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Jenny Slate

Jenny Slate

Actor, also writer and producer · Born March 25, 1982 (44) · Milton, Massachusetts, USA

Screen Actors Guild Award winner · Primetime Emmy nominee · 2 other major award bodies

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.

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Born
March 25, 1982 (44)
From
Milton, Massachusetts, USA
Works as
Actor, also writer and producer
Titles
63 on MovieCove · 86 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 11% in 30 days

What are Jenny Slate's films like?

Across their 44 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Animation12 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 57th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Animation movies
Comedy10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 49th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 45th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Action3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 65th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 52nd percentile
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
41%
Self
29%
Society
8%
Morality
8%
Survival
7%
Power
5%
Ideas
1%
Family bonds16 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship13 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity11 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose7 titles, browse their movies with this themeComing of age6 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 34 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Light: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their light movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 24 · Serious 10 · Dark 0

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

A split, not a type: Grounded 15 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 13

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

A split, not a type: Gentle 19 · Charged 9 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 20 · Shifting 7 · Whiplash 7

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 12 · Funny 17

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 18 · Relentless 5

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 26 · Engaged 7 · Full focus 1

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 29 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 2

Roles they play

27 analyzed roles

Usually the Ally: 8 of 27 analyzed roles.

Ally
8 of 27
Hero
6 of 27
Shapeshifter
4 of 27
Shadow
3 of 27
Mentor
2 of 27
Herald
2 of 27
Threshold guardian
1 of 27
Trickster
1 of 27
Show the 27 roles

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Absurd
19
Joyful
17
Warm
16
Melancholic
15
Tense
13
Other
37

How their films linger

Feel-good23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun21 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 4 with a twist

  • Happy16
  • Bittersweet19
  • Ambiguous7
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Jenny Slate's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 50 of their 63 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Disney+ (11).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Jenny Slate's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

86 credits, 63 with a MovieCove page; 17 appearances as themselves are hidden until asked for.

  • Forgotten Island(2026)

    as Batiba (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • At the Sea(2026)

    as Debbie

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Carousel(2026)

    as Rebecca

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Zootopia 2(2025)

    as Bellwether (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • Dying for Sex(2025)

    Show 8 episodes · as Nikki Boyer

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • The Electric State(2025)

    as Penny Pal (voice)

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • It Ends with Us(2024)

    as Allysa

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Jenny Slate: Seasoned Professional(2024)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Self

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • Adventure Time: Fionna & Cake(2023)

    Show 1 episode · as Huntress (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Minions & More Volume 2 (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    as Gidget (voice)

  • Almost Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Everything Everywhere All at Once (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2022)

    Thanks · as Self

  • Marcel the Shell with Shoes On(2021)

    Characters · Producer · Screenplay · Story · as Marcel (voice)

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all films

  • The Bob's Burgers Movie(2022)

    as Tammy (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Everything Everywhere All at Once(2022)

    as Big Nose

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • I Want You Back(2022)

    as Emma Moore

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • The Great North(2021)

    Show 97 episodes · as Judy Tobin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all shows

  • On the Rocks(2020)

    as Vanessa

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Sunlit Night(2019)

    Producer · as Frances

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Jenny Slate: Stage Fright(2019)

    Executive Producer · Writer · as Herself

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Super Gidget(2019)

    as Gidget (voice)

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Secret Life of Pets 2(2019)

    as Gidget (voice)

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • The Unauthorized Bash Brothers Experience(2019)

    as Stacy

    Midcredits score: 76th percentile of all films

  • Venom(2018)

    as Dr. Dora Skirth

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all films

  • Hotel Artemis(2018)

    as Officer Morgan Daniels

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all films

  • Aardvark(2017)

    as Emily Milburton

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Muppet Babies(2018)

    Show 141 episodes · as Miss Nanny (voice)

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all shows

  • Muppet Babies: Show and Tell (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2018)

    Show 10 episodes · as Miss Nanny (voice)

