Zooey Deschanel
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
1980-01-17 (45 years old)
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
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
Acting
Merv
as Anna
(2024)
Harold and the Purple Crayon
as Terry
(2023)
Trolls Band Together
as Bridget (voice)
(2023)
Dreamin' Wild
as Nancy
(2020)
Trolls World Tour
as Bridget (voice)
(2019)
(2017)
Trolls Holiday
as Bridget (voice)
(2016)
Trolls
as Bridget (voice)
(2015)
Rock the Kasbah
as Ronnie
(2015)
The Driftless Area
as Stella
(2015)
(2013)
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
as Narrator (voice)
(2012)
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
(2012)
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
as Self
(2011)
Winnie the Pooh
as additional voice
(2011)
Your Highness
as Belladonna
(2011)
Our Idiot Brother
as Natalie Rochlin
(2011)
These Amazing Shadows
as Self
(2009)
(500) Days of Summer
as Summer
(2008)
Yes Man
as Renee Allison
(2008)
The Happening
as Alma Moore
(2008)
Gigantic
as Happy
(2008)
(2008)
Visions of 'The Happening'
as Herself
(2008)
(2007)
Bridge to Terabithia
as Ms. Edmunds
(2007)
Surf's Up
as Lani Aliikai (voice)
(2007)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
as Dorothy Evans
(2007)
The Go-Getter
as Kate
(2007)
Flakes
as Miss Pussy Katz
(2007)
The Good Life
as Frances
(2007)
Raving
as Katie
(2006)
Failure to Launch
as Kit
(2006)
Winter Passing
as Reese Holden
(2006)
Live Free or Die
as Cheryl
(2005)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Trillian
(2005)
(2005)
Once Upon A Mattress
as Lady Larken
(2005)
(2005)
Celebrity Mix
as Self (archive footage)
(2004)
Eulogy
as Kate Collins
(2004)
(2003)
Elf
as Jovie
(2003)
All the Real Girls
as Noel
(2003)
Whatever We Do
as Nikki
(2003)
It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All
as Gas Station Girl
(2003)
House Hunting
as Christy
(2002)
The New Guy
as Nora
(2002)
The Good Girl
as Cheryl
(2002)
Abandon
as Samantha Harper
(2002)
Big Trouble
as Jenny Herk
(2002)
Sweet Friggin' Daisies
as Zelda
(2001)
Manic
as Tracy
(2000)
Almost Famous
as Anita Miller
(1999)
Mumford
as Nessa Watkins
Crew
(2011)
Winnie the Pooh
Songs