Zooey Deschanel
Known for department: Acting
Birthday: 1980-01-17
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
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.
Known for
Bridge to Terabithia
2007Ms. Edmunds
Big Trouble
2002Jenny Herk
Yes Man
2008Renee Allison
Almost Famous
2000Anita Miller
Elf
2003Jovie
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007Dorothy Evans
The New Guy
2002Nora
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005Trillian
The Good Life
2007Frances
Mumford
1999Nessa Watkins
Live Free or Die
2006Cheryl
Dreamin' Wild
2023Nancy
Failure to Launch
2006Kit
The Happening
2008Alma Moore
Surf's Up
2007Lani Aliikai (voice)
Flakes
2007Miss Pussy Katz
The Good Girl
2002Cheryl
The Go-Getter
2007Kate
All the Real Girls
2003Noel