Zooey Deschanel
Acting
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.
Movies
These Amazing Shadows
2011
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
2019
(500) Days of Summer
2009
Merv
2025
Trolls
2016
Bridge to Terabithia
2007
Trolls Band Together
2023
Elf
2003
Trolls World Tour
2020
Almost Famous
2000
Winnie the Pooh
2011
Surf's Up
2007
Yes Man
2008
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005
The Happening
2008
Harold and the Purple Crayon
2024
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007
Failure to Launch
2006
Big Trouble
2002
Gigantic
2008
TV Shows
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
The Simpsons
1989
The Simpsons
1989
Bones
2005
American Dad!
2005
American Dad!
2005
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
Frasier
1993
Conan
2010
Conan
2010
New Girl
2011
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Saturday Night Live
1975
Saturday Night Live
1975
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003