Amy Poehler

Personal Info

Know For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1971-09-16 (54 years old)

Place of Birth

Newton, Massachusetts, USA

Amy Poehler

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amy Poehler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.​

Acting

2006

2004

Mean Girls

as Mrs. George

2004

Envy

as Natalie Vanderpark

2007

Southland Tales

as Veronica Mung / Dream

2008

Baby Mama

as Angie Ostrowiski

2008

Horton Hears a Who!

as Sally O'Malley (voice)

2007

Blades of Glory

as Fairchild Van Waldenberg

2007

Mr. Woodcock

as Maggie

2007

On Broadway

as Farrah

2006

Man of the Year

as Amy Poehler

2006

The Ex

as Carol Lane

2002

2009

Monsters vs Aliens

as Computer (voice)

2009

Spring Breakdown

as Gayle O'Brien

2015

Inside Out

as Joy (voice)

2013

A.C.O.D.

as Sondra

2014

2013

Free Birds

as Jenny (voice)

2013

Are You Here

as Terri Baker

1998

Tomorrow Night

as Woman Getting Squirted

2015

Sisters

as Maura Ellis

2007

Wild Girls Gone

as Doreen Moran

2013

Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues

as Wendy Van Peele (uncredited)

2010

Freak Dance

as Lilian

2024

Inside Out 2

as Joy (voice)

2009

2001

2024

2017

The House

as Kate Johansen

1996

Escape From a Wonderful Life

as Mary Hatch (voice)

2015

Mind Candy

as Joy (voice)

1998

Ugly Revenge

as Pretty Lady

2011

2007

Shrek the Third

as Snow White (voice)

2008

Hamlet 2

as Cricket Feldstein

2018

2019

2010

The Women of SNL

as Various (archive footage)

2003

Shortcut to Happiness

as Molly Gilchrest

2015

Riley's First Date?

as Joy (voice)

2021

Moxie

as Lisa Carter

2005

2000

2009

The Mystery of Claywoman

as Celeste Dupree

2007

Girl Missing

as Vikki

-

Inside Out 3

as Joy (voice)

Production

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Steps

as Producer

2007

2015

Inside Out

as Additional Dialogue

2015

Sisters

as Executive Producer

2016

-

Thoughts and Prayers

as Executive Producer

2019

Wine Country

as Director

2019

Wine Country

as Producer

2021

Moxie

as Director

2021

Moxie

as Producer

2022

Lucy and Desi

as Producer

2022

Lucy and Desi

as Director

2020

Nate: A One Man Show

as Executive Producer

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