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

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Self

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Self - Guest

The Graham Norton Show

Self

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Self

The Daily Show

Self - Guest Host

The Daily Show

Self

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Self

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

Self

Filmography

Year	Movie	Role
2024	The Sloth Lane	Dotti Pace (voice)
2023	Good Burger 2	Charlotte
2022	Out of Office	Ally
2021	Coming 2 America	Mary Junson
2020	Leslie Jones: Time Machine	Self
2020	Death to 2020	Dr. Maggie Gravel
2020	Best of Stand-up 2020	Self
2019	The Angry Birds Movie 2	Zeta (voice)
2017	We Are Family	Leslie 'The Driver'
2016	Ghostbusters	Patty Tolan
2016	Masterminds	Agent Scanlon
2016	Sing	Meena's Mother (voice)
2015	Trainwreck	Angry Subway Patron
2015	Live from New York!	Self
2014	Top Five	Lisa
2012	House Arrest	Boss Lady
2012	Christmas in Compton	Tiny
2012	Big Fish - Cleaning
2010	I Am Comic	Self
2010	Lottery Ticket	Tasha
2010	Leslie Jones: Problem Child	Self
2010	The Company We Keep	Beverly Blue
2010	Something Like A Business	Vanity
2008	Internet Dating	Sweetie
2007	Gangsta Rap: The Glockumentary	Mamma Rag
2006	Repos	Lay La
2005	Guy Torry's Phat Comedy Tuesdays, Vol. 1	Self
2003	National Security	Trucker Woman
2003	A Guy Thing	Sales Employee
2000	Mermaid	Clerk
	Kony Montana
	A Feeling Called Glory	Vapid Nurse

Year	TV Show	Role
2025	Hollywood Squares	Self
2025	SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night	Self
2024	Stand-Up: The Laughing Therapy	Self (archive footage)
2022	Our Flag Means Death	Spanish Jackie
2022	Sherri	Self - Guest
2022	The Jennifer Hudson Show	Self
2021	Celebrity Wheel of Fortune	Self - Contestant
2021	BMF	SAC Tracy Chambers
2021	Marvel's Hit-Monkey	Eunice
2020	The Comedy Store	Self
2020	Legendary	Self - Guest Judge
2020	Supermarket Sweep	Self - Host
2019	The Kelly Clarkson Show	Self
2018	What the Fit	Self
2016	The $100,000 Pyramid	Self
2016	Match Game	Self - Panelist
2014	Last Week Tonight with John Oliver	Self
2014	Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self
2014	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	Self
2012	Sullivan & Son	Bobbie
2012	RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars	Self - Special Guest
2012	Russell Simmons Presents: The Ruckus	Self
2010	RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked	Self - Guest Judge
2009	The League	Stand Up Student
2009	Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest
2009	RuPaul's Drag Race	Self - Guest Judge
2007	The Graham Norton Show	Self
2005	American Dad!	(voice)
2004	Miley's New Year's Eve Party	Self - Guest
2004	Project Runway	Self - Guest Judge
1997	The View	Self
1996	The Daily Show	Self - Guest Host
1996	The Daily Show	Self
1981	Entertainment Tonight	Self
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Various Characters
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975	Saturday Night Live	Self