Leslie Jones

Biography

Annette 'Leslie' Jones (born September 7, 1967) is an American stand-up comedian, actress, writer, singer, and game show host. She was a cast member and writer for the NBC sketch comedy series Saturday Night Live from 2014 to 2019. In 2017 and 2018, she was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series for her work on Saturday Night Live. In 2010, her one-hour comedy special, Problem Child, was broadcast on Showtime, and in 2020, she had another special, Time Machine. She starred as Patty Tolan in Ghostbusters (2016) and Mary Junson in Coming 2 America.

Known For

Sing

as Meena's Mother (voice)

Ghostbusters

as Patty Tolan

Trainwreck

as Angry Subway Patron

Coming 2 America

as Mary Junson

Masterminds

as Agent Scanlon

The Angry Birds Movie 2

as Zeta (voice)

National Security

as Trucker Woman

Death to 2020

as Dr. Maggie Gravel

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

as Self

The Daily Show

as Self - Guest Host