Zooey Deschanel
Acting·January 17, 1980 — 46 years old·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.
Known For
(500) Days of Summer
2009·7.3
The Simpsons
1989·8.0
Yes Man
2008·6.7
Bridge to Terabithia
2007·7.3
Elf
2003·6.7
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005·6.7
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013·8.2
The Happening
2008·5.4
Trolls
2016·6.6
Bones
2005·8.2
Almost Famous
2000·7.5
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007·7.1
Filmography · 100
—Heather of the Valley—Trash MountainAbbi—Trolls 4Bridget (voice)2025MervAnna Finch2024Harold and the Purple CrayonTerry2023Trolls Band TogetherBridget (voice)2023Dreamin' WildNancy2023What Am I Eating? With Zooey DeschanelTVSelf · Executive Producer2022StoryBots: Answer TimeTVCat Burglar2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowTVSelf - Guest2022Trixie MotelTVSelf2022About Last NightTVSelf2021PhysicalTVKelly Kilmartin2021The Celebrity Dating GameTVSelf - Host2020The Holiday Movies That Made UsTVSelf (archive footage)2020Celebrity IOUTVSelf2020Gone Mental with LiorTVSelf2020Trolls World TourBridget (voice)2019The Kacey Musgraves Christmas ShowSelf2019Tamron HallTVSelf - Guest2019The Kelly Clarkson ShowTVSelf - Guest2019Today with Jenna & SheinelleTVSelf2017Trolls HolidayBridget (voice)2017Carpool Karaoke: The SeriesTVSelf2016TrollsBridget (voice)2015Rock the KasbahRonnie2015Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special EventSelf2015The Driftless AreaStella2015The Late Late Show with James CordenTVSelf - Musical Guest2014Late Night with Seth MeyersTVSelf2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonTVSelf - Guest2013Brooklyn Nine-NineTVJessica 'Jess' Day2013Letters to Jackie: Remembering President KennedySelf - Letter Reader2012Ben Lee: Catch My DiseaseSelf2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKEDTVSelf - Guest Judge2012RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsTVSelf - Guest Judge2012FOX 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf (voice) (uncredited)2011New GirlTVJessica 'Jess' Day · Producer · Co-Executive Producer · Director2011Our Idiot BrotherNatalie Rochlin2011Your HighnessBelladonna2011Winnie the Poohadditional voice · Songs2011These Amazing ShadowsSelf2010ConanTVSelf · Self - Musical Guest · Self - Guest2010Who Do You Think You Are?TVSelf2009(500) Days of SummerSummer2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenTVSelf - Guest2009Top Chef MastersTVHerself - Guest2008Yes ManRenee Allison2008Visions of 'The Happening'Self2008The Happening: A Day for NightSelf2008The Happening: Elements of a SceneSelf2008GiganticHappy2008The HappeningAlma Moore2007FlakesMiss Pussy Katz2007Tin ManTVDG2007The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordDorothy Evans2007Surf's UpLani Aliikai (voice)2007RavingKatie2007Bridge to TerabithiaMs. Edmunds2007The Go-GetterKate2007The Good LifeFrances2006Live Free or DieCheryl2006Failure to LaunchKit2006Winter PassingReese Holden2005Once Upon A MattressLady Larken2005BonesTVMargaret Whitesell2005Don'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'Self2005Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'Self2005The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyTrillian2005American Dad!TVFrench Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (voice) · Dream Girl (voice)2005Celebrity MixSelf (archive footage)2004EulogyKate Collins2004Cracking UpTVHeidi2004Players in Pigtails2003ElfJovie2003The Ellen DeGeneres ShowTVSelf · Self - Musical Guest · Self - Guest2003House HuntingChristy2003It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at AllGas Station Girl2003Real Time with Bill MaherTVSelf2003All the Real GirlsNoel2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!TVSelf - Guest · Self · Self - Musical Guest2003Whatever We DoNikki2002ManicTracy2002AbandonSamantha Harper2002Sweet Friggin' DaisiesZelda2002The Good GirlCheryl2002The New GuyNora2002Big TroubleJenny Herk2002Live from E!TVSelf2000Almost FamousAnita Miller1999MumfordNessa Watkins1999Teen Choice AwardsTVSelf - Presenter1998White House ChristmasTVSelf - Host1997Veronica's ClosetTVElena1993FrasierTVJen1993Late Night with Conan O'BrienTVSelf - Guest1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV1989The SimpsonsTVMary Spuckler (voice) · Quirk Girl (voice)1988LIVE with Kelly and MarkTVSelf - Guest1975Saturday Night LiveTVSelf - Cameo (uncredited) · Self - Host