Amy Poehler is an American actress, comedian, writer, and producer. Throughout her career, she has received various accolades including a Primetime Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards and a Writers Guild of America Award as well as nominations for six Critics' Choice Awards, a Grammy Award, a Producers Guild of America Award, and three Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Poehler started her career as a cast member on the NBC sketch series Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2008, where she received nominations for two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series before finally winning the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series in 2016 when she came to co-host the show alongside Tina Fey. She served as a producer and portrayed Leslie Knope in the NBC sitcom Parks and Recreation (2009–2015) for which she earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy and a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series along with nominations for six Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series and three Screen Actors Guild Awards for Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series. During this time she earned notoriety for co-hosting the Golden Globe Awards four times in the years 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2021, with Tina Fey. She wrote her biography Yes Please in 2016 which was turned into an audiobook and was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album.
As a producer, she produced the Netflix comedy-drama series Russian Doll (2019–2022), which was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Comedy Series and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing in a Comedy Series. She co-hosted the NBC reality competition series Making It (2018–2021) with her Parks and Recreation co-star Nick Offerman, for which she was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program thrice in 2019, 2020, and 2022. She co-hosted the Peacock reality series Baking It (2021–2023) with Maya Rudolph earning a Primetime Emmy Award nomination in 2023. On film, Poehler has acted in the comedy films Wet Hot American Summer (2001), Mean Girls (2004), Blades of Glory (2007), Baby Mama (2008), and Sisters (2015). She voiced Joy in the Disney-Pixar animated film Inside Out (2015) and its sequel, Inside Out 2 (2024). The former won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature.
Poelher was included among the Time Magazine's List of 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2011. She received Variety Magazine's Power of Comedy Award that same year. In 2015, Poehler was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Major associations
Critics' Choice Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Critics' Choice Movie Awards 2011 Best Actress in a Comedy SeriesParks and Recreation 2012 Best Actress in a Comedy Series 2013 Best Actress in a Comedy Series 2014 Best Actress in a Comedy Series Best Comedy SeriesBroad City 2015 Best Comedy Series Critics' Choice Documentary Awards 2022 Best First Documentary Feature Lucy and Desi
Emmy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result Primetime Emmy Awards 2008Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy SeriesSaturday Night Live 2009 2010Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Parks and Recreation (episode: "Telethon") 2011Outstanding Comedy Series Parks and Recreation (season 3) Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy SeriesParks and Recreation (episode: "Flu Season") 2012Parks and Recreation (episode: "Win, Lose, or Draw") Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Parks and Recreation (episode: "The Debate") 2013Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Parks and Recreation (episode: "Leslie and Ben") Outstanding Special Class Program70th Golden Globe Awards Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special 2014Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy SeriesParks and Recreation (episode: "Recall Vote") Outstanding Special Class Program71st Golden Globe Awards Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special 2015Outstanding Comedy SeriesParks and Recreation (season 7) Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy SeriesParks and Recreation (episode: "One Last Ride") Outstanding Special Class Program72nd Golden Globe Awards Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special 2016Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy SeriesSaturday Night Live 2019Outstanding Comedy Series Russian Doll Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition ProgramMaking It 2020 2022Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction SpecialLucy and Desi Outstanding Directing for a Documentary Program Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition ProgramMaking It 2023Baking It Daytime Emmy Awards 2009Outstanding Performer in an Animated ProgramThe Mighty B! 2010
Golden Globe Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2011Best Actress – Television Series Musical or ComedyParks and Recreation 2012 2013 2025Best PodcastGood Hang with Amy Poehler
Grammy Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2016Best Spoken Word AlbumYes Please
Screen Actors Guild Awards Year Category Nominated work Result 2012Outstanding Actress in a Comedy SeriesParks and Recreation 2014 2015
Miscellaneous awards Year Association Category Nominated work Result 2005Teen Choice AwardsChoice ComedianSaturday Night Live 2006Prism AwardsBest Performance in a TV Comedy Series2009Teen Choice AwardsChoice ComedianMTV Movie AwardsBest WTF MomentBaby MamaBest Comedic PerformancePeople's Choice AwardsFavorite On-Screen Match Up (with Tina Fey) 2010People's Choice AwardsFavorite TV Comedy ActressParks and Recreation2011Satellite AwardsBest Actress — Television Series Musical or ComedyTelevision Critics AssociationIndividual Achievement in Comedy2012The Comedy AwardsBest Comedy ActressParks and RecreationProducers Guild of AmericaBest Episodic ComedySatellite AwardsBest Actress — Television Series Musical or ComedyTelevision Critics AssociationIndividual Achievement in ComedyWriters Guild of AmericaTelevision: Comedy Series2013Writers Guild of AmericaTelevision: Comedy SeriesEpisodic ComedyGracie AwardsOutstanding Female Actor in a Leading Role – ComedyTelevision Critics AssociationIndividual Achievement in ComedySatellite AwardsBest Actress — Television Series Musical or Comedy2014Writers Guild of AmericaTelevision: Comedy SeriesAmerican Comedy AwardsBest Comedy ActressMTV Movie AwardsBest CameoAnchorman 2: The Legend ContinuesTelevision Critics AssociationIndividual Achievement in ComedyParks and Recreation2015 Writers Guild of America Comedy/Variety (Music, Awards, Tributes) — Specials 71st Annual Golden Globe Awards Satellite AwardsBest Actress — Television Series Musical or ComedyParks and RecreationDetroit Film Critics Society Best EnsembleInside Out 2016Annie AwardVoice Acting in a Feature Production Nickelodeon's Kids' Choice AwardsFavorite Voice in an Animated Movie People's Choice AwardsFavorite Animated Movie Voice2020Writers Guild of AmericaComedy SeriesRussian DollNew Series 2022Peabody AwardsDocumentaryLucy and Desi
Honorary awards Organizations Year Award Result Time Magazine 2011 Included in the Time 100 List of Influential People in the World Variety 2011 Power of Comedy Award Women in Film 2019 Entrepreneur in Entertainment Hollywood Walk of Fame 2015 Motion Picture Star Bring Change to Mind 2024 Robin Williams Legacy of Laughter Award Peabody Awards2025Career Achievement Award
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