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