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Jenny Sarah Slate (born March 25, 1982) is an American actress, comedian, and author. Born and raised in Milton, Massachusetts, Slate was educated at Milton Academy and studied literature at Columbia University, where she became involved in the improv and comedy scene.

Jenny Slate
Slate at the 2014 Obvious Child premiere
Born
Jenny Sarah Slate

(1982-03-25) March 25, 1982 (age 40)
Milton, Massachusetts, U.S.
EducationColumbia University (BA)
Occupation
  • Actress
  • comedian
  • author
Years active2005–present
Spouse(s)
Dean Fleischer-Camp
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(m. 2012; div. 2016)​

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(m. 2021)​
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Children1

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 known to a mainstream audience after featuring as a cast member on the 35th season of Saturday Night Live (2009–2010). Her distinctive voice landed her the role of Tammy Larsen on the critically acclaimed animated sitcom Bob's Burgers (2012–present). She gained further recognition for her recurring roles as Mona-Lisa Saperstein on the NBC comedy television series Parks and Recreation (2013–2015) and Sarah Guggenheim on the Showtime comedy series House of Lies (2013–2015) and for the sketch comedy series Kroll Show (2013–2015). From 2017 to 2020, Slate provided the voice for Missy Foreman-Greenwald on the animated Netflix series Big Mouth. In 2020, Slate handed voiceover duties for Missy to actor Ayo Edebiri as she felt an African-American character should be voiced by an African-American actor. Despite no longer providing the voice for Missy, Slate has continued to voice a number of other various characters on the show.

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.


Early life and education


Slate was born on March 25, 1982, in Milton, Massachusetts,[2] to Ron Slate,[3] a businessman and poet who worked as vice president of global communications for the EMC Corporation and later as CEO of a biotech startup,[3][4][5] and Nancy (née Gilson), a housewife who also made pottery.[6] She is the middle child of three, with an older sister, Abigail, and younger sister, Stacey.[7][8] She and her family are Jewish.[6][9][10] One of her grandmothers was born in Cuba and was raised in France.[11] After graduating from Milton Academy as the valedictorian,[4] Slate attended Columbia University as a literature major,[6] where she helped form the improv group Fruit Paunch,[12] starred in the Varsity Show[13] and met Gabe Liedman, who would become her comedy partner.[14] Slate graduated from Columbia in 2004.[7][15][16]


Career


She and Gabe Liedman formed the comedy duo Gabe & Jenny.[17] Their stand-up shows with Max Silvestri, "Big Terrific," were named best new variety show of 2008 by Time Out New York.[18] In 2015, Slate, Liedman, and Silvestri ended the show, citing their busy schedules,[19] though they have since occasionally performed together.

Slate first met Liedman in 2000 while attending Columbia University.[20] They describe their relationship as a "nonsexual romance"; Slate says, "I like to think of us as kind of like Elaine Benes and George Costanza, but we like each other."[4] Throughout 2008 and 2009, Slate regularly performed her one-woman show titled Jenny Slate: Dead Millionaire at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre (UCBT) in New York City.[21]

Slate with comedy partner Gabe Liedman in 2007
Slate with comedy partner Gabe Liedman in 2007

Slate was a regular commentator on many VH1 "talking head" commentary programs.[4] In early 2009, she had made several appearances on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon recurring sketch "7th Floor West", where she played an NBC page also named Jenny, who was later promoted to Fallon's assistant.[22] She had a recurring role in Bored to Death.[15][23] Slate's guest appearances on television programs include Bob's Burgers, Girls, The Whitest Kids U' Know, Important Things with Demetri Martin and Raising Hope.

Slate joined the cast of Saturday Night Live for the 2009-10 season.[12][22] In her first episode, she accidentally said "fucking" during her debut sketch "Biker Chick Chat", which was heard on the live broadcast, but removed from reruns.[24][25][26][27] In various sketches, she impersonated Hoda Kotb, Lady Gaga, Kristen Stewart, Ashley Olsen, and Olympia Snowe. She was best known for Tina-Tina Cheneuse, an infomercial pitchwoman who advertises personalized doorbells, car horns, and alarm clocks.[28] Slate's contract was not renewed for another season.[29] Despite rumors to the contrary, Slate has insisted that her SNL termination was not due to cursing but rather simply because "I didn't click."[30]

In August 2010, she co-wrote and voiced the animated short film Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, which garnered viral success. This led to Marcel the Shell with Shoes on, Two.[31][32] Slate also wrote a "Marcel"-themed children's book that was released on November 1, 2011.[33] Her first major film role was as Zoe in Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked; more films followed in 2012, including the voice of Ted's mother in The Lorax.

Her first appearance in Parks and Recreation was in the 2013 episode "Bailout", in which she portrayed Mona-Lisa Saperstein. Following her success on the NBC show, Slate released and starred in a 12-episode mini-series on YouTube called Catherine, celebrating late 1980s and early 1990s soap-opera aesthetics.[34] On July 23, 2013, she appeared in Drunk History retelling the history of how Coca-Cola was made.

