Jenny Slate
Known for Acting · 101 credits
- Born
- 1982-03-25 (age 44)
- Place of birth
- Milton, Massachusetts, USA
- Also known as
- Jenny Sarah Slate · Jennifer Sarah 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
TV Shows (46)
The Simpsons
1989
as Piper Paisley (voice)
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
The Daily Show
1996
as Self
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self / Rebecca
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
Conan
2010
as Self
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Bianca
Bob's Burgers
2011
as Tammy (voice) / Tammy (voice) / Rosa (voice) / Tammy (voice) / Sally (voice) / Tammy (voice) / Bernadette (voice) / Tammy (voice) / Becca (voice) / Ruth (voice) / Tammy (voice) / 8th Grade Girl (voice) / Tammy / Wish Paper Person / Tammy's Bubbie (voice)
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
Adventure Time
2010
as Huntress Wizard (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Parks and Recreation
2009
as Mona-Lisa Saperstein
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
2015
as Pony Head (voice)
@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
as Self
Variety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
Big Mouth
2017
as Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voice)
Clarence
2014
as Pipi / Cookie Mama Cashier / Beatrice (voice)
Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023
as Huntress (voice)
Raising Hope
2010
as Joan
Drunk History
2013
as Herself - Storyteller / Herself - Narrator
Off Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
The Great North
2021
as Judy Tobin (voice)
A Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
Muppet Babies
2018
as Miss Nanny (voice)
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
as Self
Dying for Sex
2025
as Nikki Boyer
Bored to Death
2009
as Stella
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
as Self
Ugly Americans
2010
as Jaclyn (voice)
Lady Dynamite
2016
as Karen Grisham
The Whitest Kids U' Know
2007
Hello Ladies
2013
as Amelia Gordon
The Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Married
2014
as Jess
Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008
Kroll Show
2013
as Various characters
Brothers
2009
Starved
2005
as Member of The Belt Tighteners (uncredited)
The Great Debate
2009
Comrade Detective
2017
as Jane (voice)
Muppet Babies: Show and Tell
2018
as Miss Nanny (voice)
100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s
2009
David: Story of David
2016
as Elizabeth
Movies (55)
Zootopia 2
2025
as Bellwether (voice)
Zootopia
2016
as Bellwether (voice)
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
as Big Nose
Venom
2018
as Dr. Dora Skirth
The Lorax
2012
as Mrs. Wiggins (voice)
The Secret Life of Pets 2
2019
as Gidget (voice)
The Lego Batman Movie
2017
as Harley Quinn (voice)
It Ends with Us
2024
as Allysa
Gifted
2017
as Bonnie Stevenson
Despicable Me 3
2017
as Valerie Da Vinci (voice)
The Electric State
2025
as Penny Pal (voice)
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
2011
as Zoe
The Secret Life of Pets
2016
as Gidget (voice)
This Means War
2012
as Emily
Minions & More 2
2022
as Gidget (voice)
Forgotten Island
2026
as (voice)
Hotel Artemis
2018
as Officer Morgan Daniels
Brain on Fire
2017
as Margo
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
2022
as Marcel (voice)
The Bob's Burgers Movie
2022
as Tammy (voice)
On the Rocks
2020
as Vanessa
At the Sea
2026
as Debbie
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019
as Stacy
I Want You Back
2022
as Emma Moore
Joshy
2016
as Jodi
The Longest Week
2014
as Jocelyn
The Ark and the Aardvark
as Mitzy (voice)
Landline
2017
as Dana Jacobs
Obvious Child
2014
as Donna
The Polka King
2017
as Marla Lewan
Digging for Fire
2015
as Yoga Couple
My Blind Brother
2016
as Rose
Aardvark
2018
as Emily Milburton
The Sunlit Night
2020
as Frances
Batman Is Just Not That Into You
2017
as Harley Quinn (voice)
The Women of SNL
2010
as Gretchen (archive footage)
Super Gidget
2019
as Gidget (voice)
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
as Self
Dan Klein: This Is Comedy
2014
9 Kisses
2014
as Woman in Chariot #1
Obvious Child
2009
as Donna
Zoolander: Super Model
2016
as Nani (voice)
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two
2011
as Marcel (voice)
Crush
2013
as Friend / Pumpkin Salesperson / Gynecologist
Carousel
2026
as Rebecca
Mindful
as Angela
Self Esteem
2011
Smile
2012
Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional
2024
as Self
Jenny Slate: Stage Fright
2019
as Herself
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
2010
as Marcel (voice)
Catherine
2014
as Catherine
Bitch
2013
as Molly Horner
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Three
2014
as Marcel (voice)
David
2016
as Elizabeth
About Jenny Slate
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 (… With 101 credits spanning from 1949 to 2026, Jenny Slate has appeared in 55 films and 46 TV shows.
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Most Popular Jenny Slate Movies
- Zootopia 2 (2025) — as Bellwether (voice)
- Zootopia (2016) — as Bellwether (voice)
- Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) — as Big Nose
- Venom (2018) — as Dr. Dora Skirth
- The Lorax (2012) — as Mrs. Wiggins (voice)
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