Amy Poehler filmography

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Poehler at the 71st Peabody Awards Luncheon on May 21, 2012

This is the complete filmography of Golden Globe Award and Primetime Emmy Award-winning actress, voice artist, comedian, writer, director, and producer Amy Poehler.

Contents

Film

YearTitleRoleNotes
1998 Tomorrow Night Woman getting sprayed by hose [1]
Saving ManhattanKirsten
1999 Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo Ruth
2000Zoe Loses ItPinkShort film
2001 Wet Hot American Summer Susie
2002 Martin & Orloff Patty
2004 Mean Girls Mrs. June George
Envy Natalie Vanderpark
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie Bank Teller Direct-to-DVD
2006 Southland Tales Veronica Mung/Dream
Man of the Year HerselfCameo
Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny Truck Stop Waitress
The Ex Carol Lane
2007 Blades of Glory Fairchild Van Waldenberg
On Broadway Farrah
Shrek the Third Snow White Voice
Shortcut to Happiness Molly Gilchrest
Mr. Woodcock Maggie Hoffman
Girl MissingVikkiDirect-to-DVD
Wild Girls GoneDoreenAlso writer and producer
2008 Horton Hears a Who! Sally O'MalleyVoice
Baby Mama Angie Ostrowski
Hamlet 2 Cricket Feldstein
2009 Monsters vs. Aliens Gallaxhar's ComputerVoice
Spring Breakdown Gayle
The Mystery of ClaywomanCeleste DupreeShort film
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Eleanor MillerVoice
2010 The Secret World of Arrietty HomilyVoice, US dub
Freak Dance Lillian
2011 Fight for Your Right Revisited Cafe PatronShort film
Hoodwinked Too! Hood vs. Evil Gretel Voice
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked Eleanor Miller
2013 A.C.O.D. Sondra
Are You Here Terry Coulter
Free Birds JennyVoice
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues Entertainment News ReporterCameo [2]
2014 They Came Together Molly
2015 Inside Out Joy Voice; also wrote additional dialogue
Riley's First Date? Voice; Short film
A Very Murray Christmas Liz
Sisters Maura EllisAlso executive producer
2017 The House Kate Johansen
2019 Wine Country AbbyAlso director, story, executive producer
2021 Moxie LisaAlso director and producer
2023 First Time Female Director MegAlso producer
2024 Inside Out 2 Joy Voice

Television

Actor

YearTitleRoleNotes
1996Escape from It's a Wonderful Life Mary Hatch Voice; Television special
1997 Apartment 2F Amy2 episodes
1998 Spin City SusanEpisode: "Single White Male"
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Stacy Richter / Various rolesWeekly segment
1998–2000 Upright Citizens Brigade Colby / Various roles30 episodes
2001–2008 Saturday Night Live Various roles142 episodes
2001 Late Friday 1 episode
2001–2002 Undeclared Hillary3 episodes
2004–2005 Arrested Development Wife of Gob5 episodes
2005 SpongeBob SquarePants GrammaVoice; Episode: "Have You Seen This Snail?"
2005, 2014 The Simpsons JendaVoice
3 episodes
2006 O'Grady WendyVoice; Episode: "Frenched"
Wonder Showzen Miss Mary2 episodes
2008–2009 Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday Herself5 episodes
2008–2011 The Mighty B! Bessie Higgenbottom Voice; 40 episodes; main role
2009–2015, 2020 Parks and Recreation Leslie Knope 126 episodes
2010Saturday Night LiveHerself (host)Episode: "Amy Poehler/Katy Perry"
Sesame Street HerselfEpisode: "The Camouflage Challenge"
2012 Napoleon Dynamite MistyVoice; Episode: "Thundercone"
30 Rock Young Liz Lemon Episode: "Live from Studio 6H"
Comedy Bang! Bang! HerselfEpisode: "Amy Poehler Wears A Black Jacket & Grey Pants"
Louie DebbieEpisode: "New Year's Eve"
2013 70th Golden Globe Awards Herself (co-host)Television special
The Greatest Event in Television History Jennifer HartEpisode: "Hart to Hart"
2014 71st Golden Globe Awards Herself (co-host)Television special
Broad City CherylEpisode: "The Last Supper"
2014–2015 Welcome to Sweden Amy Poehler8 episodes
The Awesomes Jaclyn StoneVoice; 9 episodes
Kroll Show Winnie3 episodes
2015 72nd Golden Globe Awards Herself (co-host)Television special
Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp Susie7 episodes
Saturday Night LiveHerself (co-host)Episode: "Tina Fey & Amy Poehler/Bruce Springsteen"
2015–2017 The UCB Show Herself (host)16 episodes
2016 Maya & Marty HerselfEpisode: "Will Forte, Amy Poehler and Jerry Seinfeld"
Comedy Central Roast of Rob Lowe Television special
2017 Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later Susie6 episodes
Difficult People FluteEpisode: "The Silkwood"
SMILF NarratorEpisode: "Chocolate Pudding & a Cooler of Gatorade"; uncredited
2018–2021 Making It Herself (co-host)22 episodes
2020–2022 Duncanville Duncan Harris / Annie Harris / HerselfVoice; 39 episodes
2021 78th Golden Globe Awards Herself (co-host)Television special
2022Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music & LaughterHerselfTelevision special [3]
Chicago Party Aunt Amanda (voice)Episode: "Doppel Änger"
2022–2023 Baking It Herself (host)6 episodes
2023Saturday Night LiveHerself (guest) / Leslie Knope Episode: "Aubrey Plaza/Sam Smith"
2024 Dream Productions Joy (voice)4 episodes

Writer

YearTitleNotes
1996Escape from It's a Wonderful LifeTelevision special
1998–2000 Upright Citizens Brigade Creator
2004Soundtracks LivePilot; creator
2005ASSSSCAT ImprovTelevision special
2008–2011 The Mighty B! Co-creator
2010–2015 Parks and Recreation Series Regular
2013 71st Golden Globe Awards Special content
2014 72nd Golden Globe Awards
Old SoulPilot; creator
2015 73rd Golden Globe Awards Special content
2015–2017 The UCB Show Creator
2019–2022 Russian Doll Co-creator
2020–2022 Duncanville

Executive producer

YearTitleNotes
2005ASSSSCAT ImprovTelevision special
2008–2011 The Mighty B!
2009–2015 Parks and Recreation Producer
2012–2022 Smart Girls at the Party Web Series
2014Old SoulPilot
2014–2015 Welcome to Sweden
2014–2019 Broad City
2015–2017 Difficult People
The UCB Show
2016Dumb PrincePilot
Andy Richter's Home for the HolidaysTelevision special
2018–2021 Making It
2018 I Feel Bad
2019–2022 Russian Doll
2020–2022 Duncanville
Three Busy Debras

Director

YearTitleNotes
2012–2015 Parks and Recreation 3 episodes
2014 Broad City Episode: "The Last Supper"
2016Dumb PrincePilot
2019 Wine Country
2021 Moxie
2022 Lucy and Desi

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