Biography
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.
Filmography
all 92
Movies 59
self 34
TV Shows 33
Voice 6
Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)
Trolls Band Together (2023)
Dreamin' Wild (2023)
What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel (2023)
StoryBots: Answer Time (2022)
Trixie Motel (2022)
About Last Night (2022)
Physical (2021)
The Celebrity Dating Game (2021)
The Holiday Movies That Made Us (2020)
Celebrity IOU (2020)
Gone Mental with Lior (2020)
Trolls World Tour (2020)
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show (2019)
The Kelly Clarkson Show (2019)
Tamron Hall (2019)
Trolls Holiday (2017)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series (2017)
Trolls (2016)
Rock the Kasbah (2015)
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event (2015)
The Driftless Area (2015)
Late Night with Seth Meyers (2014)
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy (2013)
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease (2012)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012)
FOX 25th Anniversary Special (2012)
New Girl (2011)
Our Idiot Brother (2011)
Your Highness (2011)
Winnie the Pooh (2011)
These Amazing Shadows (2011)
Conan (2010)
Do It Again (2010)
Who Do You Think You Are? (2010)
Sundance Skippy (2010)
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
Top Chef Masters (2009)
Jim Carrey: Extreme Yes Man (2009)
Yes Man (2008)
The Happening: A Day for Night (2008)
The Happening: Elements of a Scene (2008)
Visions of 'The Happening' (2008)
Gigantic (2008)
The Happening (2008)
Flakes (2007)
Tin Man (2007)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
Surf's Up (2007)
Raving (2007)
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
The Go-Getter (2007)
The Good Life (2007)
Live Free or Die (2006)
Failure to Launch (2006)
Winter Passing (2006)
Once Upon A Mattress (2005)
Bones (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' (2005)
The Offspring: Complete Music Video Collection (2005)
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
American Dad! (2005)
Celebrity Mix (2005)
Eulogy (2004)
Cracking Up (2004)
Players In Pigtails (2004)
Elf (2003)
House Hunting (2003)
It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All (2003)
Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)
All the Real Girls (2003)
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003)
Whatever We Do (2003)
Abandon (2002)
Sweet Friggin' Daisies (2002)
The New Guy (2002)
Big Trouble (2002)
E! Live from the Red Carpet (2002)
The Good Girl (2002)
Manic (2001)
Almost Famous (2000)
Mumford (1999)
Veronica's Closet (1997)
Frasier (1993)
Late Night with Conan O'Brien (1993)
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (1992)
The Simpsons (1989)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark (1988)
Saturday Night Live (1975)
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Known ForActing
GenderFemale
Birthday1980-01-17 (44 years old)
Birth NameZooey Claire Deschanel
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
ReligionChristianity
Height66-inch
RelationshipsBen Gibbard (2009-01-01 - 2012-01-01)
FatherCaleb Deschanel
MotherMary Jo Deschanel
SiblingsEmily Deschanel
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsZooey Claire Deschanel, Ζόι Ντεσανέλ, Зои Дешанель, ズーイー・デシャネル, ゾーイ・デシャネル, 조이 데이셔넬, Зої Дешанель
AwardsCritics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, Mar del Plata Film Festival
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