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Zooey Claire Deschanel is an American actress, model, and singer-songwriter. She made her film debut in Mumford (1999) and next obtained 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). She has ventured into more dramatic territory with Manic (2001), All the Real Girls (2003), Winter Passing (2005), and Bridge to Terabithia (2007). From 2011 to 2018, she played Jessica Day on the Fox sitcom New Girl, for which she received an Emmy Award nomination and three Golden Globe Award nominations.
Birth Name
Zooey Claire Deschanel
Born
Thursday, 17 January 1980
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Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Harold and the Purple Crayon | 2024 | |
| Trolls Band Together | Bridget / Bridget (voice) | 2023 |
| Dreamin' Wild | Nancy | 2023 |
| What Am I Eating? with Zooey Deschanel | Self / Self - Host | 2023 |
| The Game Show Show | Self | 2023 |
| White House Christmas 2022 | Self | 2022 |
| Trixie Motel | Self - Actor & Musician | 2022 |
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| About Last Night | Self | 2022 |
| The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards | Self | 2021 |
Actress Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Harold and the Purple Crayon | 2024 | |
| Trolls Band Together | Bridget / Bridget (voice) | 2023 |
| Dreamin' Wild | Nancy | 2023 |
| What Am I Eating? with Zooey Deschanel | Self / Self - Host | 2023 |
| The Game Show Show | Self | 2023 |
| White House Christmas 2022 | Self | 2022 |
| Trixie Motel | Self - Actor & Musician | 2022 |
| FRO Thizzle Reviews | Self | 2022 |
| About Last Night | Self | 2022 |
| The 73rd Primetime Emmy Awards | Self | 2021 |
| CBS Mornings | Self - Guest | 2021 |
| History of the Sitcom | Self / Self - Actress | 2021 |
| Physical | Kelly Kilmartin | 2021 |
| The Celebrity Dating Game | Self - Host | 2021 |
| The Drew Barrymore Show | Guest / Self - Guest | 2020 |
| Celebrity IOU | Self | 2020 |
| Trolls World Tour | Bridget (voice) / Bridget | 2020 |
| Gone Mental with Lior | Self | 2020 |
| The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show | Herself / Self | 2019 |
| The Holiday Movies That Made Us | Self | 2019 |
| Tamron Hall | Self | 2019 |
| Hollywood Insider | Self | 2018 |
| Trolls Holiday | Bridget (voice) / Bridget | 2017 |
| Carpool Karaoke | Self | 2017 |
| Trolls | Bridget (voice) / Bridget | 2016 |
| Harry | Self | 2016 |
| The Driftless Area | Stella | 2016 |
| Rock the Kasbah | Ronnie | 2015 |
| Brian Wilson and Friends: A Soundstage Special Event | Herself / Self | 2015 |
| The Late Late Show with James Corden | Self - Guest / Self | 2015 |
| The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2014 |
| Late Night with Seth Meyers | Self - Guest | 2014 |
| The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon | Self - Musical Guest | 2014 |
| 71st Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2014 |
| The Hollywood Reporter Roundtables | Self | 2013 |
| Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Self - Letter Reader / Narrator (voice) | 2013 |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Jessica Day | 2013 |
| The Queen Latifah Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| The Arsenio Hall Show | Self - Guest | 2013 |
| Celebrity Page | Self | 2013 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked! | Self - Special Guest | 2012 |
| RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Self - Guest Judge | 2012 |
| Katie | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Larry King Now | Self - Guest | 2012 |
| Celebrity Style Story | Self | 2012 |
| Ben Lee: Catch My Disease | Herself / Self | 2012 |
| The 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards | Self - Nominee | 2012 |
| CBS This Morning | Self - Musical Guest | 2012 |
| New Girl | Jess Day / Jessica 'Jess' Day | 2011 |
