Amy Meredith 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.In 2001 she joined the cast of
the NBC television series Saturday Night Live. She became co-anchor of
SNL's Weekend Update in 2004 until she left the series in 2008 to star
as Leslie Knope in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. She has also
performed voice acting roles for the films Shrek the Third, Horton
Hears a Who!, Inside Out and the series The Mighty B!, which she also
created. Poehler is an executive producer on the television series
Welcome to Sweden, Broad City, Difficult People, Duncanville, Three
Busy Debras, and Russian Doll. She was the voice of Eleanor in the
live-action/CGI Alvin and the Chipmunks film franchise until 2015,
when she was replaced by Kaley Cuoco.In December 2015, Poehler
received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to
television. She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a
Television Musical or Comedy Series in 2014 and a Critics' Choice
Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series in 2012. She and Tina Fey
both won the 2016 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress
in a Comedy Series for co-hosting Saturday Night Live.
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.In 2001 she joined the cast of
the NBC television series Saturday Night Live. She became co-anchor of
SNL's Weekend Update in 2004 until she left the series in 2008 to star
as Leslie Knope in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. She has also
performed voice acting roles for the films Shrek the Third, Horton
Hears a Who!, Inside Out and the series The Mighty B!, which she also
created. Poehler is an executive producer on the television series
Welcome to Sweden, Broad City, Difficult People, Duncanville, Three
Busy Debras, and Russian Doll. She was the voice of Eleanor in the
live-action/CGI Alvin and the Chipmunks film franchise until 2015,
when she was replaced by Kaley Cuoco.In December 2015, Poehler
received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for her contributions to
television. She won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a
Television Musical or Comedy Series in 2014 and a Critics' Choice
Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series in 2012. She and Tina Fey
both won the 2016 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress
in a Comedy Series for co-hosting Saturday Night Live.
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