Jenny Slate

Personal context

Summary

Jenny Slate is an actor, comedian, writer, and producer known for Parks and Recreation, Big Mouth, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, and Obvious Child. Her work often centers on intimate relationships, family, and women’s experiences; she has described Obvious Child as personally significant to her feminist awakening and spoken publicly about reproductive rights. She has criticized Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump, and in 2020 stepped down from voicing Missy on Big Mouth, saying the role should go to a black performer and acknowledging her white privilege. Her public record includes feminist, reproductive-rights, and racial-representation advocacy.