Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthdate
1982-03-25 (Age: 44)
Place of Birth
Milton, Massachusetts, USA
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.
Filmography (53)
Forgotten Island
2026
At the Sea
2026
Carousel
2026
Zootopia 2
2025
The Electric State
2025
It Ends with Us
2024
Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional
2024
Minions & More 2
2022
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
2022
The Bob's Burgers Movie
2022
Everything Everywhere All at Once
2022
I Want You Back
2022
On the Rocks
2020
