Zooey Deschanel
Born: 1980-01-17 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2025
- Merv as Anna Finch
2024
- Harold and the Purple Crayon as Terry
2023
- Trolls Band Together as Bridget (voice)
- Dreamin' Wild as Nancy
- What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel as Self
2022
- StoryBots: Answer Time as Cat Burglar
- Trixie Motel as Self
- About Last Night as Self
2021
- Physical as Kelly Kilmartin
- The Celebrity Dating Game as Self - Host
2020
- Trolls World Tour as Bridget (voice)
- Celebrity IOU as Self
- The Holiday Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)
- Gone Mental with Lior as Self
2019
- The Kelly Clarkson Show as Self
- Tamron Hall as Self - Guest
- Today with Hoda & Jenna as Self
- The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show as Self
2017
- Carpool Karaoke: The Series as Self
- Trolls Holiday as Bridget (voice)
2016
- Trolls as Bridget (voice)
2015
- Rock the Kasbah as Ronnie
- The Driftless Area as Stella
- Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event as Self
2014
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2013
- Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Jessica 'Jess' Day
- Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy as Self - Letter Reader
2012
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars as Self - Guest Judge
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED as Self - Guest Judge
- Ben Lee: Catch My Disease as Self
- FOX 25th Anniversary Special as Self (voice) (uncredited)
2011
- New Girl as Jessica 'Jess' Day
- Winnie the Pooh as additional voice
- These Amazing Shadows as Self
- Our Idiot Brother as Natalie Rochlin
- Your Highness as Belladonna
2010
- Conan as Self
- Who Do You Think You Are? as Self
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- (500) Days of Summer as Summer
- Top Chef Masters as Herself - Guest
2008
- The Happening as Alma Moore
- Yes Man as Renee Allison
- Gigantic as Happy
- The Happening: Elements of a Scene as Self
- Visions of 'The Happening' as Herself
- The Happening: A Day for Night as Self
2007
- Bridge to Terabithia as Ms. Edmunds
- Surf's Up as Lani Aliikai (voice)
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford as Dorothy Evans
- Raving as Katie
- Tin Man as DG
- The Good Life as Frances
- Flakes as Miss Pussy Katz
- The Go-Getter as Kate
2006
- Failure to Launch as Kit
- Winter Passing as Reese Holden
- Live Free or Die as Cheryl
2005
- Bones as Margaret Whitesell
- American Dad! as French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (voice)
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy as Trillian
- Once Upon A Mattress as Lady Larken
- Celebrity Mix as Self (archive footage)
- 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' as Self
- Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' as Self
2004
- Eulogy as Kate Collins
- Cracking Up
- Players in Pigtails
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- Elf as Jovie
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- All the Real Girls as Noel
- Whatever We Do as Nikki
- It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All as Gas Station Girl
- House Hunting as Christy
2002
- Abandon as Samantha Harper
- Big Trouble as Jenny Herk
- The New Guy as Nora
- Live from E! as Self
- The Good Girl as Cheryl
- Sweet Friggin' Daisies as Zelda
2001
- Manic as Tracy
2000
- Almost Famous as Anita Miller
1999
- Mumford as Nessa Watkins
- Teen Choice Awards as Self - Presenter
1998
- White House Christmas as Host
1997
- Veronica's Closet as Elena
1993
- Frasier as Jen
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1989
- The Simpsons as Mary Spuckler (voice)
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self - Guest
1975
- Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)