Jenny Slate
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Jenny Slate is an American actress and comedian born in 1982 who has appeared in films, television shows, and stand-up comedy performances. She is known for her work in entertainment across multiple mediums, contributing to comedy and dramatic projects throughout her career.
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Jenny Slate (born March 25, 1982) is an American actress, comedienne, and author best known for her series of Marcel the Shell With Shoes On children's books and short films. She is also known for her time as a cast member on Saturday Night Live from 2009–2010 and her recurring role as Stella on the HBO comedy series Bored to Death. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jenny+Slate">Read more on Last.fm</a>
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Jenny Slate (born March 25, 1982) is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and writer. After early acting and stand-up roles on television, Slate gained recognition for her live variety shows in New York City and for co-creating the children's short film and book series Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2010–2014) with Dean Fleischer Camp, to whom she was married from 2012 to 2016. Slate became more widely known as a cast member on the 35th season of Saturday Night Live in 2009, followed by her roles in the sitcoms Bob's Burgers (2012–present), Parks and Recreation (2013–2015), House of Lies (2013–2015), and Kroll Show (2013–2015). She also had a supporting role in the film It Ends with Us (2024).
Slate's breakout role came with her leading performance in Gillian Robespierre's coming-of-age dramedy film Obvious Child (2014), for which she won the Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy. She lent her voice to the animated films The Lorax (2012), Zootopia, The Secret Life of Pets (both 2016), The Lego Batman Movie, Despicable Me 3 (both 2017), The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019), and Zootopia 2 (2025) and ventured into dramatic roles with her supporting performance in Gifted (2017). Slate appeared in the Daniels' critically acclaimed film Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022), winning the Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
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