Jenny Slate

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

Big Nose

Everything Everywhere All at Once

Angela

Mindful

Allysa

It Ends with Us

Mrs. Wiggins (voice)

The Lorax

Zoe

Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked

Jocelyn

The Longest Week

Tammy (voice)

The Bob's Burgers Movie

Donna

Obvious Child

Self Esteem

Penny Pal (voice)

The Electric State

Yoga Couple

Digging for Fire

Self

Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional

Dan Klein: This Is Comedy

Gidget (voice)

Minions & More Volume 2

Self

Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once

Margo

Brain on Fire

Jodi

Joshy

Marcel (voice)

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Bellwether (voice)

Zootopia

Rose

My Blind Brother

Emily

This Means War

Donna

Obvious Child

Bonnie Stevenson

Gifted

Gidget (voice)

The Secret Life of Pets

At the Sea

Harley Quinn (voice)

The Lego Batman Movie

Dana Jacobs

Landline

Marla Lewan

The Polka King

Marcel (voice)

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two

Marcel (voice)

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Three

Friend / Pumpkin Salesperson / Gynecologist

Crush

Emily Milburton

Aardvark

Valerie Da Vinci (voice)

Despicable Me 3

Officer Morgan Daniels

Hotel Artemis

Dr. Dora Skirth

Venom

Mitzy (voice)

The Ark and the Aardvark

Gidget (voice)

The Secret Life of Pets 2

Nani (voice)

Zoolander: Super Model

Frances

The Sunlit Night

Harley Quinn (voice)

Batman Is Just Not That Into You

Gretchen (archive footage)

The Women of SNL

Stacy

The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience

Vanessa

On the Rocks

Gidget (voice)

Super Gidget

Herself

Jenny Slate: Stage Fright

Molly Horner

Bitch

Smile

Emma Moore

I Want You Back

Catherine

Catherine

Marcel (voice)

Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

Dawn Bellwether (voice)

Zootopia 2

Elizabeth

David

Carousel

(voice)

Forgotten Island

Heidi Howler / Bellwether

Zootopia: Better Zoogether

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

55

Gender

Female

Birthday

1982-03-25

Place of Birth

Milton, Massachusetts, USA

Also Known As

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