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