Zooey Deschanel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 17, 1980 (age 46)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Zooey Claire 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.
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Filmography
Heather of the Valley
Movie
Trolls 4
Movie · as Bridget (voice)
Trash Mountain
Movie · as Abbi
Merv
Movie · as Anna Finch
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Movie · as Terry
Dreamin' Wild
Movie · as Nancy
Trolls Band Together
Movie · as Bridget (voice)
What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel
TV · as Self · 6 eps
About Last Night
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Trixie Motel
TV · as Self · 1 ep
StoryBots: Answer Time
TV · as Cat Burglar · 1 ep
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Celebrity Dating Game
TV · as Self - Host · 8 eps
Physical
TV · as Kelly Kilmartin · 7 eps
Trolls World Tour
Movie · as Bridget (voice)
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
TV · as Self (archive footage) · 1 ep
Gone Mental with Lior
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Celebrity IOU
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
Movie · as Self
The Tamron Hall Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Kelly Clarkson Show
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Trolls Holiday
Movie · as Bridget (voice)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Trolls
Movie · as Bridget (voice)
The Driftless Area
Movie · as Stella
Rock the Kasbah
Movie · as Ronnie
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event
Movie · as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
TV · as Self - Musical Guest · 1 ep
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
Movie · as Self - Narrator (voice)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV · as Jessica 'Jess' Day · 1 ep
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Movie · as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
Movie · as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
TV · as Self - Guest Judge · 1 ep
Your Highness
Movie · as Belladonna
These Amazing Shadows
Movie · as Self
Our Idiot Brother
Movie · as Natalie Rochlin
Winnie the Pooh
Movie · as additional voice
New Girl
TV · as Jessica 'Jess' Day · 146 eps
Who Do You Think You Are?
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Conan
TV · as Self, Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest · 2 eps
(500) Days of Summer
Movie · as Summer
Top Chef Masters
TV · as Herself - Guest · 1 ep
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Yes Man
Movie · as Renee Allison
The Happening
Movie · as Alma Moore
The Go-Getter
Movie · as Kate
Gigantic
Movie · as Happy
Visions of 'The Happening'
Movie · as Self
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
Movie · as Self
The Happening: A Day for Night
Movie · as Self
Bridge to Terabithia
Movie · as Ms. Edmunds
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Movie · as Dorothy Evans
The Good Life
Movie · as Frances
Surf's Up
Movie · as Lani Aliikai (voice)
Flakes
Movie · as Miss Pussy Katz
Raving
Movie · as Katie
Tin Man
TV · as DG · 3 eps
Live Free or Die
Movie · as Cheryl
Failure to Launch
Movie · as Kit
Winter Passing
Movie · as Reese Holden
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
Movie · as Trillian
Once Upon A Mattress
Movie · as Lady Larken
Celebrity Mix
Movie · as Self (archive footage)
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
Movie · as 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'
Movie · as Self
American Dad!
TV · as French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (voice), Dream Girl (voice) · 1 ep
Bones
TV · as Margaret Whitesell · 1 ep
Eulogy
Movie · as Kate Collins
Players in Pigtails
Movie
Cracking Up
TV · as Heidi · 1 ep
Elf
Movie · as Jovie
All the Real Girls
Movie · as Noel
Whatever We Do
Movie · as Nikki
House Hunting
Movie · as Christy
It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All
Movie · as Gas Station Girl
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest, Self - Musical Guest · 5 eps
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
TV · as Self, Self - Musical Guest, Self - Guest · 2 eps
Big Trouble
Movie · as Jenny Herk
The New Guy
Movie · as Nora
The Good Girl
Movie · as Cheryl
Manic
Movie · as Tracy
Abandon
Movie · as Samantha Harper
Sweet Friggin' Daisies
Movie · as Zelda
Live from E!
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Almost Famous
Movie · as Anita Miller
Mumford
Movie · as Nessa Watkins
Teen Choice Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter · 2 eps
White House Christmas
TV · as Self - Host · 1 ep
Veronica's Closet
TV · as Elena · 1 ep
Film Independent Spirit Awards
TV · as Self - Nominee & Performer (segment: In America) · 1 ep
Frasier
TV · as Jen · 1 ep
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · 3 eps
The Simpsons
TV · as Mary Spuckler (voice), Quirk Girl (voice) · 3 eps
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Saturday Night Live
TV · as Self - Cameo (uncredited), Self - Host · 1 ep