Amy Poehler

Amy Poehler: Biography in Details

Who is Amy Poehler?

Amy Poehler is an American actress, comedian, and director. In addition, she is also a producer and writer.

She is best known for starring as Leslie Knope in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009-2015).

For her role in the sitcom, she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Musical or Comedy Series in 2014.

She is also famous as a cast member of the NBC television series Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2008.

In 2016, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Saturday Night Live.

Amy Poehler: Birth Facts, Family, and Childhood

Amy Poehler was born on 16 September 1971, in Burlington, Massachusetts, USA.

Her nationality is American and she is of German, Irish, Portuguese Azorean, and English ethnicity.

Her birth name is Amy Meredith Poehler. She is the daughter of Eileen and William Poehler.

Both of her parents are teachers. Her brother, Greg Poehler is also a producer and actor.

Amy Poehler: Education History

Amy Poehler graduated from Burlington High School in 1989. After that, she attended Boston College.

She then graduated from Boston College with a bachelor’s degree in media and communications in 1993.

After that, Amy Poehler moved to Chicago, where she studied improv at Second City. She also attended ImprovOlympic in the mid-1990s.

Amy Poehler: Professional Life, Career, and Awards

Amy Poehler began her career as a comedian with the group, Upright Citizens Brigade (UCB).

The group performed sketches and improv around Chicago before moving to New York City in 1996. Amy became popular in 2001 when she joined the cast of Saturday Night Live.

She worked with Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2008. She then began working as an actress and director.

Amy played the role of Leslie Knope in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation. (2009-2015).

For her role in the series, she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Musical in 2014.

In addition, she won a Critics’ Choice Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series in 2012.

Previously in 2005, Amy Poehler won a Teen Choice Award- Choice Comedian for her work on Saturday Night Live.

In 2011, TIME magazine listed her as “100 most influential people in the world”.

Amy became co-anchor of SNL’s Weekend Update in 2004 alongside friend and colleague Tina Fey.

She is also known for voicing Joy in Inside Out and Sally O’Malley in Horton Hears a Who!.

In addition, she has voiced the character Bessie Higgenbottom in the 2008–2011 Nickelodeon series, The Mighty B!

Moreover, Poehler served as an executive producer on the Swedish-American sitcom Welcome to Sweden, along with her brother Greg Poehler.

Since August 2015, Amy Poehler has served as an executive producer on the Hulu original series Difficult People.

In 2016, Amy Poehler won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series for Saturday Night Live. She has been nominated for Primetime Emmy Awards 18 times in her career.

Amy directed Lucy and Desi, a documentary film about the lives and relationships of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in 2022, which was premiered on Jnauary 21, 2022 at the Sundance Film Festival.

The film was released on Amazon Prime Video on March 4, 2022.

Amy Poehler: Salary and Net Worth

Amy has a net worth of 25 million dollars but her salary is not revealed yet.

Amy Poehler: Rumors and Controversy

Rumors were that Amy dated Nick Kroll, an actor in the early 2010s.

Currently, there are no desperate rumors regarding her personal and professional life.

It seems Amy Poehler is doing her best job without harming others and has been a straight person in her life. As a result, she has not been in any controversy yet.

Amy Poehler: Description Of Body Measurements

Amy Poehler has a  height of 5 Feet and 2 Inches (1.57 m) and a weight of 54 kg. Her body size is  33-25-34.

She has a good body posture and her bra size is 32B. She has a blue color eye.

Her hair color is Blonde. She has a dress size of 4 and her shoe size is ‎6 (US).

Amy Poehler: Social Media Profile

Amy Poehler is active on social media with the name Amy Poehler’s Smart Girls. She uses Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

She has over 1.5 million followers on her Facebook page, over 258.7k followers on her Twitter account, and over 1 million followers on her Instagram account.

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