Zooey Deschanel

Born: 1980-01-17, Los Angeles, California, USA

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

• The Simpsons (1989)
• American Dad! (2005)
• Frasier (1993)
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
• New Girl (2011)
• New Girl (2011)
• Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
• Physical (2021)
• Trolls World Tour (2020)
• (500) Days of Summer (2009)
• Trolls Band Together (2023)
• Trolls (2016)
• Veronica's Closet (1997)
• Yes Man (2008)
• The Happening (2008)
• Elf (2003)
• Almost Famous (2000)
• Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)
• Surf's Up (2007)
• The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
• The New Guy (2002)
• Winnie the Pooh (2011)
• The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
• Your Highness (2011)
• The Good Girl (2002)
• Trolls Holiday (2017)
• Merv (2025)
• Our Idiot Brother (2011)
• Big Trouble (2002)
• Rock the Kasbah (2015)