Amy Meredith Poehler was born in Newton, Massachusetts, to high school teachers Eileen Frances (Milmore) and William Grinstead Poehler.
Amy Poehler
54 · Born: Sep 16, 1971
Career
2024
Inside Out 2 as Joy (voice)
Dream Productions as Joy (voice)
2023
First Time Female Director as Meg
Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning as Narrator (voice)
2021
Moxie as Lisa Carter
2020
A Parks and Recreation Special as Leslie Knope
Duncanville as Duncan / Annie (voice)
2019
Wine Country as Abby
2017
The House as Kate Johansen
2016
Comedy Central Roasts as The Devil
2015
A Very Murray Christmas as Liz
Inside Out: Mind Candy as Joy (voice)
Sisters as Maura Ellis
Inside Out as Joy (voice)
Riley's First Date? as Joy (voice)
2014
They Came Together as Molly
Welcome to Sweden as Amy Poehler
2013
Are You Here as Terri Baker
A.C.O.D. as Sondra
Free Birds as Jenny (voice)
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues as Wendy Van Peele (uncredited)
2011
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked as Eleanor (voice)
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil as Gretel (voice)
Beastie Boys: Fight for Your Right Revisited as Café Patron
2010
Freak Dance as Lilian
The Secret World of Arrietty as Homily
2009
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel as Eleanor (voice)
Spring Breakdown as Gayle O'Brien
Monsters vs. Aliens as Computer (voice)
Parks and Recreation as Leslie Knope
The Mighty B! as Bessie Higgenbottom
2008
Horton Hears a Who! as Sally O'Malley (voice)
Baby Mama as Angie Ostrowiski
Hamlet 2 as Cricket Feldstein
2007
Mr. Woodcock as Maggie
Blades of Glory as Fairchild Van Waldenberg
Wild Girls Gone as Doreen Moran
On Broadway as Farrah
Southland Tales as Veronica Mung / Dream
Shrek the Third as Snow White (voice)
2006
Man of the Year as Amy Poehler
Fast Track as Carol Lane
Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny as Truck Stop Waitress
2004
Mean Girls as Mrs. George
Envy as Natalie Vanderpark
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy as Bank Teller
2003
The Devil and Daniel Webster as Molly Gilchrest
2002
Martin & Orloff as Patty
2001
North Hollywood as Wendy
Wet Hot American Summer as Susie
2000
Upright Citizens Brigade as Colby
1999
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo as Ruth
1998
Tomorrow Night as Woman Getting Squirted
1996
Escape from It's a Wonderful Life as Mary Hatch (voice)
2018
2004
2007
Wild Girls Gone as Writer
1996
Escape from It's a Wonderful Life as Writer
2020
Duncanville as Creator
2019
Russian Doll as Creator
2016
The UCB Show as Creator
2008
The Mighty B! as Creator
1998
Upright Citizens Brigade as Creator
