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Jenny Slate
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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 pe…
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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.
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BODY OF WORK
Jenny Slate's Filmography
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Forgotten Island
as Batiba (voice)
At the Sea
as Debbie
Carousel
as Rebecca
Zootopia 2
as Bellwether (voice)
The Electric State
as Penny Pal (voice)
It Ends with Us
as Allysa
Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional
as Self
Minions & More Volume 2
as Gidget (voice)
Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once
as Self
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
as Marcel (voice)
The Bob's Burgers Movie
as Tammy (voice)
Everything Everywhere All at Once
as Big Nose
I Want You Back
as Emma Moore
On the Rocks
as Vanessa
The Sunlit Night
as Frances
Jenny Slate: Stage Fright
as Herself
Super Gidget
as Gidget (voice)
The Secret Life of Pets 2
as Gidget (voice)
The Lonely Island Presents: The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience
as Stacy
Venom
as Dr. Dora Skirth
Hotel Artemis
as Officer Morgan Daniels
Aardvark
as Emily Milburton
Landline
as Dana Jacobs
Despicable Me 3
as Valerie Da Vinci (voice)
Batman Is Just Not That Into You
as Harley Quinn (voice)
Gifted
as Bonnie Stevenson
Brain on Fire
as Margo
The Lego Batman Movie
as Harley Quinn (voice)
The Polka King
as Marla Lewan
My Blind Brother
as Rose
Joshy
as Jodi
Zoolander: Super Model
as Nani (voice)
David
as Elizabeth
The Secret Life of Pets
as Gidget (voice)
Zootopia
as Bellwether (voice)
Digging for Fire
as Yoga Couple
Dan Klein: This Is Comedy
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Three
as Marcel (voice)
The Longest Week
as Jocelyn
Catherine
as Catherine
Obvious Child
as Donna
9 Kisses
as Woman in Chariot #1
Crush
as Friend / Pumpkin Salesperson / Gynecologist
Bitch
as Molly Horner
Smile
The Lorax
as Mrs. Wiggins (voice)
This Means War
as Emily
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
as Zoe
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two
as Marcel (voice)
Self Esteem
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
as Marcel (voice)
The Women of SNL
as Gretchen (archive footage)
Obvious Child
as Donna
No Poster
Mindful
as Angela
The Ark and the Aardvark
as Mitzy (voice)