| Your Highness | Belladonna | 2011 |
| Our Idiot Brother | Natalie | 2011 |
| These Amazing Shadows | Self | 2011 |
| Conan | Herself - Guest / Self - Guest / Herself - Guest (as She & Him) | 2010 |
| The Talk | Self | 2010 |
| Do It Again | Self | 2010 |
| Who Do You Think You Are? | Self | 2010 |
| Piper's QUICK Picks | Self - Guest | 2010 |
| Funny or Die Presents... | Mary Todd Lincoln | 2010 |
| Not a Love Story: Making (500) Days of Summer | Self | 2009 |
| 500 Days of Summer | Summer | 2009 |
| Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen | Self | 2009 |
| Top Chef Masters | Self | 2009 |
| The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 2009 |
| Late Night with Jimmy Fallon | Herself - Guest | 2009 |
| The 51st Annual Grammy Awards | Self - Presenter | 2009 |
| Yes Man | Allison / Renee Allison | 2008 |
| Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... | Self | 2008 |
| Gigantic | Happy Lolly / Happy | 2008 |
| The Happening | Alma Moore | 2008 |
| Piper's Picks TV | Self - Guest | 2008 |
| Drunk History | Mary Todd Lincoln | 2007 |
| Flakes | Miss Pussy Katz | 2007 |
| Tin Man | DG | 2007 |
| The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Dorothy Evans | 2007 |
| Chelsea Lately | Herself - Guest | 2007 |
| Surf's Up | Lani Aliikai (voice) / Lani Aliikai | 2007 |
| Raving | Katie | 2007 |
| Bridge to Terabithia | Ms. Edmunds | 2007 |
| The Go-Getter | Kate | 2007 |
| The Good Life | Frances | 2007 |
| Live Free or Die | Cheryl | 2006 |
| Failure to Launch | Kit | 2006 |
| Winter Passing | Reese Holden | 2006 |
| Once Upon A Mattress | Lady Larken | 2005 |
| Bones | Margaret Whitesell | 2005 |
| Weeds | Kat | 2005 |
| So You Think You Can Dance | Self - Guest Judge | 2005 |
| The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Trillian | 2005 |
| American Dad! | Dream Girl / French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper | 2005 |
| The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson | Self - Guest / Self - Musical Guest | 2005 |
| Eulogy | Kate Collins | 2004 |
| Cracking Up | Heidi | 2004 |
| Elf | Jovie | 2003 |
| The Ellen DeGeneres Show | Herself - Guest | 2003 |
| House Hunting | Christy | 2003 |
| It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All | Gas Station Girl | 2003 |
| Real Time with Bill Maher | Self - Guest | 2003 |
| All the Real Girls | Noel | 2003 |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Herself - Guest / Herself | 2003 |
| Abandon | Samantha Harper | 2002 |
| The New Guy | Nora | 2002 |
| Big Trouble | Jenny Herk | 2002 |
| The Good Girl | Cheryl | 2002 |
| Dinner for Five | Self - Special Guest | 2001 |
| Manic | Tracy / Tracey | 2001 |
| Almost Famous | Anita Miller | 2000 |
| Mumford | Nessa Watkins | 1999 |
| Making the Video | Self | 1999 |
| The Wonderful World of Disney | Lady Larken | 1997 |
| Veronica's Closet | Elena | 1997 |
| Extra | Self - New Girl | 1994 |
| Frasier | Jen | 1993 |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Self - Guest | 1993 |
| Late Show with David Letterman | Herself - Guest / Herself - Musical Guest | 1993 |
| HBO First Look | Allison | 1992 |
| The Simpsons | Mary Spuckler | 1989 |
| Sidewalks Entertainment | Self - Guest | 1988 |
| Entertainment Tonight | Herself (archive footage) | 1981 |
| Saturday Night Live | Self / Margorie Grapple / Mary-Kate Olsen / Various / Self - Host | 1975 |
| Good Morning America: Weekend Edition | Self - Guest | 1975 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| New Girl | 2011 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 2014 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2013 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2012 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series - Comedy or Musical | Nominated |
| 2012 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series | Nominated |
