, Romany Malco and Dax Shepard.-Plot:...
|
Angie Ostrowski |
Won Best WTF Moment in 2009 MTV Movie Awards |
| 2009 |
Spring Breakdown Spring Breakdown is a comedy film starring Rachel Dratch, Amy Poehler, and Parker Posey as "three women vacation together at a popular travel destination for college co-eds on spring break"....
|
Gayle |
|
| Monsters vs. Aliens Monsters vs. Aliens is a 2009 computer-animated 3-D feature film from DreamWorks Animation and Paramount Pictures. The movie was the first computer animated movie to be directly produced in a stereoscopic 3-D format instead of being converted into 3-D after completion, which added $15 million to...
|
Computer |
Voice |
| Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel is an upcoming 2009 American live-action/CGI and sequel to the 2007 film starring Jason Lee, David Cross, Cameron Richardson, Zachary Levi and the voices of Justin Long, Matthew Gray Gubler, Jesse McCartney, Anna Faris, Christina Applegate and Amy Poehler.The...
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Eleanor |
Voice |
| 2010 |
Hoodwinked 2: Hood vs. Evil Hoodwinked!: Hood vs. Evil is the upcoming 2010 sequel to 2005's Hoodwinked!. It will be directed by Michael D'Isa-Hogan and is scheduled to be premiered on January 15,2010.-Plot:...
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GretelHansel and Gretel is a fairy tale of Germanic origin, recorded by the Brothers Grimm. The story follows a young brother and sister who discover a house of candy and cake in the forest and a child-devouring witch...
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Television
| Year |
Title |
Role |
Notes |
| 1996–2000 |
Late Night with Conan O'BrienLate Night with Conan O'Brien is an American late-night talk show hosted by Conan O'Brien that aired 2,725 episodes on NBC from 1993 to 2009. The show featured varied comedic material, celebrity interviews, and musical and stand-up comedy performances. Late Night aired weeknights at 12:37 a.m....
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Stacy, Andy's little sister
various sketch roles |
Regular |
| 1998–2000 |
Upright Citizens BrigadeThe Upright Citizens Brigade is an improvisational comedy and sketch comedy group that emerged from Chicago's ImprovOlympic in 1990. The most recent incarnation consists of Matt Besser, Amy Poehler, Ian Roberts, and Matt Walsh...
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Colby, various characters |
Main Role |
| 2001–2008 |
Saturday Night LiveSaturday Night Live is a weekly late-night sketch comedy and variety show filmed in New York City. It made its debut on October 11, 1975, under a slightly different title. The show features a regular cast of comedy actors, joined by a guest host and musical act...
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Herself, various characters |
Regular |
| 2002–present |
The Paz Show Paz is an American television show produced by T. BB, Egmont Imagination, King Rollo Films Limited, Open Mind Productions, and Discovery Kids. The series runs as 80 eight-minute shows, each of which combines both a five-minute animation with live action before and after...
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Ping Big Penguin (voice) |
Co-creator of series |
| 2005 |
SpongeBob SquarePants SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated television series and media franchise. It is currently Nickelodeon's highest rated show, the most distributed property of MTV Networks, and among Nicktoons Network's most-watched shows...
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Gramma (voice) |
"Have You Seen This Snail?" |
| 2008–present |
The Mighty B!The Mighty B! is a Nickelodeon show created by Erik Wiese, Cynthia True and Amy Poehler. Poehler also provides the voice of the title character, Bessie Higgenbottom. Its first episode premiered on April 26, 2008.-Development:...
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Bessie Higgenbottom (voice)
Sissy Sullivan (voice) |
Co-creator of series |
| 2009–present |
Parks and Recreation Parks and Recreation is an American comedy television series. It was co-created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, part of the creative team on The Office. Despite initial speculation it would be a spin-off of The Office, the two programs are not related beyond the fact both shows share a similar...
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Leslie Knope |
Main Role |
Recurring characters on SNL
- Amber, a one-legged hypoglycemic reality show contestant.
- Betty Caruso, Bronx Beat cohost (opposite Maya Rudolph
Maya Khabira Rudolph is an American actress and comedian, known as a former cast member on NBC's Saturday Night Live. She is the daughter of late soul singer Minnie Riperton and song writer/music producer Richard Rudolph...
)
- Kaitlin, the excitable preteen titular character of Kaitlin and Rick (opposite Horatio Sanz
Horatio Sanz is a Chilean-American comedian and actor, best known as a former cast member of Saturday Night Live.-Biography:...
)
- Netti Bo Dance, a frequent patient at the Appalachian Emergency Room
- Sally Needler, half of The Needlers
"The Needlers: The Couple That Should Be Divorced" is a recurring sketch on Saturday Night Live. Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler portray Dan and Sally Needler, a couple who spends every waking second arguing...
, "the couple that should be divorced" (opposite Seth MeyersSeth Adam Meyers is an American actor and comedian, currently serving as head writer for Saturday Night Live and anchoring its weekly news sketch Weekend Update.-Early life:...
