Amy Poehler

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Amy Poehler (2013)

Amy Meredith Poehler [ poʊlɚ ] (* 16th September 1971 in Burlington , Massachusetts ) is an American actress , film producer , screenwriter , voice actor and comedienne .

life and career

Poehler studied at Boston College , where she became a member of the comedy group My Mother's Flea Bag . In 1993 she moved to Chicago , where she performed with the group The Second City . She made her debut in a speaking role in the television comedy Escape from It's a Wonderful Life (1996), for which she also co-wrote the script. In the comedy Rent a Man (1999) she was seen at the side of Rob Schneider .

From 2001 to 2008 Poehler appeared on the comedy show Saturday Night Live , for which she was nominated for the Prism Award in 2006. A year earlier she was nominated for her life's work as a comedian for the Teen Choice Award . In the comedy Baby Mama (2008) she took on one of the leading roles alongside Tina Fey . In 2009 the series Parks and Recreation started , in which Poehler played the leading role. The series ended in 2015 after 125 episodes. She received an Emmy nomination that same year for her performance on Saturday Night Live . In 2014 she received a Golden Globe Award for her role in Parks and Recreation . For her guest appearance on Saturday Night Live on December 19, 2015, she and Tina Fey received an Emmy in the category "Best Actress in a Guest Role".

Poehler is the sister of actor and comedian Greg Poehler ( Welcome to Sweden ) and was married to fellow actor Will Arnett since 2003 . The couple have two sons. In September 2012, the couple announced their separation.

On March 23, 2016, an asteroid was named after her: (264165) Poehler .

In 2017 she was accepted into the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), which awards the Oscars every year.

Filmography (selection)

Web links

Commons : Amy Poehler  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b biography in the IMDb , accessed on April 16, 2008
  2. ↑ amy-poehler.net - Biography ( Memento from February 7, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ↑ Interview in The Tonight Show (Jay Leno) on January 19, 2011
  4. ↑ Amy Poehler and Will Arnett Separate
  5. ↑ "Class of 2017". Accessed June 30, 2017. http://www.app.oscars.org/class2017/ .
personal data
SURNAME Poehler, Amy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Poehler, Amy Meredith (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American actress, film producer, screenwriter and comedian
DATE OF BIRTH 16th September 1971
PLACE OF BIRTH Burlington , Massachusetts, United States