Amy Poehler

Birth Name: 
Amy Meredith Poehler
Best Known For: 

Saturday Night Live
Parks and Recreation

Short bio: 

Amy Poehler is an actress, comedian, voice artist, director, producer, and writer. After studying improv at Chicago's Second City and ImprovOlympic in the early 1990s, she went to New York City in 1996 to become part of the improvisational comedy troupe Upright Citizens Brigade. The group's act became a half-hour sketch comedy series on Comedy Central in 1998. Along with other members of the comedy group, Poehler was a founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.

A cast member on the NBC television series Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2008, Poehler became co-anchor of SNL's Weekend Update in 2004 alongside friend and colleague Tina Fey. She is known for voicing Bessie Higgenbottom in the 2008–2011 Nickelodeon series, The Mighty B! and Homily Clock from the American-English dub of The Secret World of Arrietty. From 2009 to 2015, she starred as Leslie Knope in the sitcom Parks and Recreation, for which she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Musical or Comedy Series in 2014 and a Critic's Choice Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series in 2012.

Twitter: 
@smrtgrls
Contact:Mailing: 

Amy Poehler
3 Arts Entertainment
9460 Wilshire Blvd.
7th Floor
Beverly Hills, CA 90212

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Submitted by Zoe (not verified) on

I love your movies and shows they are the best.

Submitted by Mark a fanelli (not verified) on

Hi Amy my name is Mark I have a girlfriend named Kendra who claims she's related to you her family name was Pillsbury we love watching you on TV every time you come on I say this is your cousin Amy Poehler puts a big smile on her face just wanted to know if you are related to the pillsbury's on your ancestry DNA thanks Amy I hope to hear from you someday respectfully mark fanelli

Submitted by Shane d Mitchell (not verified) on

Saw your show on the issue of migrants not being paid appropriately. I feel like I understand being a veteran people say they love us and respect us and we have to fight for everything we deserve. These people do so much for our country with no love and then have to fight and have no love when it comes to opening their pockets. And now a president that has zero regard for empathy unless for supermodel that has a umpa lompa fetish. White and embarrassed for how this country is acting and allowing mental patient run this country. Feels way to close to Russia. Thanks for standing up for these hard working Americans. Thanks Shane

Submitted by Paul (not verified) on

Welcome To Sweden is a fantastic show! I got all the humor the whole time through! Thanks for at least the two seasons that were made. The decision to cancel it was a mistake. Main thought here; Welcome To Sweden was one of the best TV shows EVER made and in the future, maybe it will be recognized as such. I theorize that having to read subtitles may have discouraged about 40% or more of the average American viewer which explains the low ratings. The ratings were wrong in this case. This show was SO GOOD ! I hope someone is talking about making a third season and more with another network.

Submitted by Jackie Castro (not verified) on

Amy,
Turned 70 last year so guess that makes me an official comedy expert...maybe. Anyway I tape all the episodes of Parks and Recreation, and whenever I want to laugh out loud I watch one or several.
Though I censor some episodes, our grandson (12) watches them with us. He’s on our comedy wavelength and is seriously brilliant and is usually on the floor with laughter. Every person in the cast...also hilarious.
So thanks for being the funniest, ever in the universe, comedian.
Oh, and when our grandson was three, I introduced him to Jerry Lewis movies which he watched over and over. He would ask his friends if they had heard of Jerry Lewis and they had no idea who that was.
He forced all his buddies to watch the movies in the car driving to and from school. Anyway funny is funny and we think you’re the best!
All best,
Jackie

Submitted by Becky (not verified) on

Excuse me amy poehler you are great, go women in comedy, luuuuuvvvvv.
BBUUTT but
howsoever
the way in which you treat garry/jerry/larry/lenny in parks and rec is very upsetting to me as a viewer!
You should display more kindness.Jokes are cheap when they are at the expense of a nice person like garry/jerry/larry/lenny.
Please take some time to look at yourself in the mijrror and think about the msg you are sending to your viewers. picking on people is not nice.
thank you
sincerely
kind regards
beckyyyy

Submitted by Lucy (not verified) on

Amy! I’ve recently had my fourth baby and find myself in a bit of a funk trying to manage everything whilst sleep deprived. Naturally, I have turned to Leslie for a pick me up. Have watched Parks and Rec three times now and it never ever ever fails to both make me laugh and inspire me. Thanks for such a great character 😊

Submitted by Jane (not verified) on

What a very talented artist!

Submitted by Ralph (not verified) on

You are so talented ,Amy!

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