In 2014, Slate starred in the comedy-drama film Obvious Child, which follows the life of a young stand-up comic as she grapples with an unplanned pregnancy and eventual abortion.[35] Slate went on to win the Critics Choice Award for Best Actress in a Comedy,[36] Best Breakout Performance at the Newport Beach Film Festival, the Virtuosos Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, and Best Comedic Actress at the Women Film Critics Circle Awards for her performance in the film.

Slate co-starred with Judy Greer and Nat Faxon in the first season of the FX series Married.[37] She left the series as a series regular in season two, but still appeared in a few episodes. Sarah Burns took her place in the series.

Slate appeared as Liz B. in the recurring "PubLIZity" sketches in Kroll Show, as well as many other recurring and one-off characters, performing in some capacity in almost every episode until the series ended in 2015. In 2016, Slate voiced Dawn Bellwether in the Disney animated comedy-adventure film Zootopia and Gidget in the animated feature The Secret Life of Pets.

Slate and her father co-wrote a book titled About the House about their time living in Slate's childhood home in Milton, Massachusetts, which was published in December 2016.[38]

In 2017, Slate starred in the film Gifted as Bonnie Stevenson, the teacher of a 7-year-old mathematical genius.

In October 2019, Slate released a stand-up comedy special on Netflix, titled Stage Fright.

Slate published her book titled Little Weirds, about her struggles with and thoughts about life and relationships, in 2019.

From 2017 until 2019, Slate voiced the biracial character Missy Foreman-Greenwald on the animated Netflix series Big Mouth. Slate exited the role on June 24, 2020, writing on Instagram that "At the start of the show, I reasoned with myself that it was permissible for me to play Missy because her mom is Jewish and White — as am I. But Missy is also Black and Black characters on an animated show should be played by Black people."[39]


Personal life


Slate lived in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, before moving with filmmaker Dean Fleischer-Camp to Los Angeles in the early 2010s.[40] In September 2012, Slate married Fleischer-Camp.[41] They collaborated on the Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, on both the books and the short films. The pair announced their separation in May 2016. She dated actor Chris Evans for a brief period.[42]

In September 2019, Slate announced her engagement to art curator Ben Shattuck.[43] On December 10, 2020, Slate revealed on Late Night with Seth Meyers that she was expecting her first child with Shattuck.[44] On February 3, 2021, Slate appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! and announced she gave birth to a daughter six weeks prior.[45] Shattuck and Slate married in their living room on New Year's Eve 2021, their fourth attempt at a wedding after the first three were canceled during the COVID-19 pandemic.[46]


Filmography


Key
Denotes works that have not yet been released

Film


YearTitleRoleNotes
2010Marcel the Shell with Shoes OnMarcel (voice)Short film; also writer
2011Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, TwoMarcel (voice)Short film; also writer
2011Alvin and the Chipmunks: ChipwreckedZoe
2012This Means WarEmily
2012The LoraxMrs. Wiggins (voice)
2013BitchMolly HornerShort film
2014Obvious ChildDonna Stern
2014The Longest WeekJocelyn
2014Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, ThreeMarcel (voice)Short film; also writer
2015Digging for FireYoga Couple
2016JoshyJodi
2016ZootopiaDawn Bellwether (voice)
2016My Blind BrotherRose
2016The Secret Life of PetsGidget (voice)
2016Brain on FireMargo
2017LandlineDana Jacobs
2017The Polka KingMarla Lewan
2017The Lego Batman MovieHarley Quinn (voice)
2017GiftedBonnie
2017AardvarkEmily Milburton
2017Batman is Just Not That Into YouHarley Quinn (voice)Short film
2017Despicable Me 3Valerie Da Vinci (voice)
2018Hotel ArtemisMorgan
2018VenomDr. Dora Skirth
2019The Sunlit NightFrancesAlso producer
2019The Secret Life of Pets 2Gidget (voice)
2019Super GidgetGidget (voice)Short film
2020On the RocksVanessa
2021Marcel the Shell with Shoes OnMarcel (voice)Also writer and producer
2022I Want You BackEmma
2022Everything Everywhere All at OnceDebbie the Dog Mom[lower-alpha 1]
2022The Bob's Burgers MovieTammy Larsen (voice)
2022The Ark and the Aardvark Mitzi (voice)Post-production
2024The Electric State TBAFilming

