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Amy Poehler is an American actress known for her work in comedy and television. She is notable for her roles in popular shows and her contributions to entertainment, though specific details about her career accomplishments and significance would require additional context to fully describe.
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Amy Meredith Poehler (born September 16, 1971 in Burlington, Massachusetts) is an American actress, producer and comedienne. She was a cast member and writer on the NBC television entertainment show Saturday Night Live from 2001 to 2008. She is married to fellow actor Will Arnett, and is good friends with Tina Fey who she has worked with on films such as Mean Girls and Baby Mama. She is currently the lead star of the NBC show Parks and Recreation, and creator of children's programs The Mighty B
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Amy Meredith Poehler (/ˈpoʊlər/ POH-lər; born September 16, 1971) 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 two Golden Globe Awards as well as nominations for a Peabody Award and a Grammy Award. Poehler was included on Time's list of the 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 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 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.
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