Zooey Deschanel

Acting · Born 1980-01-17 in 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

• Bridge to Terabithia as Ms. Edmunds
• Almost Famous as Anita Miller
• The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford as Dorothy Evans
• Trolls Band Together as Bridget (voice)
• (500) Days of Summer as Summer
• Trolls World Tour as Bridget (voice)
• Big Trouble as Jenny Herk
• Yes Man as Renee Allison
• Elf as Jovie
• The New Guy as Nora

TV

• The Simpsons as Mary Spuckler (voice)
• Frasier as Jen
• Bones as Margaret Whitesell
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine as Jessica 'Jess' Day
• The Simpsons as Quirk Girl (voice)
• New Girl as Jessica 'Jess' Day
• American Dad! as French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (voice)
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
• The Holiday Movies That Made Us as Self (archive footage)
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest