Zooey Deschanel
Known for acting · Born 17 January 1980 · 46 · Los Angeles, California, USA
104 credits
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.
Known for
New Girl
2011
(500) Days of Summer
2009
Yes Man
2008
Bridge to Terabithia
2007
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005
The Happening
2008
Trolls
2016
Surf's Up
2007
Failure to Launch
2006
Our Idiot Brother
2011
Elf
2003
The Good Girl
2002
Acting (100)
2026Trash MountainAbbiFilm
2025MervAnna FinchFilm
2024Harold and the Purple CrayonTerryFilm
2023Trolls Band TogetherBridget (voice)Film
2023Dreamin' WildNancyFilm
2023What Am I Eating? With Zooey DeschanelSelf · 6 episodesSeries
2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf - GuestSeries
2022StoryBots: Answer TimeCat BurglarSeries
2022Trixie MotelSelfSeries
2022About Last NightSelfSeries
2021PhysicalKelly Kilmartin · 7 episodesSeries
2021The Celebrity Dating GameSelf - Host · 8 episodesSeries
2020Trolls World TourBridget (voice)Film
2020The Holiday Movies That Made UsSelf (archive footage)Series
2020Celebrity IOUSelfSeries
2020Gone Mental with LiorSelfSeries
2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2019The Tamron Hall ShowSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2019The Kacey Musgraves Christmas ShowSelfFilm
2019Today with Jenna & SheinelleSelfSeries
2017Trolls HolidayBridget (voice)Film
2017Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesSelf · 2 episodesSeries
2016TrollsBridget (voice)Film
2015Rock the KasbahRonnieFilm
2015The Late Late Show with James CordenSelf - Musical GuestSeries
2015The Driftless AreaStellaFilm
2015Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special EventSelfFilm
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf - GuestSeries
2014Late Night with Seth MeyersSelfSeries
2013Brooklyn Nine-NineJessica 'Jess' DaySeries
2013Letters to Jackie: Remembering President KennedySelf - Narrator (voice)Film
2012RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsSelf - Guest JudgeSeries
2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKEDSelf - Guest JudgeSeries
2012FOX 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf (voice) (uncredited)Film
2012Ben Lee: Catch My DiseaseSelfFilm
2011New GirlJessica 'Jess' Day · 146 episodesSeries
2011Your HighnessBelladonnaFilm
2011Our Idiot BrotherNatalie RochlinFilm
2011Winnie the Poohadditional voiceFilm
2011These Amazing ShadowsSelfFilm
2010ConanSelf · 2 episodes, Self - Musical Guest, Self - GuestSeries
2010Who Do You Think You Are?SelfSeries
2009(500) Days of SummerSummerFilm
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2009Top Chef MastersHerself - GuestSeries
2008Yes ManRenee AllisonFilm
2008The HappeningAlma MooreFilm
2008GiganticHappyFilm
2008Visions of 'The Happening'SelfFilm
2008The Happening: Elements of a SceneSelfFilm
2008The Happening: A Day for NightSelfFilm
2007Bridge to TerabithiaMs. EdmundsFilm
2007The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordDorothy EvansFilm
2007Surf's UpLani Aliikai (voice)Film
2007Tin ManDG · 3 episodesSeries
2007The Go-GetterKateFilm
2007FlakesMiss Pussy KatzFilm
2007The Good LifeFrancesFilm
2007RavingKatieFilm
2006Failure to LaunchKitFilm
2006Winter PassingReese HoldenFilm
2006Live Free or DieCherylFilm
2005The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyTrillianFilm
2005BonesMargaret WhitesellSeries
2005American Dad!French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (voice), Dream Girl (voice)Series
2005Once Upon A MattressLady LarkenFilm
2005Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'SelfFilm
2005Celebrity MixSelf (archive footage)Film
2005Don'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'SelfFilm
2004EulogyKate CollinsFilm
2004Cracking UpHeidiSeries
2004Players in PigtailsFilm
2003ElfJovieFilm
2003Real Time with Bill MaherSelfSeries
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self - Guest · 5 episodes, Self - Musical Guest · 2 episodesSeries
2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowSelf · 2 episodes, Self - Musical Guest, Self - GuestSeries
2003All the Real GirlsNoelFilm
2003Whatever We DoNikkiFilm
2003House HuntingChristyFilm
2003It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at AllGas Station GirlFilm
2002The Good GirlCherylFilm
2002The New GuyNoraFilm
2002Big TroubleJenny HerkFilm
2002AbandonSamantha HarperFilm
2002ManicTracyFilm
2002Live from E!SelfSeries
2002Sweet Friggin' DaisiesZeldaFilm
2000Almost FamousAnita MillerFilm
1999MumfordNessa WatkinsFilm
1999Teen Choice AwardsSelf - Presenter · 2 episodesSeries
1998White House ChristmasSelf - HostSeries
1997Veronica's ClosetElenaSeries
1993FrasierJenSeries
1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - GuestSeries
1992The Tonight Show with Jay Leno · 3 episodesSeries
1989The SimpsonsMary Spuckler (voice) · 3 episodes, Quirk Girl (voice)Series
1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest · 3 episodesSeries
1975Saturday Night LiveSelf - Cameo (uncredited), Self - HostSeries
—Heather of the ValleyFilm
—Trolls 4Bridget (voice)Film
Production (2)
2023What Am I Eating? With Zooey DeschanelExecutive ProducerSeries
2011New GirlCo-Executive Producer, DirectorSeries
Sound (2)
2022Snoopy Presents: Lucy's SchoolSongsFilm
2011Winnie the PoohSongsFilm