Acting
Jenny Slate
EN cinema · 55 credits
Born
25 March 1982 (age 44)
Birthplace
Milton, Massachusetts, USA
Also known as Jenny Sarah Slate · Jennifer Sarah 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 (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
Filmography
Mindful
Mindful
as Angela
The Ark and the Aardvark
as Mitzy (voice)
At the Sea
as Debbie
Carousel
as Rebecca
Forgotten Island
as Batiba (voice)
The Electric State
as Penny Pal (voice)
Zootopia 2
as Bellwether (voice)
It Ends with Us
as Allysa
Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional
as Self, Executive Producer, Writer
The Bob's Burgers Movie
as Tammy (voice)
Minions & More Volume 2
as Gidget (voice)
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
as Self, Thanks
I Want You Back
as Emma Moore
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
as Marcel (voice), Screenplay, Producer, Story, Characters
The Sunlit Night
as Frances, Producer
On the Rocks
as Vanessa
The Secret Life of Pets 2
as Gidget (voice)
Super Gidget
as Gidget (voice)
Jenny Slate: Stage Fright
as Herself, Executive Producer, Writer
Aardvark
as Emily Milburton
Hotel Artemis
as Officer Morgan Daniels
Venom
as Dr. Dora Skirth
Brain on Fire
as Margo
Gifted
as Bonnie Stevenson
Landline
as Dana Jacobs, Executive Producer
The Lego Batman Movie
as Harley Quinn (voice)
The Polka King
as Marla Lewan
Despicable Me 3
as Valerie Da Vinci (voice)
Batman Is Just Not That Into You
as Harley Quinn (voice)
Joshy
as Jodi
Zootopia
as Bellwether (voice)
My Blind Brother
as Rose
The Secret Life of Pets
as Gidget (voice)
Zoolander: Super Model
as Nani (voice)
David
as Elizabeth
Digging for Fire
as Yoga Couple
The Longest Week
as Jocelyn
Obvious Child
as Donna, Executive Producer
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Three
as Marcel (voice), Writer
Catherine
as Catherine, Screenplay
9 Kisses
as Woman in Chariot #1
Crush
as Friend / Pumpkin Salesperson / Gynecologist
Bitch
as Molly Horner
The Lorax
as Mrs. Wiggins (voice)
This Means War
as Emily
Smile
Actor
Self Esteem
Actor, Writer
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two
as Marcel (voice), Writer
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
as Marcel (voice), Writer
The Women of SNL
as Gretchen (archive footage)
Obvious Child
as Donna