Zooey Deschanel
- Acting
- January 17, 1980 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Zooey Deschanel (born January 17, 1980) is an American actress and musician. She made her film debut in Mumford (1999) and had a supporting role in Cameron Crowe's film Almost Famous (2000). Deschanel is known for her deadpan roles in comedy films such as The Good Girl (2002), The New Guy (2002), Elf (2003), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Failure to Launch (2006), Yes Man (2008), and 500 Days of Summer (2009). From 2011 to 2018, she starred as Jess Day on the Fox sitcom New Girl, for which she received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards. Deschanel is also a co-founder of the female-focused website HelloGiggles, which was acquired by Time Inc. in 2015.
Known for
Filmography
- Trash Mountain · Abbi
- Merv · Anna Finch
- Harold and the Purple Crayon · Terry
- Trolls Band Together · Bridget (Voice)
- Dreamin' Wild · Nancy
- What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel · Self, Executive producer
- StoryBots: Answer Time · Cat Burglar
- The Jennifer Hudson Show · Self
- Snoopy Presents: Lucy's School · Songs
- Trixie Motel · Self
- About Last Night · Self
- Physical · Kelly Kilmartin
- The Celebrity Dating Game · Self
- The Holiday Movies That Made Us · Self
- Celebrity IOU · Self
- Gone Mental with Lior · Self
- Trolls World Tour · Bridget (Voice)
- The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show · Self
- The Tamron Hall Show · Self
- The Kelly Clarkson Show · Self
- Today with Jenna & Sheinelle · Self
- Trolls Holiday · Bridget (Voice)
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series · Self
- Trolls · Bridget (Voice)
- Rock the Kasbah · Ronnie
- Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event · Self
- The Driftless Area · Stella
- The Late Late Show with James Corden · Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine · Jessica 'Jess' Day
- Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy · Self
- Ben Lee: Catch My Disease · Self
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED · Self
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars · Self
- FOX 25th Anniversary Special · Self
- New Girl · Jessica 'Jess' Day, Producer
- Our Idiot Brother · Natalie Rochlin
- Your Highness · Belladonna
- Winnie the Pooh · additional voice, Songs
- These Amazing Shadows · Self
- Conan · Self
- Who Do You Think You Are? · Self
- (500) Days of Summer · Summer
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen · Self
- Top Chef Masters · Self
- Yes Man · Renee Allison
- Visions of 'The Happening' · Self
- The Happening: A Day for Night · Self
- The Happening: Elements of a Scene · Self
- Gigantic · Happy
- The Happening · Alma Moore
- The Go-Getter · Kate
- Flakes · Miss Pussy Katz
- Tin Man · DG
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford · Dorothy Evans
- Surf's Up · Lani Aliikai (Voice)
- Raving · Katie
- Bridge to Terabithia · Ms. Edmunds
- The Good Life · Frances
- Live Free or Die · Cheryl
- Failure to Launch · Kit
- Winter Passing · Reese Holden
- Once Upon A Mattress · Lady Larken
- Bones · Margaret Whitesell
- Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' · Self
- Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' · Self
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy · Trillian
- American Dad! · French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (Voice), Dream Girl (Voice)
- Celebrity Mix · Self
- Eulogy · Kate Collins
- Cracking Up · Heidi
- Players in Pigtails
- Elf · Jovie
- The Ellen DeGeneres Show · Self
- House Hunting · Christy
- It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All · Gas Station Girl
- Real Time with Bill Maher · Self
- All the Real Girls · Noel
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! · Self