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Amy Poehler Biography
Birth Place:
Burlington, Massachusetts, United States
Profession
Actor, comedian
Fast Facts
- Got her start while a student at Boston College in the comedy troupe My Mother's Fleabag
- Trained at Second City and ImprovOlympic, both in Chicago
- Appeared on Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Stacey, Andy Richter's little sister
- Made Saturday Night Live history when she joined Tina Fey as Weekend Update co-anchor and they became the first all-female news team during the show's run
- Had a recurring role on Arrested Development as the wife of Gob, a character played by her then-husband Will Arnett
- Co-created, produced and provided voice-over work in the Nickelodeon series The Mighty B
- Her 2016 Emmy win for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy series was shared with Fey (for when they hosted a 2015 episode of SNL together) marked the first time an acting Emmy had been shared
Awards
- 2020Writers Guild Awards-Comedy Series: nominated
- 2020Writers Guild Awards-New Series: nominated
- 2020Emmy-Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program: nominated
- 2019Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
- 2019Emmy-Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program: nominated
- 2016Emmy-Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series: winner
- 2015Writers Guild Awards-Comedy/Variety - Music, Awards, Tributes - Specials: winner
- 2015Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2015Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
- 2015Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2014Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2014Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical: winner
- 2014Critics' Choice Television Awards-Best Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2014Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2014Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: nominated
- 2014Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Program: nominated
- 2013Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2013Emmy-Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special: nominated
- 2013Emmy-Outstanding Special Class Program: nominated
- 2013Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical: nominated
- 2012Golden Globe-Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical: nominated
- 2012Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2012Screen Actors Guild Awards-Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2011Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2011Emmy-Outstanding Comedy Series: nominated
- 2010Emmy-Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
- 2008Emmy-Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series: nominated
Relationships
- Gregory Poehler--Brother
- Bill Poehler--Father
- Eileen Poehler--Mother
- Abel James Arnett--Son
- Archibald William Emerson Arnett--Son