Television


YearTitleRoleNotes
2005StarvedMember of Belt Tighteners Uncredited; Episode: "The Breatharians"
2008The Whitest Kids U' KnowTrevor's Date Episode #2.1
2009Important Things with Demetri MartinBride Episode: "Chairs"
2009Late Night with Jimmy FallonJenny the Page 8 episodes
2009BrothersAnnette 2 episodes
2009–2010Saturday Night LiveVarious 22 episodes
2009–2010Bored to DeathStella 5 episodes
2011Ugly AmericansJaclyn (voice) Episode: "Lily and the Beast"
2011The Electric CompanyRunner Episode: "Off Target"
2012Raising HopeJoan Episode: "Throw Maw Maw from the House"
2012, 2016GirlsTally Schifrin 2 episodes
2012–presentBob's BurgersTammy Larsen (voice) 51 episodes
2013Hello LadiesAmelia Gordon 4 episodes
2013Super Fun NightHelen-Alice Unaired CBS pilot
2013–15Kroll ShowVarious 7 episodes
2013–16House of LiesSarah Guggenheim 9 episodes
2013–17Parks and RecreationMona-Lisa Saperstein 8 episodes
2013–16Drunk HistoryHerself 3 episodes
2014Brooklyn Nine-NineBianca Episode: "Undercover"
2014The GetawayHerself Episode: "Jenny Slate In Barcelona"
2014–15MarriedJess 14 episodes
2015–19Star vs. the Forces of EvilPony Head (voice) 25 episodes
2016–18Adventure TimeHuntress Wizard (voice) 5 episodes
2016David: Story of DavidElizabeth Web series
2016AnimalsSnake (voice) Episode: "Squirrels. Part I."
2016Zoolander: Super ModelNani (voice) Television movie
2016–17Lady DynamiteKaren Grisham 4 episodes
2017Comrade DetectiveJane (voice) 6 episodes
2017–presentBig MouthMissy Foreman-Greenwald (2017–2020), other characters (voice) 47 episodes
2018–2022Muppet BabiesMiss Nanny (voice) 69 episodes
2018ClarencePipi / Cookie Mama Cashier / Beatrice (voice) Episode: "Belson Gets a Girlfriend"
2019The SimpsonsPiper Paisley (voice) Episode: "Crystal Blue-Haired Persuasion"
2019The Unauthorized Bash Brothers ExperienceStacy Television special
2019Jenny Slate: Stage FrightHerself Stand-up special
2020Elena of AvalorCahu (voice) Episode: "Coronation Day"
2021–presentThe Great NorthJudy Tobin (voice) Series regular
2021Q-Force(voice) Episode: "Rogue"

Music videos


Year Title Artist(s) Role
2009 "Threw It On the Ground" The Lonely Island Girlfriend
2019 "Oakland Nights" The Lonely Island (feat. Sia) Stacy

Awards and nominations


Year Nominated work Award Result
2014 Obvious Child Newport Beach Film Festival Award for Breakout Actress Won
Santa Barbara International Film Festival Award for Virtuoso Award Won
Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Won
Women Film Critics Circle Award for Best Comedic Actress Won
Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead Nominated
Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Most Promising Performer Nominated
Gotham Independent Film Award for Breakthrough Actor Nominated
Seattle International Film Festival Award for Best Actress Nominated
Women Film Critics Circle Award for Best Screen Couple (with Jake Lacy) Nominated
2016 Zootopia BTVA People's Choice Voice Acting Award - Best Female Vocal Performance in a Feature Film in a Supporting Role[48] Won
BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film (shared with cast) Nominated
The Secret Life of Pets BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Female Lead Vocal Performance in a Feature Film Nominated
2017 Star vs. the Forces of Evil BTVA Television Voice Acting Award - Best Female Vocal Performance in a Television Series in a Supporting Role Nominated
2018 Despicable Me 3 and The Lego Batman Movie BTVA Feature Film Voice Acting Award - Best Vocal Ensemble in a Feature Film (shared with cast) Nominated
2020 The Secret Life of Pets 2 Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production Nominated

Bibliography



Notes


  1. Character was initially named "Big Nose" but was renamed in the digital release of the film due to it being a negative Jewish stereotype.[47]

References


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[de] Jenny Slate

Jenny Sarah Slate (* 25. März 1982 in Milton, Massachusetts) ist eine US-amerikanische Schauspielerin, Stand-up-Komikerin, Synchronsprecherin und Drehbuchautorin.
- [en] Jenny Slate

[es] Jenny Slate

Jennifer Sarah «Jenny» Slate (Milton, Massachusetts; 25 de marzo de 1982) es una actriz, comediante, actriz de voz y escritora estadounidense. Es autora de cortometrajes como Marcel the Shell With Shoes On. Fue parte del reparto de Saturday Night Live entre 2009 y 2010. Es también conocida por sus roles recurrentes como Mona Lisa Saperstein en Parks and Recreation y como Liz B. en la serie de Comedy Central Kroll Show.

[ru] Слейт, Дженни

Дже́нни Са́ра Слейт (англ. Jenny Sarah Slate; род. 25 марта 1982) — американская актриса, комедиантка и писательница. Наиболее известна по главной роли в фильме «Свой ребёнок», а также по участию в сериалах «Парки и зоны отдыха», «Обитель лжи» и «Девчонки».


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