Birthday: Jan 17, 1980
Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

Zooey Deschanel

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

Movie	Cast	Year
Bridge to Terabithia	Ms. Edmunds	2007
Big Trouble	Jenny Herk	2002
Yes Man	Renee Allison	2008
Almost Famous	Anita Miller	2000
Elf	Jovie	2003
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford	Dorothy Evans	2007
The New Guy	Nora	2002
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy	Trillian	2005
The Good Life	Frances	2007
Mumford	Nessa Watkins	1999
Live Free or Die	Cheryl	2006
Dreamin' Wild	Nancy	2023
Failure to Launch	Kit	2006
The Happening	Alma Moore	2008
Surf's Up	Lani Aliikai (voice)	2007
Flakes	Miss Pussy Katz	2007
The Good Girl	Cheryl	2002
The Go-Getter	Kate	2007
All the Real Girls	Noel	2003
Winter Passing	Reese Holden	2006
Trolls Band Together	Bridget (voice)	2023
Manic	Tracy	2001
Gigantic	Happy	2008
Abandon	Samantha Harper	2002
Your Highness	Belladonna	2011
Eulogy	Kate Collins	2004
Sweet Friggin' Daisies	Zelda	2002
Once Upon A Mattress	Lady Larken	2005
Celebrity Mix	Self (archive footage)	2005
(500) Days of Summer	Summer	2009
These Amazing Shadows	Self	2011
FOX 25th Anniversary Special	Self (voice) (uncredited)	2012
Our Idiot Brother	Natalie Rochlin	2011
Whatever We Do	Nikki	2003
Players In Pigtails		2004
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease	Self	2012
House Hunting	Christy	2003
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy	Narrator (voice)	2013
The Driftless Area	Stella	2015
Rock the Kasbah	Ronnie	2015
Merv	Anna	1970
Harold and the Purple Crayon	Terry	2024
Raving	Katie	2007
Trolls	Bridget (voice)	2016
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event	Self	2015
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'	Self	2005
Trolls Holiday	Bridget (voice)	2017
It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All	Gas Station Girl	2003
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show	Self	2019
Visions of 'The Happening'	Herself	2008
The Happening: A Day for Night	Self	2008
The Happening: Elements of a Scene	Self	2008
Trolls World Tour	Bridget (voice)	2020
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'	Self	2005
Series	Cast	Year
Weeds	Kat	2005
The Simpsons	Mary Spuckler (voice)	1989
New Girl	Jessica 'Jess' Day	2011
American Dad!	French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (voice)	2005
Jimmy Kimmel Live!		2003
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno		1992
Frasier	Jen	1993
The Holiday Movies That Made Us	Self (archive footage)	2020
Late Night with Conan O'Brien	Self - Guest	1993
Cracking Up		2004
Tin Man	DG	2007
LIVE with Kelly and Mark	Self - Guest	1988
Tamron Hall	Self - Guest	2019
The Celebrity Dating Game	Self - Host	2021
Saturday Night Live	Self - Cameo (uncredited)	1975
Saturday Night Live	Self - Host	1975
What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel	Self	2023
E! Live from the Red Carpet	Self	2002
Gone Mental with Lior	Self	2020
American Dad!	Dream Girl (voice)	2005
Late Night with Seth Meyers	Self	2014
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars	Self - Guest Judge	2012
Bones	Margaret Whitesell	2005
Top Chef Masters	Herself - Guest	2009
Brooklyn Nine-Nine	Jessica 'Jess' Day	2013
About Last Night	Self	2022
Physical	Kelly Kilmartin	2021
Who Do You Think You Are?	Self	2010
The Kelly Clarkson Show		2019
Veronica's Closet	Elena	1997
Trixie Motel	Self	2022
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen	Self - Guest	2009
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self - Guest	2003
StoryBots: Answer Time	Cat Burglar	2022
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED	Self - Guest	2012
Real Time with Bill Maher	Self	2003
Carpool Karaoke: The Series	Self	2017
Conan	Self	2010
Celebrity IOU	Self	2020
White House Christmas	Host	1998
Jimmy Kimmel Live!	Self	2003

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