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 (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.
Acting
Movie
Zootopia
as Bellwether (voice)
2016
Movie
Venom
as Dr. Dora Skirth
2018
TV
The Simpsons
as Piper Paisley (voice)
1989
Movie
The Secret Life of Pets
as Gidget (voice)
2016
Movie
Everything Everywhere All at Once
as Big Nose
2022
Movie
Despicable Me 3
as Valerie Da Vinci (voice)
2017
Movie
Gifted
as Bonnie Stevenson
2017
Movie
The Lego Batman Movie
as Harley Quinn (voice)
2017
TV
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Bianca
2013
Movie
The Lorax
as Mrs. Wiggins (voice)
2012
Movie
This Means War
as Emily
2012
Movie
The Secret Life of Pets 2
as Gidget (voice)
2019
TV
Adventure Time
as Huntress Wizard (voice)
2010
Movie
Zootopia 2
as Bellwether (voice)
2025
Movie
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
as Zoe
2011
Movie
It Ends with Us
as Allysa
2024
TV
Parks and Recreation
as Mona-Lisa Saperstein
2009
Movie
Hotel Artemis
as Officer Morgan Daniels
2018
Movie
The Electric State
as Penny Pal (voice)
2025
TV
Star vs. the Forces of Evil
as Pony Head (voice)
2015
Movie
Brain on Fire
as Margo
2017
TV
Big Mouth
as Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voice)
2017
TV
Big Mouth
2017
TV
Bob's Burgers
as Tammy (voice)
2011
Crew
Movie
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Screenplay
2022
Movie
Obvious Child
Executive Producer
2014
Movie
Landline
Executive Producer
2017
Movie
Jenny Slate: Stage Fright
Executive Producer
2019
Movie
The Sunlit Night
Producer
2020
Movie
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
Writer
2010
Movie
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two
Writer
2011
Movie
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Three
Writer
2014
Movie
Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional
Executive Producer
2024
Movie
Catherine
Screenplay
2014
Movie
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
Thanks
2022
Movie
Self Esteem
Writer
2011