  • Big Mouth(2017)

    Show 41 episodes · as Missy Foreman-Greenwald (voice) · as Pharmacist / Caitlin (voice)

    Midcredits score: 72nd percentile of all shows

  • Comrade Detective(2017)

    Show 6 episodes · as Jane (voice)

    Midcredits score: 52nd percentile of all shows

  • Landline(2017)

    Executive Producer · as Dana Jacobs

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Despicable Me 3(2017)

    as Valerie Da Vinci (voice)

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all films

  • Batman Is Just Not That Into You(2017)

    as Harley Quinn (voice)

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Gifted(2017)

    as Bonnie Stevenson

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • Brain on Fire(2016)

    as Margo

    Midcredits score: 66th percentile of all films

  • The Lego Batman Movie(2017)

    as Harley Quinn (voice)

    Midcredits score: 93rd percentile of all films

  • The Polka King(2017)

    as Marla Lewan

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • My Blind Brother(2016)

    as Rose

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • David: Story of David (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    Show 5 episodes · as Elizabeth

  • Joshy(2016)

    as Jodi

    Midcredits score: 43rd percentile of all films

  • Zoolander: Super Model(2016)

    as Nani (voice)

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • David (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2016)

    as Elizabeth

  • The Secret Life of Pets(2016)

    as Gidget (voice)

    Midcredits score: 60th percentile of all films

  • Lady Dynamite(2016)

    Show 20 episodes · as Karen Grisham

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all shows

  • Zootopia(2016)

    as Bellwether (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all films

  • The Late Show with Stephen Colbert(2015)

    Show 1 episode · as Rebecca · as Self

    Midcredits score: 40th percentile of all shows

  • Digging for Fire(2015)

    as Yoga Couple

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • Star vs. the Forces of Evil(2012)

    Show 20 episodes · as Pony Head (voice)

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Dan Klein: This Is Comedy(2014)

    Actor

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Three (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Writer · as Marcel (voice)

  • The Longest Week(2014)

    as Jocelyn

    Midcredits score: 18th percentile of all films

  • Married(2014)

    Show 23 episodes · as Jess

    Midcredits score: 47th percentile of all shows

  • Catherine (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    Screenplay · as Catherine

  • Obvious Child(2014)

    Executive Producer · as Donna

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Clarence(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Pipi / Cookie Mama Cashier / Beatrice (voice)

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all shows

  • 9 Kisses (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2014)

    as Woman in Chariot #1

  • Crush (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Friend / Pumpkin Salesperson / Gynecologist

  • Bitch (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Molly Horner

  • Hello Ladies(2013)

    Show 4 episodes · as Amelia Gordon

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine(2013)

    Show 1 episode · as Bianca

    Midcredits score: 97th percentile of all shows

  • Kroll Show(2013)

    Show 30 episodes · as Various characters

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all shows

  • Smile (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2012)

    Actor

  • The Lorax(2012)

    as Mrs. Wiggins (voice)

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • This Means War(2012)

    as Emily

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • House of Lies(2012)

    Show 11 episodes · as Sarah

    Midcredits score: 65th percentile of all shows

  • Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked(2011)

    as Zoe

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer · as Marcel (voice)

  • Self Esteem (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2011)

    Writer · Actor

  • Bob's Burgers(2011)

    Show 48 episodes · as Ruth (voice) · as Tammy (voice) · as Tammy (voice) / 8th Grade Girl (voice) · as Tammy (voice) / Becca (voice) · as Tammy (voice) / Bernadette (voice) · as Tammy (voice) / Rosa (voice) · as Tammy (voice) / Sally (voice) · as Tammy / Wish Paper Person / Tammy's Bubbie (voice)

    Midcredits score: 86th percentile of all shows

  • Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    Writer · as Marcel (voice)

  • The Women of SNL (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Gretchen (archive footage)

  • Raising Hope(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Joan

    Midcredits score: 88th percentile of all shows

  • Adventure Time(2010)

