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Jenny Slate

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Jenny Slate

Born March 25, 1982 in Milton, Massachusetts, USA50 films

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).

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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.

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Zootopia posterFirst watchZootopia20167.8as Bellwether (voice)Determined to prove herself, Officer Judy Hopps, the first bunny on Zootopia's police force, jumps at the chance to crack her first case - even if it means partnering with scam-artist fox…View film

Essential films

Ranked by acclaim and reach
Everything Everywhere All at Once poster7.7Everything Everywhere All at Once2022Gifted poster8.0Gifted2017Venom poster6.8Venom2018The Lego Batman Movie poster7.3The Lego Batman Movie2017Zootopia 2 poster7.7Zootopia 22025Despicable Me 3 poster6.5Despicable Me 32017The Secret Life of Pets poster6.3The Secret Life of Pets2016The Secret Life of Pets 2 poster6.9The Secret Life of Pets 22019

Filmography

50 films as actor
  1. TBAMindfulAngela
  2. TBAThe Ark and the AardvarkMitzy (voice)
  3. 2026Forgotten IslandBatiba (voice)
  4. 2026At the SeaDebbie
  5. 2026CarouselRebecca
  6. 2025Zootopia 2Bellwether (voice)
  7. 2025The Electric StatePenny Pal (voice)
  8. 2024It Ends with UsAllysa
  9. 2022Minions & More 2Gidget (voice)
  10. 2022Marcel the Shell with Shoes OnMarcel (voice)
  11. 2022The Bob's Burgers MovieTammy (voice)
  12. 2022Everything Everywhere All at OnceBig Nose
  13. 2022I Want You BackEmma Moore
  14. 2020On the RocksVanessa
  15. 2020The Sunlit NightFrances
  16. 2019Super GidgetGidget (voice)
  17. 2019The Secret Life of Pets 2Gidget (voice)
  18. 2019The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers ExperienceStacy
  19. 2018VenomDr. Dora Skirth
  20. 2018Hotel ArtemisOfficer Morgan Daniels
  21. 2018AardvarkEmily Milburton
  22. 2017LandlineDana Jacobs
  23. 2017Despicable Me 3Valerie Da Vinci (voice)
  24. 2017Batman Is Just Not That Into YouHarley Quinn (voice)
  25. 2017GiftedBonnie Stevenson
  26. 2017Brain on FireMargo
  27. 2017The Lego Batman MovieHarley Quinn (voice)
  28. 2017The Polka KingMarla Lewan
  29. 2016My Blind BrotherRose
  30. 2016JoshyJodi
  31. 2016Zoolander: Super ModelNani (voice)
  32. 2016DavidElizabeth
  33. 2016The Secret Life of PetsGidget (voice)
  34. 2016ZootopiaBellwether (voice)
  35. 2015Digging for FireYoga Couple
  36. 2014Dan Klein: This Is Comedy
  37. 2014Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, ThreeMarcel (voice)
  38. 2014The Longest WeekJocelyn
  39. 2014CatherineCatherine
  40. 2014Obvious ChildDonna
  41. 20149 KissesWoman in Chariot #1
  42. 2013CrushFriend / Pumpkin Salesperson / Gynecologist
  43. 2013BitchMolly Horner
  44. 2012The LoraxMrs. Wiggins (voice)
  45. 2012This Means WarEmily
  46. 2011Alvin and the Chipmunks: ChipwreckedZoe
  47. 2011Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, TwoMarcel (voice)
  48. 2011Self Esteem
  49. 2010Marcel the Shell with Shoes OnMarcel (voice)
  50. 2009Obvious ChildDonna