Zooey Deschanel
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
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
102
Gender
Female
Birthday
1980-01-17 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Acting
2024
Harold and the Purple Crayon as Terry2023
What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel as Self2023
Trolls Band Together as Bridget (voice)2023
Dreamin' Wild as Nancy2022
Trixie Motel as Self2022
StoryBots: Answer Time as Cat Burglar2022
About Last Night as Self2021
Physical as Kelly Kilmartin2021
The Celebrity Dating Game as Self - Host2020
Celebrity IOU as Self2020
The Holiday Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)2020
Gone Mental with Lior as Self2020
Trolls World Tour as Bridget (voice)2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Not available2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self2019
Tamron Hall as Self - Guest2019
Today with Hoda & Jenna as Self2019
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show as Self2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self2017
Trolls Holiday as Bridget (voice)2016
Trolls as Bridget (voice)2015
Rock the Kasbah as Ronnie2015
The Driftless Area as Stella2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self2013
Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Jessica 'Jess' Day2013
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy as Narrator (voice)2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED as Self - Guest Judge2012
FOX 25th Anniversary Special as Self (voice) (uncredited)2012
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease as Self2011
New Girl as Jessica 'Jess' Day2011
Winnie the Pooh as additional voice2011
Your Highness as Belladonna2011
Our Idiot Brother as Natalie Rochlin2011
These Amazing Shadows as Self2010
Conan as Self2010
Who Do You Think You Are? as Self2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest2009
Top Chef Masters as Herself - Guest2009
(500) Days of Summer as Summer2008
The Happening as Alma Moore2008
Yes Man as Renee Allison2008
Gigantic as Happy2008
The Happening: Elements of a Scene as Self2008
The Happening: A Day for Night as Self2008
Visions of 'The Happening' as Herself2007
Tin Man as DG2007
Bridge to Terabithia as Ms. Edmunds2007
Surf's Up as Lani Aliikai (voice)2007
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford as Dorothy Evans2007
The Good Life as Frances2007
Flakes as Miss Pussy Katz2007
The Go-Getter as Kate2007
Raving as Katie2006
Failure to Launch as Kit2006
Winter Passing as Reese Holden2006
Live Free or Die as Cheryl2005
American Dad! as French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (voice)2005
American Dad! as Dream Girl (voice)2005
Bones as Margaret Whitesell2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Trillian2005
Once Upon A Mattress as Lady Larken2005
Celebrity Mix as Self (archive footage)2005
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' as Self2004
Cracking Up as Not available2004
Eulogy as Kate Collins2004
Players In Pigtails as Not available2003
Real Time with Bill Maher as Self2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self2003
Elf as Jovie2003
All the Real Girls as Noel2003
Whatever We Do as Nikki2003
It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All as Gas Station Girl2003
House Hunting as Christy2002
E! Live from the Red Carpet as Self2002
Big Trouble as Jenny Herk2002
The New Guy as Nora2002
The Good Girl as Cheryl2002
Abandon as Samantha Harper2002
Sweet Friggin' Daisies as Zelda2001
Manic as Tracy2000
Almost Famous as Anita Miller1999
Mumford as Nessa Watkins1998
White House Christmas as Host1997
Veronica's Closet as Elena1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest1993
Frasier as Jen1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Not available1989
The Simpsons as Mary Spuckler (voice)1989
The Simpsons as (voice)1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)1975
Saturday Night Live as Self - HostNaN
Merv as AnnaCrew
2023
What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel Executive Producer2011
Winnie the Pooh Songs2011
New Girl Producer2011
New Girl Co-Executive Producer2011
New Girl Director