Jenny Slate

Acting · Born 1982-03-25 in Milton, Massachusetts, USA

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…

Filmography

• Everything Everywhere All at Once as Big Nose
• It Ends with Us as Allysa
• The Lorax as Mrs. Wiggins (voice)
• Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked as Zoe
• The Longest Week as Jocelyn
• The Bob's Burgers Movie as Tammy (voice)
• Obvious Child as Donna
• The Electric State as Penny Pal (voice)
• Digging for Fire as Yoga Couple
• Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional as Self