Zooey Deschanel
Known For
Acting
Gender
Female
Birthday
Jan 17, 1980 (46 years old)
Place of Birth
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.
Known For
| 2025 | MervAnna Finch | |
| 2024 | Harold and the Purple CrayonTerry | |
| 2023 | Dreamin' WildNancy | |
| 2023 | Trolls Band TogetherBridget (voice) | |
| 2023 | What Am I Eating? With Zooey DeschanelSelf | |
| 2022 | About Last NightSelf | |
| 2022 | Trixie MotelSelf | |
| 2022 | StoryBots: Answer TimeCat Burglar | |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 2021 | The Celebrity Dating GameSelf - Host | |
| 2021 | PhysicalKelly Kilmartin | |
| 2020 | Trolls World TourBridget (voice) | |
| 2020 | The Holiday Movies That Made UsSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2020 | Gone Mental with LiorSelf | |
| 2020 | Celebrity IOUSelf | |
| 2019 | The Kacey Musgraves Christmas ShowSelf | |
| 2019 | Tamron HallSelf - Guest | |
| 2019 | Today with Jenna & SheinelleSelf | |
| 2019 | The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf - Guest | |
| 2017 | Trolls HolidayBridget (voice) | |
| 2017 | Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesSelf | |
| 2016 | TrollsBridget (voice) | |
| 2015 | The Driftless AreaStella | |
| 2015 | Rock the KasbahRonnie | |
| 2015 | Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special EventSelf | |
| 2015 | The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Musical Guest | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - Guest | |
| 2013 | Letters to Jackie: Remembering President KennedySelf - Letter Reader | |
| 2013 | Brooklyn Nine-NineJessica 'Jess' Day | |
| 2012 | FOX 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 2012 | Ben Lee: Catch My DiseaseSelf | |
| 2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsSelf - Guest Judge | |
| 2012 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKEDSelf - Guest Judge | |
| 2011 | Your HighnessBelladonna | |
| 2011 | These Amazing ShadowsSelf | |
| 2011 | Our Idiot BrotherNatalie Rochlin | |
| 2011 | Winnie the Poohadditional voice | |
| 2011 | New GirlJessica 'Jess' Day | |
| 2010 | Who Do You Think You Are?Self | |
| 2010 | ConanSelf | |
| 2010 | ConanSelf - Musical Guest | |
| 2009 | (500) Days of SummerSummer | |
| 2009 | Top Chef MastersHerself - Guest | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest | |
| 2008 | Yes ManRenee Allison | |
| 2008 | The HappeningAlma Moore | |
| 2008 | GiganticHappy | |
| 2008 | Visions of 'The Happening'Herself | |
| 2008 | The Happening: Elements of a SceneSelf | |
| 2008 | The Happening: A Day for NightSelf | |
| 2007 | Bridge to TerabithiaMs. Edmunds | |
| 2007 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordDorothy Evans | |
| 2007 | The Good LifeFrances | |
| 2007 | Surf's UpLani Aliikai (voice) | |
| 2007 | FlakesMiss Pussy Katz | |
| 2007 | The Go-GetterKate | |
| 2007 | RavingKatie | |
| 2007 | Tin ManDG | |
| 2006 | Live Free or DieCheryl | |
| 2006 | Failure to LaunchKit | |
| 2006 | Winter PassingReese Holden | |
| 2005 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyTrillian | |
| 2005 | Once Upon A MattressLady Larken | |
| 2005 | Celebrity MixSelf (archive footage) | |
| 2005 | Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'Self | |
| 2005 | 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'Self | |
| 2005 | American Dad!French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (voice) | |
| 2005 | American Dad!Dream Girl (voice) | |
| 2005 | BonesMargaret Whitesell | |
| 2004 | EulogyKate Collins | |
| 2004 | Players in Pigtails | |
| 2004 | Cracking UpHeidi | |
| 2003 | ElfJovie | |
| 2003 | All the Real GirlsNoel | |
| 2003 | Whatever We DoNikki | |
| 2003 | House HuntingChristy | |
| 2003 | It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at AllGas Station Girl | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest | |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill MaherSelf | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Musical Guest | |
| 2003 | The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf | |
| 2002 | Big TroubleJenny Herk | |
| 2002 | The New GuyNora | |
| 2002 | The Good GirlCheryl | |
| 2002 | AbandonSamantha Harper | |
| 2002 | Sweet Friggin' DaisiesZelda | |
| 2002 | Live from E!Self | |
| 2001 | ManicTracy | |
| 2000 | Almost FamousAnita Miller | |
| 1999 | MumfordNessa Watkins | |
| 1999 | Teen Choice AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| 1998 | White House ChristmasSelf - Host | |
| 1997 | Veronica's ClosetElena | |
| 1993 | FrasierJen | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest | |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsMary Spuckler (voice) | |
| 1989 | The SimpsonsQuirk Girl (voice) | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited) | |
| 1975 | Saturday Night LiveSelf - Host | |
| - | Heather of the Valley | |
| - | Trash MountainAbbi | |
| - | Trolls 4Bridget (voice) |
| 2023 | What Am I Eating? With Zooey DeschanelExecutive Producer | |
| 2011 | New GirlProducer | |
| 2011 | New GirlCo-Executive Producer |
| 2011 | New GirlDirector |