6.2Acting
Zooey Deschanel
- Born
- 1980-01-17
- Birthplace
- 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
Filmography
101 titles · Newest first · Cast and crew credits
Trash Mountain
2026 · Movie
Abbi
Merv
2025 · Movie
Anna Finch
Harold and the Purple Crayon
2024 · Movie
Terry
Dreamin' Wild
2023 · Movie
Nancy
Trolls Band Together
2023 · Movie
Bridget (voice)
What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel
2023 · TV Show
Self · Executive Producer
About Last Night
2022 · TV Show
Self
Snoopy Presents: Lucy's School
2022 · Movie
Songs
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022 · TV Show
Cat Burglar
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Trixie Motel
2022 · TV Show
Self
Physical
2021 · TV Show
Kelly Kilmartin
The Celebrity Dating Game
2021 · TV Show
Self - Host
Celebrity IOU
2020 · TV Show
Self
Gone Mental with Lior
2020 · TV Show
Self
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020 · TV Show
Self (archive footage)
Trolls World Tour
2020 · Movie
Bridget (voice)
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
2019 · Movie
Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019 · TV Show
Self - Guest
The Tamron Hall Show
2019 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019 · TV Show
Self
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017 · TV Show
Self
Trolls Holiday
2017 · Movie
Bridget (voice)
Trolls
2016 · Movie
Bridget (voice)
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event
2015 · Movie
Self
Rock the Kasbah
2015 · Movie
Ronnie
The Driftless Area
2015 · Movie
Stella
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015 · TV Show
Self - Musical Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV Show
Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 · TV Show
Jessica 'Jess' Day
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
2013 · Movie
Self - Narrator (voice)
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
2012 · Movie
Self
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012 · Movie
Self (voice) (uncredited)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012 · TV Show
Self - Guest Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
2012 · TV Show
Self - Guest Judge
New Girl
2011 · TV Show
Jessica 'Jess' Day · Producer · Co-Executive Producer · Director
Our Idiot Brother
2011 · Movie
Natalie Rochlin
These Amazing Shadows
2011 · Movie
Self
Winnie the Pooh
2011 · Movie
additional voice · Songs
Your Highness
2011 · Movie
Belladonna
Conan
2010 · TV Show
Self · Self - Musical Guest · Self - Guest
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010 · TV Show
Self
(500) Days of Summer
2009 · Movie
Summer
Top Chef Masters
2009 · TV Show
Herself - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Gigantic
2008 · Movie
Happy
The Go-Getter
2008 · Movie
Kate
The Happening
2008 · Movie
Alma Moore
The Happening: A Day for Night
2008 · Movie
Self
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
2008 · Movie
Self
Visions of 'The Happening'
2008 · Movie
Self
Yes Man
2008 · Movie
Renee Allison
Bridge to Terabithia
2007 · Movie
Ms. Edmunds
Flakes
2007 · Movie
Miss Pussy Katz
Raving
2007 · Movie
Katie
Surf's Up
2007 · Movie
Lani Aliikai (voice)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007 · Movie
Dorothy Evans
The Good Life
2007 · Movie
Frances
Tin Man
2007 · TV Show
DG
Failure to Launch
2006 · Movie
Kit
Live Free or Die
2006 · Movie
Cheryl
Winter Passing
2006 · Movie
Reese Holden
American Dad!
2005 · TV Show
French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (voice) · Dream Girl (voice)
Bones
2005 · TV Show
Margaret Whitesell
Celebrity Mix
2005 · Movie
Self (archive footage)
Don'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'
2005 · Movie
Self
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005 · Movie
Self
Once Upon A Mattress
2005 · Movie
Lady Larken
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005 · Movie
Trillian
Cracking Up
2004 · TV Show
Heidi
Eulogy
2004 · Movie
Kate Collins
Players in Pigtails
2004 · Movie
Cast
All the Real Girls
2003 · Movie
Noel
Elf
2003 · Movie
Jovie
House Hunting
2003 · Movie
Christy
It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All
2003 · Movie
Gas Station Girl
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV Show
Self - Guest · Self · Self - Musical Guest
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · TV Show
Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · TV Show
Self · Self - Musical Guest · Self - Guest
Whatever We Do
2003 · Movie
Nikki
Abandon
2002 · Movie
Samantha Harper
Big Trouble
2002 · Movie
Jenny Herk
Live from E!
2002 · TV Show
Self
Manic
2002 · Movie
Tracy
Sweet Friggin' Daisies
2002 · Movie
Zelda
The Good Girl
2002 · Movie
Cheryl
The New Guy
2002 · Movie
Nora
Almost Famous
2000 · Movie
Anita Miller
Mumford
1999 · Movie
Nessa Watkins
Teen Choice Awards
1999 · TV Show
Self - Presenter
White House Christmas
1998 · TV Show
Self - Host
Veronica's Closet
1997 · TV Show
Elena
Frasier
1993 · TV Show
Jen
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV Show
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · TV Show
Cast
The Simpsons
1989 · TV Show
Mary Spuckler (voice) · Quirk Girl (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV Show
Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975 · TV Show
Self - Cameo (uncredited) · Self - Host
Heather of the Valley
Date unknown · Movie
Cast
Trolls 4
Date unknown · Movie
Bridget (voice)