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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.

Filmography

2025
Zootopia 2

as Dawn Bellwether (voice)

Movie
2025
The Electric State

as Penny Pal (voice)

Movie
2024
It Ends with Us

as Allysa

Movie
2022
Marcel the Shell with Shoes On

as Marcel (voice)

Movie
2022
Everything Everywhere All at Once

as Big Nose

Movie
2019
The Secret Life of Pets 2

as Gidget (voice)

Movie
2018
Venom

as Dr. Dora Skirth

Movie
2017
Despicable Me 3

as Valerie Da Vinci (voice)

Movie
2017
Gifted

as Bonnie Stevenson

Movie
2017
The Lego Batman Movie

as Harley Quinn (voice)

Movie
2016
The Secret Life of Pets

as Gidget (voice)

Movie
2016
Zootopia

as Bellwether (voice)

Movie
2012
The Lorax

as Mrs. Wiggins (voice)

Movie
2011
Bob's Burgers

as Tammy (voice)

TV Show