Zooey Deschanel
Known for Acting · 100 credits
- Born
- 1980-01-17 (age 46)
- Place of birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Also known as
- Zooey Claire 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
The Simpsons
1989
as Mary Spuckler (voice) / Quirk Girl (voice)
Bones
2005
as Margaret Whitesell
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
American Dad!
2005
as French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (voice) / Dream Girl (voice)
TV Shows (42)
The Simpsons
1989
as Mary Spuckler (voice) / Quirk Girl (voice)
Bones
2005
as Margaret Whitesell
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
American Dad!
2005
as French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (voice) / Dream Girl (voice)
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited) / Self - Host
Conan
2010
as Self / Self - Musical Guest / Self - Guest
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Jessica 'Jess' Day
Frasier
1993
as Jen
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Musical Guest
New Girl
2011
as Jessica 'Jess' Day
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest / Self - Musical Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self / Self - Musical Guest / Self - Guest
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
as Self
Veronica's Closet
1997
as Elena
Physical
2021
as Kelly Kilmartin
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
Live from E!
2002
as Self
Celebrity IOU
2020
as Self
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022
as Cat Burglar
Tin Man
2007
as DG
Cracking Up
2004
as Heidi
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Top Chef Masters
2009
as Herself - Guest
White House Christmas
1998
as Self - Host
About Last Night
2022
as Self
Trixie Motel
2022
as Self
Gone Mental with Lior
2020
as Self
The Celebrity Dating Game
2021
as Self - Host
Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self - Presenter
What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel
2023
as Self
Movies (58)
Bridge to Terabithia
2007
as Ms. Edmunds
(500) Days of Summer
2009
as Summer
Trolls World Tour
2020
as Bridget (voice)
Yes Man
2008
as Renee Allison
Surf's Up
2007
as Lani Aliikai (voice)
Elf
2003
as Jovie
Trolls
2016
as Bridget (voice)
Trolls Band Together
2023
as Bridget (voice)
Winnie the Pooh
2011
as additional voice
The Happening
2008
as Alma Moore
Almost Famous
2000
as Anita Miller
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005
as Trillian
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007
as Dorothy Evans
Harold and the Purple Crayon
2024
as Terry
Failure to Launch
2006
as Kit
The New Guy
2002
as Nora
Merv
2025
as Anna Finch
Your Highness
2011
as Belladonna
Trolls Holiday
2017
as Bridget (voice)
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
2013
as Self - Letter Reader
Big Trouble
2002
as Jenny Herk
Manic
2001
as Tracy
The Good Girl
2002
as Cheryl
Our Idiot Brother
2011
as Natalie Rochlin
Abandon
2002
as Samantha Harper
Mumford
1999
as Nessa Watkins
Eulogy
2004
as Kate Collins
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'
2005
as Self
Rock the Kasbah
2015
as Ronnie
Gigantic
2008
as Happy
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
All the Real Girls
2003
as Noel
These Amazing Shadows
2011
as Self
Once Upon A Mattress
2005
as Lady Larken
The Good Life
2007
as Frances
Flakes
2007
as Miss Pussy Katz
Dreamin' Wild
2023
as Nancy
The Driftless Area
2015
as Stella
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005
as Self
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
2012
as Self
The Go-Getter
2007
as Kate
Whatever We Do
2003
as Nikki
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
2019
as Self
Celebrity Mix
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Winter Passing
2006
as Reese Holden
Live Free or Die
2006
as Cheryl
Trash Mountain
as Abbi
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
2008
as Self
House Hunting
2003
as Christy
It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All
2003
as Gas Station Girl
Trolls 4
as Bridget (voice)
Raving
2007
as Katie
Heather of the Valley
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event
2015
as Self
Sweet Friggin' Daisies
2002
as Zelda
The Happening: A Day for Night
2008
as Self
Visions of 'The Happening'
2008
as Herself
Players in Pigtails
2004
About Zooey Deschanel
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… With 100 credits spanning from 1975 to 2025, Zooey Deschanel has appeared in 58 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular Zooey Deschanel Movies
- Bridge to Terabithia (2007) — as Ms. Edmunds
- (500) Days of Summer (2009) — as Summer
- Trolls World Tour (2020) — as Bridget (voice)
- Yes Man (2008) — as Renee Allison
- Surf's Up (2007) — as Lani Aliikai (voice)
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