Biography
Amy Poehler is an American actor and comedian. After studying improv at Chicago's Second City and ImprovOlympic in the early 1990s, she co-founded the Upright Citizens Brigade troupe with Matt Besser, Ian Roberts and Matt Walsh. The group moved to New York City in 1996, where their work led to a Comedy Central sketch series in 1998 and later the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.
Poehler joined the cast of Saturday Night Live in 2001, co-anchoring Weekend Update until 2008. She starred as Leslie Knope in the series Parks and Recreation (2009–2015). Her voice work includes Joy in Inside Out (2015) and Inside Out 2 (2024), as well as roles in Shrek the Third (2007) and other animated films.