    Show 2 episodes · as Huntress Wizard (voice)

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • Ugly Americans(2010)

    Show 1 episode · as Jaclyn (voice)

    Midcredits score: 89th percentile of all shows

  • Brothers(2009)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 5th percentile of all shows

  • Bored to Death(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · as Stella

    Midcredits score: 82nd percentile of all shows

  • The Great Debate (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 6 episodes · Actor

  • Parks and Recreation(2009)

    Show 7 episodes · as Mona-Lisa Saperstein

    Midcredits score: 98th percentile of all shows

  • 100 Greatest One Hit Wonders of the 80s (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 5 episodes · Actor

  • Late Night with Jimmy Fallon (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    Show 1 episode · as Jenny the Page

  • Obvious Child (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Donna

  • Saturday Night Live Weekend Update Thursday (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 9 episodes · Actor

  • The Whitest Kids U'Know(2007)

    Show 1 episode · Actor

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Starved (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2005)

    Show 1 episode · as Member of The Belt Tighteners (uncredited)

  • The Simpsons(1989)

    Show 1 episode · as Piper Paisley (voice)

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all shows

  • Mindful (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Angela

  • The Ark and the Aardvark (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    as Mitzy (voice)

Career shape

Star power in the 99th percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 86 titles, 84 of them dated from 1989 to 2026; peak year 2017.

Biggest box office

Despicable Me 3 (2017)

$1B worldwide

Highest rated

Zootopia (2016)

Midcredits 98th

Most popular right now

Big Mouth (2017)

Film career

MilestoneAward win
19892026

Peak 2017 · steadily prominent in film for years. Top draw in 16 MovieCove titles. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting83 of 86: 74 only acting, 9 with another role · typical Midcredits score62ndWriting8 of 86: 0 only writing, 8 with another roleProducing6 of 86: 0 only producing, 6 with another role · typical Midcredits score58thOther crew1 of 86: 1 only other crew, 0 with another role

86 titles, 11 with more than one role — acting and writing overlap on 6 of them.

By decade

1980s1 · acting2000s10 · acting2010s55 · 54 acting · 8 crew2020s18 · 16 acting · 4 crew

Billing

usually 4th · top billed in 21% of 34 roles
101520

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30; the columns are the share of top-billed roles in each era, 5-year spans from the year on the label, merged until each holds at least 5 roles.

Awards

a Screen Actors Guild Award and 1 other major award from 5 major nominations, 2015–2026.

WinNomination
  1. 2026
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Supporting Performance in a New Scripted Series
  2. 2025
    • Primetime Emmy, nominated · Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie
  3. 2023
    • Screen Actors Guild Award, won · Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
  4. 2015
    • Critics Choice Award, won · Best Actress in a Comedy Movie
    • Independent Spirit Award, nominated · Best Female Lead

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Jenny Slate's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 54th percentile, the median of all 39; across their 34 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 52nd percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

52ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Approval · how many liked their films

50thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Reach · how many have seen their films

86thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 34

Midcredits score across 63 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up20
  • 50th to 74th18
  • 25th to 49th18
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

24 of their 63 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved13
  • Divisive2
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser24
  • Broadly Agreed5
  • Mixed17

Most divisive · actor

Dan Klein: This Is Comedy (2014)

99th percentile spread · 33% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Zootopia (2016)

Midcredits 98th · 91% liked

Reviewers score the acting 72/100 in their films, across 30 reviewed titles; fans 80, detractors 48. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Jenny Slate's work okay for kids?

Across up to 32 MovieCove titles with content scores, every category sits near the median of all films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore22 titles10–63 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity32 titles16–65 · median 34 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity25 titles14–86 · median 41 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs26 titles12–61 · median 35 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense23 titles15–61 · median 35 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Jenny Slate work with?

People who share at least 2 of Jenny Slate's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Nick Kroll shares the most, 6.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers, cinematographers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles