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Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

Birthday: 1980-01-17 | Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Zooey Claire Deschanel (born January 17, 1980) is an American actress, model, and singer-songwriter. She made her film debut in Mumford (1999) and next obtained 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). She has ventured into more dramatic territory with Manic (2001), All the Real Girls (2003), Winter Passing (2005), and Bridge to Terabithia (2007). From 2011 to 2018, she played Jessica Day on the Fox sitcom New Girl, for which she received an Emmy Award nomination and three Golden Globe Award nominations. For a few years starting in 2001, Deschanel performed in the jazz cabaret act If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies with actress Samantha Shelton. In 2006, Deschanel teamed up with M. Ward to form She & Him, and subsequently released their debut album, Volume One, in 2008. They have since released five albums: Volume Two, in 2010, A Very She & Him Christmas in 2011, Volume 3 in 2013, Classics in 2014, and Christmas Party in 2016. She received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Song Written for Visual Media for "So Long", which was featured in the 2011 film Winnie the Pooh soundtrack. Besides singing, she plays keyboards, percussion, banjo, and ukulele. Deschanel is also a co-founder of the female-focused website HelloGiggles, which was acquired by Time, Inc. in 2015.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2021
The Celebrity Dating Game

as    Self - Host

2016
Trolls

as    Bridget (voice)

2015
Rock the Kasbah

as    Ronnie

2015
The Driftless Area

as    Stella

2013
2012
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

as    Self

2011
Your Highness

as    Belladonna

2011
New Girl

as    Jessica 'Jess' Day

2011
Our Idiot Brother

as    Natalie

2011
These Amazing Shadows

as    Self

2009
(500) Days of Summer

as    Summer

2008
The Happening

as    Alma Moore

2008
Gigantic

as    Happy

2008
Yes Man

as    Renee Allison

2007
Tin Man

as    DG

2007
Tin Man

as    DG

2007
The Good Life

as    Frances

2007
The Go-Getter

as    Kate

2007
Surf's Up

as    Lani Aliikai (voice)

2007
Flakes

as    Miss Pussy Katz

2007
Bridge to Terabithia

as    Ms. Edmunds

2006
Live Free or Die

as    Cheryl

2006
Failure to Launch

as    Kit

2006
Winter Passing

as    Reese Holden

2005
Once Upon A Mattress

as    Lady Larken

2005
Celebrity Mix

as    Self (archive footage)

2005
2004
Eulogy

as    Kate Collins