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

The Simpsons

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Daily Show

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Zootopia 2

Adventure Time

All Movies (55)

• Forgotten Island2026 · as (voice)
• At the Sea2026 · as Debbie
• Carousel2026 · as Rebecca
• Zootopia 22025 · as Bellwether (voice)
• The Electric State2025 · as Penny Pal (voice)
• It Ends with Us2024 · as Allysa
• Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional2024 · as Self
• Minions & More 22022 · as Gidget (voice)
• Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once2022 · as Self
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On2022 · as Marcel (voice)
• The Bob's Burgers Movie2022 · as Tammy (voice)
• Everything Everywhere All at Once2022 · as Big Nose
• I Want You Back2022 · as Emma Moore
• On the Rocks2020 · as Vanessa
• The Sunlit Night2020 · as Frances
• Jenny Slate: Stage Fright2019 · as Herself
• Super Gidget2019 · as Gidget (voice)
• The Secret Life of Pets 22019 · as Gidget (voice)
• The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience2019 · as Stacy
• Venom2018 · as Dr. Dora Skirth
• Hotel Artemis2018 · as Officer Morgan Daniels
• Aardvark2018 · as Emily Milburton
• Landline2017 · as Dana Jacobs
• Despicable Me 32017 · as Valerie Da Vinci (voice)
• Batman Is Just Not That Into You2017 · as Harley Quinn (voice)
• Gifted2017 · as Bonnie Stevenson
• Brain on Fire2017 · as Margo
• The Lego Batman Movie2017 · as Harley Quinn (voice)
• The Polka King2017 · as Marla Lewan
• My Blind Brother2016 · as Rose
• Joshy2016 · as Jodi
• Zoolander: Super Model2016 · as Nani (voice)
• David2016 · as Elizabeth
• The Secret Life of Pets2016 · as Gidget (voice)
• Zootopia2016 · as Bellwether (voice)
• Digging for Fire2015 · as Yoga Couple
• Dan Klein: This Is Comedy2014
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Three2014 · as Marcel (voice)
• The Longest Week2014 · as Jocelyn
• Catherine2014 · as Catherine
• Obvious Child2014 · as Donna
• 9 Kisses2014 · as Woman in Chariot #1
• Crush2013 · as Friend / Pumpkin Salesperson / Gynecologist
• Bitch2013 · as Molly Horner
• Smile2012
• The Lorax2012 · as Mrs. Wiggins (voice)
• This Means War2012 · as Emily
• Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked2011 · as Zoe
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two2011 · as Marcel (voice)
• Self Esteem2011
• Marcel the Shell with Shoes On2010 · as Marcel (voice)
• The Women of SNL2010 · as Gretchen (archive footage)
• Obvious Child2009 · as Donna
• Mindful— · as Angela
• The Ark and the Aardvark— · as Mitzy (voice)

All TV Shows (57)

• Dying for Sex2025 · as Nikki Boyer
• Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter2023 · as Self
• Adventure Time: Fionna and Cake2023 · as Huntress (voice)
• The Great North2021 · as Judy Tobin (voice)
• A Little Late with Lilly Singh2019 · as Self
• The Kelly Clarkson Show2019 · as Self - Guest
• Today with Jenna & Sheinelle2019 · as Self
• Muppet Babies2018 · as Miss Nanny (voice)
• Muppet Babies: Show and Tell2018 · as Miss Nanny (voice)
• Big Mouth2017 · as Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voice)
• Big Mouth2017
• Comrade Detective2017 · as Jane (voice)
• David: Story of David2016 · as Elizabeth
• Lady Dynamite2016 · as Karen Grisham
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Rebecca
• The Late Late Show with James Corden2015 · as Self - Guest
• Star vs. the Forces of Evil2015 · as Pony Head (voice)
• Variety Studio: Actors on Actors2014 · as Self
• Married2014 · as Jess
• Clarence2014 · as Pipi / Cookie Mama Cashier / Beatrice (voice)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Off Camera with Sam Jones2014 · as Self
• @midnight with Chris Hardwick2013 · as Self
• Hello Ladies2013 · as Amelia Gordon
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine2013 · as Bianca
• Drunk History2013 · as Herself - Storyteller
• Drunk History2013 · as Herself - Narrator
• Kroll Show2013 · as Various characters
• Bob's Burgers2011 · as Tammy (voice)
• Bob's Burgers2011 · as Tammy (voice) / Becca (voice)
• Bob's Burgers2011 · as Tammy (voice) / Sally (voice)
• Bob's Burgers2011 · as Tammy (voice) / Rosa (voice)
• Bob's Burgers2011 · as Tammy (voice) / Bernadette (voice)
• Bob's Burgers2011 · as Ruth (voice)
• Bob's Burgers2011 · as Tammy (voice) / 8th Grade Girl (voice)
• Bob's Burgers2011 · as Tammy / Wish Paper Person / Tammy's Bubbie (voice)
• Conan2010 · as Self
• Raising Hope2010 · as Joan
• Adventure Time2010 · as Huntress Wizard (voice)
• Ugly Americans2010 · as Jaclyn (voice)
• Brothers2009
• Bored to Death2009 · as Stella
• The Great Debate2009
• Parks and Recreation2009 · as Mona-Lisa Saperstein
• 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s2009
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon2009 · as Jenny the Page
• Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday2008
• The Whitest Kids U' Know2007
• Starved2005 · as Member of The Belt Tighteners (uncredited)
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• The Simpsons1989 · as Piper Paisley (voice)
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Saturday Night Live1975 · as Self - Various Characters
• The Emmy Awards1949 · as Self