Amy Poehler is an American actress, comedian, director, producer and writer. In the early 1990s, she co-founded the Chicago-based Upright Citizens Brigade. The group moved to New York in 1996 where its number became a humorous half-hour comedy series on Comedy Central in 1998. Along with other members of the comedy group, Poehler is one of the most influential comedians. one of the founders of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater. Poehler is an executive producer of the television series Welcome to Sweden, Broad City, Difficult People and Russian Doll. In December 2015, Poehler received a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame for his contributions to television. She is also famous in the cast of the NBC television series Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2008. In 2016, she won the Primetime Emmy Award for best guest actress in a comedy series for Saturday Night Live.
Birth name
Amy Meredith Poehler
Nickname
Cool Amy Cat, Crazy Amy, Poehlercoaster
Profession
Actress, Comedian, Producer, Writer
Nationality
American
Private life
Anniversary / Date of birth
Amy Poehler was born on September 16, 1971 in Newton, Massachusetts, United States.
Age
She is currently 47 years old.
Residence
Beverly Hills, California, United States
Sign of the sun
Virgin
Ethnicity
White
She is of Irish, German, Portuguese and English descent.
Religion
Roman Catholicism
Education
Amy graduated from Burlington High School in 1989. After that, she attended Boston College. She then obtained a BA in Media and Communication from Boston College in 1993. She also studied at ImprovOlympic with actor and writer, Del P. Close.
Family details
- Father – William Grinstead Poehler (high school teacher)
- Mother – Eileen Frances (born Milmore) (high school teacher)
- Brothers and sisters – Greg Poehler (brother)
Civil status
Married
Boyfriend / spouse
Amy Poehler dated –
- Will Arnett (2000-2012) – Amy began dating the Canadian actor Will Arnett in 2000. Arnett, who is 1 foot taller than Amy married on August 29, 2003. From 2004 to 2005 She also played Will Arnett's wife-in-life in Arrested Development. The couple separated in September 2012. She gave birth to her first child, Archibald William, Archibald Emerson Arnett, on October 25, 2008. On August 6, 2010, she gave birth to the couple's second child, Abel. James Arnett.
- John Stamos (2013) – After meeting on the set of the film, Came Together (2014), actors Amy and John Stamos met on a unique date.
- Nick Kroll (2013-2015) – In April 2013, Amy began to attend the actor Nick Kroll. He is about 7 years old his junior. In September 2015, the couple is separated.
Physical statistics
size
- In feet – 5 feet 2 inches
- In centimeters – 157 cm
- In meters – 1.57 m
Weight
- In kilograms – 52 kg
- In pounds – 115 lbs
Body measurements
- Measurements – 34-25-35
- Chest – 34 inches
- Cut – 25 inches
- hip – 35 inches
- Bra size – 32D
bodybuilding
Slender
Eye colour
Blue
Hair color
Blond
Shoe size
She is wearing a shoe size 6 (US).
The size of the dress
Her dress size is 5 (US).
Sexuality
Straight ahead
Professional statistics
Famous for
She has been playing Leslie Knope in the NBC comedy series Parks and Recreation since 2009. She has directed 142 episodes on Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2008.
Movie start
She made her film debut with the absurd American comedy 1998, Tomorrow Night, for her role in Woman Sprayed with Hose.
TV debut
In 1996, she appeared in an episode of the Late Night late-night talk show with Conan O'Brien in the role of Stacy.
Support brand
She appeared in the Best Buy ad at the Super Bowl. Amy starred in the Old Navy Pixie Pant ad.