)
- Zoe Anderton, the punny, David Beckham-obsessed Spy Glass co-host (opposite Seth Meyers
Seth Adam Meyers is an American actor and comedian, currently serving as head writer for Saturday Night Live and anchoring its weekly news sketch Weekend Update.-Early life:...
)
Impressions
Poehler has impersonated
Dakota FanningHannah Dakota Fanning , better known simply as Dakota Fanning, is an American actress. Fanning's breakthrough performance was in I Am Sam in 2001. As a child actress, she appeared in high-profile films such as Man on Fire, War of the Worlds, and Charlotte's Web...
,
Hillary Rodham ClintonHillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving within the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she served as First Lady of...
,
Barbara BoxerBarbara Levy Boxer is an American Democratic politician and the current junior U.S. Senator from the State of California. She holds the record for the most popular votes in a statewide contested election in California, having received 6,955,728 votes in her 2004 re-election over former Republican...
,
Sharon OsbourneSharon Rachel Osbourne is an English music manager and promoter, television personality and presenter. She is the wife of singer-songwriter Ozzy Osbourne....
,
Britney SpearsBritney Jean Spears is an American singer and entertainer. Born in Mississippi and raised in Louisiana, Spears first appeared on national television in 1992 as a contestant on the Star Search program, and went on to star in Disney Channel's television series The New Mickey Mouse Club from 1993 to...
,
Paula AbdulPaula Julie Abdul is an American pop singer, record producer, dancer, choreographer, actress and television personality....
,
Norah O'DonnellNorah O'Donnell is a contributing correspondent for the NBC News Today program and chief Washington, D.C. correspondent for MSNBC. In addition O'Donnell co-anchors The New York Times Edition Fridays at 2pm on MSNBC Live, and is a rotating news anchor on Weekend Today...
,
Kelly RipaKelly Maria Ripa is a Daytime Emmy Award winning American television host and actress. Since February 2001, she has served as the co-host of Live with Regis and Kelly, along with Regis Philbin. Earlier in her career, Ripa played Hayley Vaughan Santos for 12 years on the soap opera All My Children;...
,
Ann CoulterAnn Hart Coulter is an American social and political commentator, best-selling author, and syndicated columnist. She frequently appears on television, radio, and as a speaker at public and private events...
,
MadonnaMadonna is an American recording artist, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, and raised in Rochester Hills, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977, for a career in modern dance...
,
Avril LavigneAvril Ramona Lavigne is a Canadian singer-songwriter, fashion designer, and actress. Lavigne has sold more than 30 million copies of her albums worldwide. She is currently one of the top-selling artists releasing albums in the United States, with over 10.25 million copies certified by the...
,
Sharon StoneSharon Yvonne Stone is an American actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She first achieved international recognition for her performance in the erotic thriller Basic Instinct...
,
Nancy GraceNancy Ann Grace is an American legal commentator, television host, and former prosecutor. She frequently discusses issues from what she describes as a victims' rights standpoint, with an outspoken style that has won her both praise and condemnation...
,
Michael JacksonMichael Joseph Jackson , known as the "King of Pop", was an American musician and one of the most commercially successful and influential entertainers of all time...
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Christian SirianoChristian Siriano is an American fashion designer and the winner of the fourth season of American reality show Project Runway. Siriano is the show's youngest winner.-Early life:...
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Peter OstrumPeter Ostrum is an American large animal veterinarian and former child actor whose only film role was Charlie Bucket in the 1971 motion picture Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory. A native of Cleveland, Dr...
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Mr. SixMr. Six is an advertising character, first featured in a 2004-2005 advertising campaign by the theme park chain Six Flags. Appearing as a bald, wrinkled old man wearing a tuxedo and thick-framed glasses, he invites stressed and over-worked people to Six Flags by pulling up in a retro-style bus and...
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Tonya HardingTonya Maxene Harding is a former American figure skating champion. In 1991 she won the U.S. Figure Skating Championships and placed second in the World Championships...
,
Dennis KucinichDennis John Kucinich is a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives and was a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President of the United States in the 2004 and 2008 elections....
, Fergie,
J. K. RowlingJoanne "Jo" Murray, OBE , better known under the pen name J. K. Rowling , is a British author best known as the creator of the Harry Potter fantasy series, the idea for which was conceived whilst on a train trip from Manchester to London in 1990...
,
Kim Jong-ilKim Jong-il is the paramount leader of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea...
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Jenna BushJenna Welch Hager, née Bush, , is the younger of the fraternal twin daughters of the 43rd U.S. President George W. Bush and former First Lady Laura Bush, and a granddaughter of the 41st U.S. President George H.W. Bush. She and her sister, Barbara Pierce Bush, were the first twin children of a...
,
Katie CouricKatherine Anne "Katie" Couric is an American journalist who became well-known as co-host of NBC's Today. In 2006, she made a highly publicized move from NBC to CBS, and on September 5, 2006 she became the first solo female anchor of the weekday evening news on one of the three traditional U.S....
, Tinker Bell, and
Rosie PerezRosa María "Rosie" Pérez is an American actress, dancer, choreographer, director, and community activist.-Early life:...
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