Actor

Zooey Deschanel

January 17, 1980 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Notable work

7.3
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
as Summer
8
The Simpsons (1989)
as Mary Spuckler (voice) and as Quirk Girl (voice)
6.7
Yes Man (2008)
as Renee Allison
7.3
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
as Ms. Edmunds
6.7
Elf (2003)
as Jovie
6.7
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
as Trillian
8.2
Brooklyn Nine-Nine (2013)
as Jessica 'Jess' Day
5.4
The Happening (2008)
as Alma Moore
6.6
Trolls (2016)
as Bridget (voice)
8.2
Bones (2005)
as Margaret Whitesell
7.5
Almost Famous (2000)
as Anita Miller
7.1
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
as Dorothy Evans

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