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I get worried for young girls sometimes I want them to feel that they can be sassy and full and weird and geeky and smart and independent, and not so withered and shriveled.

Amy Poehler

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Amy Poehler
Age: 53
Born: 1971
Born: September 16
Actress
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Television Actor
Television Director
Television Producer
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Newton
Massachusetts
Amy Meredith Poehler
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