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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
January 17, 1980
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Also Known As
- Zooey Claire Deschanel
- Зои Дешанель
- ゾーイ・デシャネル
- 조이 데이셔넬
- Зоуї Дешанель
Zooey Deschanel
6.6 Popularity
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
5.9
Anna Finch
Merv
2025
6.7
Terry
Harold and the Purple Crayon
2024
7.3
Bridget (voice)
Trolls Band Together
2023
6.2
Nancy
Dreamin' Wild
2023
6.0
Self
What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel
2023
6.7
Cat Burglar
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022
6.7
Self
Trixie Motel
2022
2.0
Self
About Last Night
2022
6.5
Kelly Kilmartin
Physical
2021
2.0
Self - Host
The Celebrity Dating Game
2021
Credits
Merv
as Anna Finch
2025
5.9
Harold and the Purple Crayon
as Terry
2024
6.7
Trolls Band Together
as Bridget (voice)
2023
7.3
Dreamin' Wild
as Nancy
2023
6.2
What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel
as Self
2023
6.0
StoryBots: Answer Time
as Cat Burglar
2022
6.7
Trixie Motel
as Self
2022
6.7
About Last Night
as Self
2022
2.0
Physical
as Kelly Kilmartin
2021
6.5
The Celebrity Dating Game
as Self - Host
2021
2.0
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage)
2020
7.2
Celebrity IOU
as Self
2020
6.6
Gone Mental with Lior
as Self
2020
4.0
Trolls World Tour
as Bridget (voice)
2020
7.2
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
as Self
2019
7.1
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self
2019
6.3
Tamron Hall
as Self - Guest
2019
4.9
Today with Hoda & Jenna
as Self
2019
4.5
Elf: Buddy's Sing and Cheer Along Edition
as Jovie
2018
0.0
Trolls Holiday
as Bridget (voice)
2017
6.7
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
2017
6.1
Trolls
as Bridget (voice)
2016
6.6
Rock the Kasbah
as Ronnie
2015
5.4
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event
as Self
2015
8.0
The Driftless Area
as Stella
2015
5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
5.9
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Jessica 'Jess' Day
2013
8.2
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
as Self - Letter Reader
2013
6.6
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
as Self
2012
2.0
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
as Self - Guest Judge
2012
5.5
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge
2012
7.3
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
2012
7.3
New Girl
as Jessica 'Jess' Day
2011
7.4
Our Idiot Brother
as Natalie Rochlin
2011
6.1
Your Highness
as Belladonna
2011
5.3
Winnie the Pooh
as additional voice
2011
6.9
These Amazing Shadows
as Self
2011
7.4
Conan
as Self
2010
7.1
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2010
6.6
(500) Days of Summer
as Summer
2009
7.3
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Top Chef Masters
as Herself - Guest
2009
7.0
Yes Man
as Renee Allison
2008
6.7
Visions of 'The Happening'
as Herself
2008
0.0
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
as Self
2008
0.0
The Happening: A Day for Night
as Self
2008
0.0
Gigantic
as Happy
2008
5.6
The Happening
as Alma Moore
2008
5.4
Flakes
as Miss Pussy Katz
2007
5.0
Tin Man
as DG
2007
6.7
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
as Dorothy Evans
2007
7.0
Surf's Up
as Lani Aliikai (voice)
2007
6.5
Raving
as Katie
2007
6.7
Bridge to Terabithia
as Ms. Edmunds
2007
7.3
The Go-Getter
as Kate
2007
6.2
The Good Life
as Frances
2007
6.5
Live Free or Die
as Cheryl
2006
5.3
Failure to Launch
as Kit
2006
5.8
Winter Passing
as Reese Holden
2006
6.1
Once Upon A Mattress
as Lady Larken
2005
5.8
Bones
as Margaret Whitesell
2005
8.2
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
2005
0.0
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
as Self
2005
0.0
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Trillian
2005
6.7
American Dad!
as French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (voice)
2005
7.0
American Dad!
as Dream Girl (voice)
2005
7.0
🎬
Celebrity Mix
as Self (archive footage)
2005
0.0
Eulogy
as Kate Collins
2004
6.4
Cracking Up
as Heidi
2004
5.0
Players in Pigtails
2004
0.0
Elf
as Jovie
2003
6.7
House Hunting
as Christy
2003
4.3
🎬
It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All
as Gas Station Girl
2003
0.0
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
6.0
All the Real Girls
as Noel
2003
5.9
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self - Guest
2003
5.5
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Whatever We Do
as Nikki
2003
4.4
Abandon
as Samantha Harper
2002
4.9
Sweet Friggin' Daisies
as Zelda
2002
8.0
The Good Girl
as Cheryl
2002
6.2
The New Guy
as Nora
2002
5.9
Big Trouble
as Jenny Herk
2002
6.1
Live from E!
as Self
2002
3.7
Manic
as Tracy
2001
6.9
Almost Famous
as Anita Miller
2000
7.5
Mumford
as Nessa Watkins
1999
6.5
Teen Choice Awards
as Self - Presenter
1999
9.1
White House Christmas
as Self - Host
1998
0.0
Veronica's Closet
as Elena
1997
5.2
Frasier
as Jen
1993
7.7
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
5.4
The Simpsons
as Mary Spuckler (voice)
1989
8.0
The Simpsons
as Quirk Girl (voice)
1989
8.0
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975
7.0
Saturday Night Live
as Self - Host
1975
7.0
🎬
Heather of the Valley
N/A
0.0
Trash Mountain
as Abbi
N/A
0.0