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Jenny Slate

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

Mar 25, 1982 (44 years old)

Place of Birth

Milton, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Jennifer Sarah "Jenny" Slate is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and writer. Following early acting and stand-up roles on television, Slate gained recognition for her live variety shows in New York City and for co-creating, writing, and producing the children's short film and book series Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2010–present). She became more widely known as a cast member on the 35th season of the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live between 2009 and 2010, followed by subsequent roles in the comedic series Bob's Burgers (2012–present), Parks and Recreation (2013–2015), House of Lies (2013–2015), and Kroll Show (2013–2015). Slate's breakout role came with her leading performance in the coming-of-age comedy-drama film Obvious Child (2014), for which she won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy and was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award and Gotham Independent Film Award. She lent voice performances to the animated films The Lorax (2012), Zootopia (2016), The Secret Life of Pets film franchise (2016–2019), The Lego Batman Movie, and Despicable Me 3 (both 2017), and she ventured into dramatic roles with her supporting performance as Bonnie in Gifted (2017). She also appeared in the critically acclaimed science-fiction film Everything Everywhere All at Once, winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.

Known For

Acting
2026At the SeaDebbie
2026CarouselRebecca
2026Forgotten Island(voice)
2025The Electric StatePenny Pal (voice)
2025Zootopia 2Bellwether (voice)
2025Dying for SexNikki Boyer
2024It Ends with UsAllysa
2024Jenny Slate: Seasoned ProfessionalSelf
2023Adventure Time: Fionna and CakeHuntress (voice)
2023Off Script with The Hollywood ReporterSelf
2022Everything Everywhere All at OnceBig Nose
2022The Bob's Burgers MovieTammy (voice)
2022Minions & More 2Gidget (voice)
2022Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at OnceSelf
2022I Want You BackEmma Moore
2022Marcel the Shell with Shoes OnMarcel (voice)
2021The Great NorthJudy Tobin (voice)
2020The Sunlit NightFrances
2020On the RocksVanessa
2019The Secret Life of Pets 2Gidget (voice)
2019The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers ExperienceStacy
2019Super GidgetGidget (voice)
2019Jenny Slate: Stage FrightHerself
2019A Little Late with Lilly SinghSelf
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf
2019Today with Jenna & SheinelleSelf
2018AardvarkEmily Milburton
2018Hotel ArtemisOfficer Morgan Daniels
2018VenomDr. Dora Skirth
2018Muppet BabiesMiss Nanny (voice)
2018Muppet Babies: Show and TellMiss Nanny (voice)
2017Brain on FireMargo
2017GiftedBonnie Stevenson
2017The Lego Batman MovieHarley Quinn (voice)
2017LandlineDana Jacobs
2017The Polka KingMarla Lewan
2017Despicable Me 3Valerie Da Vinci (voice)
2017Batman Is Just Not That Into YouHarley Quinn (voice)
2017Big MouthMissy Foreman-Greenwald (voice)
2017Comrade DetectiveJane (voice)
2017Big Mouth
2016JoshyJodi
2016ZootopiaBellwether (voice)
2016My Blind BrotherRose
2016The Secret Life of PetsGidget (voice)
2016Zoolander: Super ModelNani (voice)
2016DavidElizabeth
2016Lady DynamiteKaren Grisham
2016David: Story of DavidElizabeth
2015Digging for FireYoga Couple
2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Guest
2015Star vs. the Forces of EvilPony Head (voice)
2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf
2014The Longest WeekJocelyn
2014Obvious ChildDonna
2014Dan Klein: This Is Comedy
2014Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, ThreeMarcel (voice)
2014CatherineCatherine
20149 KissesWoman in Chariot #1
2014MarriedJess
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf
2014ClarencePipi / Cookie Mama Cashier / Beatrice (voice)
2014Off Camera with Sam JonesSelf
2014Variety Studio: Actors on ActorsSelf
2013CrushFriend / Pumpkin Salesperson / Gynecologist
2013BitchMolly Horner
2013Hello LadiesAmelia Gordon
2013Drunk HistoryHerself - Storyteller
2013@midnight with Chris HardwickSelf
2013Brooklyn Nine-NineBianca
2013Drunk HistoryHerself - Narrator
2013Kroll ShowVarious characters
2012The LoraxMrs. Wiggins (voice)
2012This Means WarEmily
2012Smile
2011Alvin and the Chipmunks: ChipwreckedZoe
2011Self Esteem
2011Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, TwoMarcel (voice)
2011Bob's BurgersTammy (voice)
2011Bob's BurgersTammy (voice) / Rosa (voice)
2011Bob's BurgersTammy (voice) / Sally (voice)
2011Bob's BurgersTammy (voice) / Becca (voice)
2011Bob's BurgersTammy (voice) / Bernadette (voice)
2011Bob's BurgersRuth (voice)
2011Bob's BurgersTammy (voice) / 8th Grade Girl (voice)
2011Bob's BurgersTammy / Wish Paper Person / Tammy's Bubbie (voice)
2010Marcel the Shell with Shoes OnMarcel (voice)
2010The Women of SNLGretchen (archive footage)
2010Ugly AmericansJaclyn (voice)
2010Adventure TimeHuntress Wizard (voice)
2010ConanSelf
2010Raising HopeJoan
2009Obvious ChildDonna
2009Brothers
2009The Great Debate
2009100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s
2009Parks and RecreationMona-Lisa Saperstein
2009Bored to DeathStella
2008Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2007The Whitest Kids U' Know
2005StarvedMember of The Belt Tighteners (uncredited)
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest
1996The Daily ShowSelf
1989The SimpsonsPiper Paisley (voice)
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Various Characters
1949The Emmy AwardsSelf
-MindfulAngela
-The Ark and the AardvarkMitzy (voice)
Production
2024Jenny Slate: Seasoned ProfessionalExecutive Producer
2022Marcel the Shell with Shoes OnProducer
2020The Sunlit NightProducer
2019Jenny Slate: Stage FrightExecutive Producer
2017LandlineExecutive Producer
2014Obvious ChildExecutive Producer
Writing
2024Jenny Slate: Seasoned ProfessionalWriter
2022Marcel the Shell with Shoes OnScreenplay
2022Marcel the Shell with Shoes OnStory
2022Marcel the Shell with Shoes OnCharacters
2019Jenny Slate: Stage FrightWriter
2014CatherineScreenplay
2014Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, ThreeWriter
2011Self EsteemWriter
2011Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, TwoWriter
2010Marcel the Shell with Shoes OnWriter
Crew
2022Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at OnceThanks