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
제니 슬레이트