Details
Alternate Names: 제니 슬레이트, Jenny Sarah Slate, جنی اسلیت
Physical Characteristics: N/A
Career
First Appearances: - Obvious Child (2009) as Donna
Most Important Roles: - Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) as Big Nose
- It Ends with Us (2024) as Allysa
- The Lorax (2012) as Mrs. Wiggins (voice)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011) as Zoe
- The Longest Week (2014) as Jocelyn
- The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022) as Tammy (voice)
- Obvious Child (2014) as Donna
- Self Esteem (2011) as
- The Electric State (2025) as Penny Pal (voice)
Career Highlights: - Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
- It Ends with Us (2024)
- The Lorax (2012)
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked (2011)
- The Longest Week (2014)
- The Bob's Burgers Movie (2022)
- Obvious Child (2014)
- Self Esteem (2011)
- The Electric State (2025)
Awards
Awards: - Won Annie - Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature (2023)
- Won Annie - Outstanding Achievement in Writing for an Animated Feature (2023)
- Nominated for 1 Annie - Outstanding Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production (2020)
- Won Critics Choice Award - Best Actress in a Comedy Movie (2015)
- Nominated for 1 CFCA Award - Most Promising Performer (2014)
- Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie (2025)
- Nominated for 1 Gotham Independent Film Award - Breakthrough Actor (2014)
- Nominated for 1 Independent Spirit Award - Best Female Lead (2015)
- Nominated for 1 KCFCC Award - Best Adapted Screenplay (2023)
- Won Honors - Outstanding Achievement in Filmmaking - Breakout Performance (2014)
- Won Next Wave Award (2022)
- Won Virtuoso Award (2015)
- Won Actor - Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture (2023)
- Nominated for 1 Golden Space Needle Award - Best Actress (2014)
- Nominated for 1 Seattle Film Critics Award - Best Actress (2015)
- Nominated for 1 PFCS Award - Breakthrough Performance on Camera (2014)
- Won AFCA Award - Best Voice Acting/Animated/Digital Performance (2023)
- Won WAFCA Award - Best Voice Performance (2022)
- Nominated for 1 EDA Female Focus Award - Best Breakthrough Performance (2015)
- Nominated for 1 IFJA Award - Best Adapted Screenplay (2022)
Full Biography
Jenny Slate (born March 25, 1982) 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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