Amy Poehler: biography, photo. Movies and series

2024 Author: Leah Sherlock | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 05:25

Comedy talent, attractive appearance, charm are the components of Amy Poehler's success. For the first time, the actress made herself known thanks to the television project Saturday Night Live, in which she was a regular participant for about 7 years. She is also remembered for her role as Mrs. George in Mean Girls. What is the history of the star?

Amy Poehler: the beginning of the journey

The actress was born in Massachusetts, it happened in September 1971. Born into a family of teachers, Amy Poehler is proud of her Irish roots. Poehler is also distantly related to the famous writer Stephen King. The actress also has another famous relative - Senator Scott Brown.

The first years of Poehler's life were spent in Burlington. After graduation, Amy continued her education at Boston College. During the student years, the girl first declared herself as a born comedian. Poehler debuted on the show with the original title My Mom's String Bag. It highlighted the difficulties faced by students in the learning process. The girl graduated from Boston College in 1993.

Firstsuccess

After graduating from college, Amy Poehler moved to Chicago. Soon after, she became a member of the impromptu comedy troupe My Mother's Fleabag. At the same time, the girl met actress Tina Fey, who became her close friend.

Then, Amy met like-minded people and organized a quartet that performed comedy sketches on the theater stage in Chicago. Soon the team went to conquer New York, where they were offered cooperation with the Late Night with Conan O'Brien program. In 1998, a sketch sitcom of the creative team, called the Upright Citizens Brigade, was presented to the audience. It aired on Comedy Central until 2000.

In 2001, Amy Poehler began working with the popular television program Saturday Night Live. In this show, the comedian showed humorous skits. Often she was accompanied by her friend Tina Fey. Pregnancy forced Amy to leave the show.

Parks and Recreation

From the biography of Amy Poehler it follows that her next major victory was participation in the television project "Parks and Recreation", which was on NBC. In this comedy series, the actress received a key role. She brilliantly embodied the image of Leslie Knop, deputy director of the parks department. The action takes place in the fictional town of Pony, Indiana.

TV project "Parks and Recreation Areas" appealed to millions of viewers. The role of Leslie Knopprovided the actress with five nominations for the prestigious Emmy award, one nomination for the Golden Globe. She also wrote the scripts for four episodes of the comedy series on her own.

Cinema

It was not only thanks to television that Amy Poehler was remembered by the audience. The filmography of the star contains many successful paintings. Some of them are listed below.

• Mean Girls.
• "Tales of the South".
• "Monsters vs Aliens".
• The Devil and Daniel Webster.
• "Choosing Destiny".
• "Oh, mommies."
• "Ex-lover".
• Blades of Glory: Stars on Ice.

The most famous talented actress brought the role of Mrs. George, which she performed in the comedy "Mean Girls". It is also impossible not to mention the participation of Amy in the film "Oh, Moms", in this picture she convincingly played a surrogate mother. Interestingly, while working on the tape "Oh Mommy" the actress was actually expecting a baby.

Private life

Photo by Amy Poehler can be seen in the article. What is known about the personal life of a talented comedian? In August 2003, Amy got married. Her chosen one was colleague Will Arnett. This actor was remembered by the audience thanks to his participation in the TV projects Parks and Recreation, Arrested Development, in the films On Broadway, Blades of Glory: Stars on Ice, Spring Breakaway. He has also been busy voicing many popular cartoons, such as Monsters vs. Aliens.

The eldest son of the star couple was born in August 2008year, the boy was named Archibald William Emerson. In August 2010, his brother was born, named Abel James. In April 2014, the public learned that Poehler and Arnett had decided to separate. The reasons that prompted them to break up remained behind the scenes. Will continues to actively participate in the lives of children, spends a lot of time with his sons.

The second time the actress has not married yet, there is no information about her romantic hobbies.