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
Ms. Edmunds
Bridge to Terabithia
Jenny Herk
Big Trouble
Renee Allison
Yes Man
Anita Miller
Almost Famous
Jovie
Elf
Dorothy Evans
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Nora
The New Guy
Trillian
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Frances
The Good Life
Nessa Watkins
Mumford
Cheryl
Live Free or Die
Nancy
Dreamin' Wild
Kit
Failure to Launch
Alma Moore
The Happening
Lani Aliikai (voice)
Surf's Up
Miss Pussy Katz
Flakes
Cheryl
The Good Girl
Kate
The Go-Getter
Noel
All the Real Girls
Reese Holden
Winter Passing
Bridget (voice)
Trolls Band Together
Tracy
Manic
Happy
Gigantic
Samantha Harper
Abandon
Belladonna
Your Highness
Kate Collins
Eulogy
Zelda
Sweet Friggin' Daisies
Lady Larken
Once Upon A Mattress
Self (archive footage)
Celebrity Mix
Summer
(500) Days of Summer
Self
These Amazing Shadows
Self (voice) (uncredited)
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Natalie Rochlin
Our Idiot Brother
Nikki
Whatever We Do
Players In Pigtails
Self
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
Christy
House Hunting
Narrator (voice)
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Stella
The Driftless Area
Ronnie
Rock the Kasbah
Anna
Merv
Terry
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Katie
Raving
Bridget (voice)
Trolls
Self
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event
Self
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Bridget (voice)
Trolls Holiday
Gas Station Girl
It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All
Self
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
Herself
Visions of 'The Happening'
Self
The Happening: A Day for Night
Self
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
Bridget (voice)
Trolls World Tour
Self
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'
additional voice
Winnie the Pooh
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
55
Gender
Female
Birthday
1980-01-17
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
Zooey Claire Deschanel