Awards and nominations
Year | Association | Category | Job | Result | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2005 | Teen Choice Awards | Choice of the actor | Saturday Night Live | Appointed | |
2006 | Prism Awards | Best performance in a humorous television series | Appointed | ||
2008 | Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding support actress in a humorous series | Appointed | ||
2009 | Appointed | ||||
Teen Choice Awards | Choice of the actor | Appointed | |||
MTV Movie Awards | Best WTF moment | Baby mom | Won | ||
Best comic performance | Appointed | ||||
People's Choice Awards | Correspondence to the preferred screen (with Tina Fey) | Appointed | |||
Daytime Emmy Awards | Exceptional performer in an animated program | The powerful B! | Appointed | ||
2010 | Appointed | ||||
People's Choice Awards | Favorite TV comedy actress | Parks and Recreation | Appointed | ||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding lead actress in a humorous series | Appointed | |||
2011 | Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best actress in a humorous series | Appointed | ||
Best humorous series (as a producer) | Appointed | ||||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding comedy series | Appointed | |||
Outstanding lead actress in a humorous series | Appointed | ||||
Satellite Awards | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy TV Series | Appointed | |||
Association of Television Critics | Individual realization in comedy | Appointed | |||
Variety | Power Prize of Comedy | Career | Won | ||
2012 | The prices of comedy | Best Actress Comedy | Parks and Recreation | Won | |
Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best actress in a humorous series | Won | |||
Best humorous series | Appointed | ||||
Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy TV Series | Appointed | |||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding lead actress in a humorous series | Appointed | |||
Exceptional writing for a humorous series | Appointed | ||||
Guild of the producers of America | Best episodic comedy | Appointed | |||
Satellite Awards | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy TV Series | Appointed | |||
Best TV Series – Musical or Comedy | Appointed | ||||
Association of Television Critics | Individual realization in comedy | Appointed | |||
Writers Guild of America | Television: comic series | Appointed | |||
2013 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy TV Series | Appointed | ||
Screen Actors Guild | Exceptional performance of an actress in a humorous series | Appointed | |||
Writers Guild of America | Television: comic series | Appointed | |||
Episodic comedy | Appointed | ||||
Gracie Awards | Outstanding Actress in a Leading Role – Comedy | Won | |||
Association of Television Critics | Individual realization in comedy | Appointed | |||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding lead actress in a humorous series | Appointed | |||
Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best actress in a humorous series | Appointed | |||
Best humorous series | Appointed | ||||
2014 | Golden Globe Awards | Best Actress – Musical or Comedy TV Series | Won | ||
Best TV Series – Musical or Comedy | Appointed | ||||
Writers Guild of America | Television: comic series | Appointed | |||
American comedy award | Best Actress Comedy | Won | |||
MTV Movie Awards | Best cameo | Presenter 2: The Legend Continues | Appointed | ||
Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best humorous series | Broad City | Appointed | ||
Best actress in a humorous series | Parks and Recreation | Appointed | |||
Association of Television Critics | Individual realization in comedy | Appointed | |||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding lead actress in a humorous series | Appointed | |||
2015 | Screen Actors Guild | Exceptional performance of an actress in a humorous series | Appointed | ||
Writers Guild of America | Comedy / Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) – Promotions | 71st Golden Globe Awards | Won | ||
Critics' Choice Television Awards | Best humorous series | Broad City | Appointed | ||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding comedy series | Parks and Recreation | Appointed | ||
Outstanding lead actress in a humorous series | Appointed | ||||
Detroit Film Critics Society | Best together | On the upside | Appointed | ||
2016 | Annie Award | Voice Interpretation in a Feature Film Production | Appointed | ||
Nickelodeon Kids's Choice Awards | Favorite voice in an animation film | Won | |||
People's Choice Awards | Your favorite animation film | Appointed | |||
Grammy Awards | Best spoken word album | Yes, please | Appointed | ||
Primetime Emmy Awards | Outstanding guest actress in a humorous series | Saturday Night Live | Won | ||
2019 | Women in the cinema | Entrepreneur in entertainment | Won |
Amy Poehler Favorites
- Favorite baseball team – Boston Red Sox
- Favourite book – I love you (by Amy Sedaris)
- Favorite color – Blue
- Favorite song – Kiss me (by Ed Sheeran)
Amy Poehler a net worth
Amy Poehler has an estimated net worth to $ 30 million dollars in 2019. The estimated salary of Amy per episode is $ 200,000.
Social media profiles
Some lesser known facts about Amy Poehler
- She has often worked with Tina Fey in the past and is her best friend.
- Poehler is a convinced liberal democrat.
- She is a fan of hip hop band Bone Thugs n Harmony.
- She is co-founder of the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York.
- She is the first woman to be promoted from record player to casting member in her first season on Saturday Night Live.
- In 2001, Poehler created his own production company called Paper Kite Productions.
- In 2004, she appeared in the film, Mean Girls playing the role of Rachel McAdams' mother, who is actually only a few years younger than Poehler herself.
- In the 2007 film, Blades of Glory, she played the role of a sister of her former husband, Will Arnett.
- In September 2008, Poehler began producing a digital series with two of her friends, Meredith Walker and Amy Miles, entitled Smart Girls at the Party.
- In 2008, she again appeared with Tina Fey in Baby Mama, where she played the role of a surrogate mother who brought the child's mother upset, Tina Fey. After a short break from SNL, she returned to the show in November 2008.
- In 2011, Poehler was included in time"s 100 most influential people in the world.
- She co-hosted the 2014 and 2013 Golden Globes with her best friend, Tina Fey.