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Zooey Deschanel

Known for: Acting

Biography: 1980-01-17 (44 years old)

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

all 94

Movies 59

self 38

TV Shows 35

Voice 5

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Zooey Deschanel

Biography

Filmography

all 94

Movies 59

self 38

TV Shows 35

Voice 5

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: UNTUCKED (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)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen (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)

Known For
Acting

Gender
Female

Birthday
1980-01-17 (44 years old)

Birth Name
Zooey Claire Deschanel

Birth Place
Los Angeles, United States

Lifestyle
Vegetarianism

Religion
Christianity

Height
163-centimeter, 64.3-inch

Relationships
Ben Gibbard (2009 - 2012), Jonathan Scott

Father
Caleb Deschanel

Mother
Mary Jo Deschanel

Siblings
Emily Deschanel

Citizenships
United States

Also Known As
Zooey 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, 柔伊·黛絲香奈, Зоуї Дешанель

Awards
Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series, Mar del Plata Film Festival