Acting · Milton, Massachusetts, USA · Born March 25, 1982
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.
MovieForgotten Island
2026
as The Batibat (voice)
MovieAt the Sea
2026
as Debbie
MovieCarousel
2026
as Rebecca
MovieZootopia 2
2025
as Bellwether (voice)
TVDying for Sex
2025
as Nikki Boyer
MovieThe Electric State
2025
as Penny Pal (voice)
MovieIt Ends with Us
2024
as Allysa
MovieJenny Slate: Seasoned Professional
2024
as Self
TVOff Script with The Hollywood Reporter
2023
as Self
TVAdventure Time: Fionna and Cake
2023
as Huntress (voice)
MovieMinions & More 2
2022
as Gidget (voice)
MovieAlmost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
as Self
MovieMarcel the Shell with Shoes On
2022
as Marcel (voice)
MovieThe Bob's Burgers Movie
2022
as Tammy (voice)
MovieEverything Everywhere All at Once
2022
as Big Nose
MovieI Want You Back
2022
as Emma Moore
TVThe Great North
2021
as Judy Tobin (voice)
MovieOn the Rocks
2020
as Vanessa
MovieThe Sunlit Night
2020
as Frances
MovieJenny Slate: Stage Fright
2019
as Herself
TVA Little Late with Lilly Singh
2019
as Self
TVThe Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
MovieSuper Gidget
2019
as Gidget (voice)
MovieThe Secret Life of Pets 2
2019
as Gidget (voice)
MovieThe Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
2019
as Stacy
TVToday with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
as Self
MovieVenom
2018
as Dr. Dora Skirth
MovieHotel Artemis
2018
as Officer Morgan Daniels
MovieAardvark
2018
as Emily Milburton
TVMuppet Babies
2018
as Miss Nanny (voice)
TVMuppet Babies: Show and Tell
2018
as Miss Nanny (voice)
TVBig Mouth
2017
as Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voice)
TVComrade Detective
2017
as Jane (voice)
MovieLandline
2017
as Dana Jacobs
MovieDespicable Me 3
2017
as Valerie Da Vinci (voice)
MovieBatman Is Just Not That Into You
2017
as Harley Quinn (voice)
MovieGifted
2017
as Bonnie Stevenson
MovieBrain on Fire
2017
as Margo
MovieThe Lego Batman Movie
2017
as Harley Quinn (voice)
MovieThe Polka King
2017
as Marla Lewan
MovieMy Blind Brother
2016
as Rose
TVDavid: Story of David
2016
as Elizabeth
MovieJoshy
2016
as Jodi
MovieZoolander: Super Model
2016
as Nani (voice)
MovieDavid
2016
as Elizabeth
MovieThe Secret Life of Pets
2016
as Gidget (voice)
TVLady Dynamite
2016
as Karen Grisham
MovieZootopia
2016
as Bellwether (voice)
TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self
MovieDigging for Fire
2015
as Yoga Couple
TVThe Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Guest
TVStar vs. the Forces of Evil
2015
as Pony Head (voice)
TVVariety Studio: Actors on Actors
2014
as Self
MovieDan Klein: This Is Comedy
2014
MovieMarcel the Shell with Shoes On, Three
2014
as Marcel (voice)
MovieThe Longest Week
2014
as Jocelyn
TVMarried
2014
as Jess
MovieCatherine
2014
as Catherine
MovieObvious Child
2014
as Donna
TVClarence
2014
as Pipi / Cookie Mama Cashier / Beatrice (voice)
TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
Movie9 Kisses
2014
as Woman in Chariot #1
TVOff Camera with Sam Jones
2014
as Self
MovieCrush
2013
as Friend / Pumpkin Salesperson / Gynecologist
TV@midnight with Chris Hardwick
2013
as Self
MovieBitch
2013
as Molly Horner
TVHello Ladies
2013
as Amelia Gordon
TVBrooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Bianca
TVDrunk History
2013
as Herself - Storyteller
TVKroll Show
2013
as Various characters
MovieSmile
2012
MovieThe Lorax
2012
as Mrs. Wiggins (voice)
MovieThis Means War
2012
as Emily
MovieAlvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
2011
as Zoe
MovieMarcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two
2011
as Marcel (voice)
MovieSelf Esteem
2011
TVBob's Burgers
2011
as Tammy (voice)
MovieMarcel the Shell with Shoes On
2010
as Marcel (voice)
TVConan
2010
as Self
MovieThe Women of SNL
2010
as Gretchen (archive footage)
TVRaising Hope
2010
as Joan
TVAdventure Time
2010
as Huntress Wizard (voice)
TVUgly Americans
2010
as Jaclyn (voice)
TVBrothers
2009
TVBored to Death
2009
as Stella
The Great Debate
2009
TVParks and Recreation
2009
as Mona-Lisa Saperstein
100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s
2009
TVLate Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Jenny the Page
MovieObvious Child
2009
as Donna
TVSaturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday
2008
TVThe Whitest Kids U' Know
2007
TVStarved
2005
as Member of The Belt Tighteners (uncredited)
TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
TVThe Daily Show
1996
as Self
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Piper Paisley (voice)
TVLIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Various Characters
TVThe Emmy Awards
1949
as Self
Mindful
as Angela
MovieThe Ark and the Aardvark
as Mitzy (voice)
