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{{short description|American actress and comedian (born 1971)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Amy Poehler
| image              = Amy Poehler (53671989427) cropped.jpg
| alt                = A picture of Amy Poehler at the 2024 CinemaCon
| caption            = Poehler in 2024
| birth_date         = {{Birth date and age|1971|9|16}}
| birth_place        = [[Newton, Massachusetts]], U.S.
| occupation         = {{hlist|Actress|comedian|writer|producer|director}}
| years_active       = 1995–present
| education          = [[Boston College]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])
| spouse             = {{marriage|[[Will Arnett]]|August 29, 2003|July 29, 2016|end=divorced}}
| children           = 2
| relatives          = [[Greg Poehler]] (brother)
| works              = [[Amy Poehler filmography|Full list]]
| awards             = [[List of awards and nominations received by Amy Poehler|Full list]]
| module             = {{Infobox comedian|embed=yes
| medium       = {{flatlist|
* Television
* film
* theatre
* books
}}
| genre        = {{hlist
| [[Improvisational comedy]]
| [[blue comedy]]
| [[sketch comedy]]
| [[insult comedy]]
| [[surreal humor]]
| [[satire]]
}}
| subject      = {{hlist
| [[American politics]]
| [[American culture]]
| [[current events]]
| [[human interaction]]
| [[embarrassment|social awkwardness]]
| [[self-deprecation]]
| [[pop culture]]
}}
}}
}}

'''Amy Poehler''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|oʊ|l|ər}} {{respell|POH|lər}}; born September 16, 1971)<ref name="biography.com" /> is an American actress and comedian. Known for her roles in sketch comedy, sitcoms and comedy films, she has earned acclaim and several accolades including a [[Primetime Emmy Award]] (out of 26 nominations) and a [[Golden Globe Award]] as well as nominations for a [[Peabody Award]] and a [[Grammy Award]]. Poehler was included on ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]''{{'}}s "[[Time 100|100 most influential people in the world]]" in 2011 and received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] for her contributions to comedy in 2015. 

Poehler started her career in [[improvisational theatre]] at [[Chicago]]'s [[The Second City|Second City]] and [[ImprovOlympic]] in the early 1990s, and with the [[Upright Citizens Brigade]] in 1995. 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]]. In 2001, Poehler joined the [[NBC]] [[sketch comedy]] show ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' as a [[Saturday Night Live cast members|cast member]], where she also served as a ''[[Weekend Update]]'' co-anchor starting from 2004 to 2008. She went on to produce and star as [[Leslie Knope]] in the sitcom ''[[Parks and Recreation]]'' (2009–2015) for which she won a [[Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy|Golden Globe Award]].

She frequently collaborated with [[Tina Fey]] on ''SNL'' and later acted with her in the feature films ''[[Mean Girls]]'' (2004), ''[[Baby Mama (film)|Baby Mama]]'' (2008), ''[[Sisters (2015 film)|Sisters]]'' (2015), and ''[[Wine Country (film)|Wine Country]]'' (2019). Together they co-hosted the [[Golden Globe Awards]] four times in the years [[70th Golden Globe Awards|2013]], [[71st Golden Globe Awards|2014]], [[72nd Golden Globe Awards|2015]], and [[78th Golden Globe Awards|2021]]. as well as ''SNL'', the later of which earned them the 2016 [[Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series|Primetime Emmy Award]]. Poehler served as an executive producer on the television series ''[[Welcome to Sweden (2014 TV series)|Welcome to Sweden]]'', ''[[Broad City]]'', ''[[Difficult People]]'', ''[[Duncanville (TV series)|Duncanville]]'', ''[[Three Busy Debras]]'', and ''[[Russian Doll (TV series)|Russian Doll]]''. Poehler also voiced roles for the animated films ''[[Shrek the Third]]'' (2007), ''[[Horton Hears a Who! (film)|Horton Hears a Who!]]'' (2008), ''[[Monsters vs. Aliens]]'' (2009), and the ''[[Inside Out (franchise)|Inside Out]]'' franchise (2015–present).

Poehler wrote the comedic book ''[[Yes Please]]'' (2014) and was nominated for the [[Grammy Award for Best Audio Book, Narration & Storytelling Recording|Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album]]. In 2025, she started the podcast ''Good Hang with Amy Poehler''. She is also known for championing  causes which advance [[worker's rights]] and [[women's rights]].