Amy Poehler

Acting

Born 1971-09-16 Newton, Massachusetts, USA 147 credits Golden Globe Awards 2 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 Entrepreneur in Entertainment Award 1

Awards

Nominated for 9 Primetime Emmy Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards 9 nominated

2014 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated Parks and Recreation
2013 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated Parks and Recreation
2012 Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Nominated Parks and Recreation
2012 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated Parks and Recreation
2011 Outstanding Comedy Series Nominated Parks and Recreation
2011 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated Parks and Recreation
2010 Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated Parks and Recreation
2009 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated Saturday Night Live
2008 Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Nominated Saturday Night Live

Golden Globe Awards 2 won

2026 Best Podcast Won Good Hang with Amy Poehler
2014 Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy Won Parks and Recreation

Screen Actors Guild Awards 1 nominated

2013 Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series Nominated Parks and Recreation

Daytime Emmy Awards 2 nominated

2010 Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program Nominated The Mighty B!
2009 Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program Nominated The Mighty B!

Writers Guild of America 4 nominated

2014 Television: Comedy Series Nominated Parks and Recreation
2013 Television: Comedy Series Nominated Parks and Recreation
2013 Television: Episodic Comedy Nominated Parks and Recreation
2012 Television: Comedy Series Nominated Parks and Recreation

TCA Award for Individual Achievement in Comedy 4 nominated

2014 Individual Achievement in Comedy Nominated Parks and Recreation
2013 Individual Achievement in Comedy Nominated Parks and Recreation
2012 Individual Achievement in Comedy Nominated Parks and Recreation
2011 Individual Achievement in Comedy Nominated Parks and Recreation

Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy 3 nominated

2013 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated Parks and Recreation
2012 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated Parks and Recreation
2011 Best Actor – Television Series Musical or Comedy Nominated Parks and Recreation

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won

— star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Won

Entrepreneur in Entertainment Award 1 won

2019 Entrepreneur in Entertainment Award Won

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Amy 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amy Poehler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.