Zooey Deschanel

Known for: Acting

Born: 1980-01-17 (age 46)

From: 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.

Filmography (100)

MOVIE★ 5.9
Merv
2025
as Anna Finch
MOVIE★ 6.6
Harold and the Purple Crayon
2024
as Terry
MOVIE★ 7.2
Trolls Band Together
2023
as Bridget (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.1
Dreamin' Wild
2023
as Nancy
TV★ 6.0
What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel
2023
as Self
TV★ 6.9
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022
as Cat Burglar
TV★ 5.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.7
Trixie Motel
2022
as Self
TV★ 2.0
About Last Night
2022
as Self
TV★ 6.5
Physical
2021
as Kelly Kilmartin
TV★ 2.0
The Celebrity Dating Game
2021
as Self - Host
TV★ 7.2
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020
as Self (archive footage)
TV★ 6.6
Celebrity IOU
2020
as Self
TV★ 4.0
Gone Mental with Lior
2020
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.2
Trolls World Tour
2020
as Bridget (voice)
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
2019
as Self
TV★ 4.7
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.3
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
TV★ 3.3
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
Trolls Holiday
2017
as Bridget (voice)
TV★ 6.1
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.6
Trolls
2016
as Bridget (voice)
MOVIE★ 5.4
Rock the Kasbah
2015
as Ronnie
MOVIE★ 8.0
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event
2015
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.1
The Driftless Area
2015
as Stella
TV★ 5.1
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Musical Guest
TV★ 5.1
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
TV★ 5.8
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
TV★ 8.2
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Jessica 'Jess' Day
MOVIE★ 6.6
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
2013
as Self - Letter Reader
MOVIE★ 2.0
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
2012
as Self
TV★ 5.5
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
TV★ 7.3
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
MOVIE★ 7.8
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
TV★ 7.4
New Girl
2011
as Jessica 'Jess' Day
MOVIE★ 6.1
Our Idiot Brother
2011
as Natalie Rochlin
MOVIE★ 5.3
Your Highness
2011
as Belladonna
MOVIE★ 6.9
Winnie the Pooh
2011
as additional voice
MOVIE★ 7.4
These Amazing Shadows
2011
as Self
TV★ 7.2
Conan
2010
as Self
TV★ 6.9
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.3
(500) Days of Summer
2009
as Summer
TV★ 5.0
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
TV★ 7.0
Top Chef Masters
2009
as Herself - Guest
MOVIE★ 6.7
Yes Man
2008
as Renee Allison
MOVIE
Visions of 'The Happening'
2008
as Self
MOVIE
The Happening: A Day for Night
2008
as Self
MOVIE
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
2008
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.6
Gigantic
2008
as Happy
MOVIE★ 5.4
The Happening
2008
as Alma Moore
MOVIE★ 5.1
Flakes
2007
as Miss Pussy Katz
TV★ 6.7
Tin Man
2007
as DG
MOVIE★ 7.1
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007
as Dorothy Evans
MOVIE★ 6.5
Surf's Up
2007
as Lani Aliikai (voice)
MOVIE★ 6.5
Raving
2007
as Katie
MOVIE★ 7.3
Bridge to Terabithia
2007
as Ms. Edmunds
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Go-Getter
2007
as Kate
MOVIE★ 6.5
The Good Life
2007
as Frances
MOVIE★ 5.4
Live Free or Die
2006
as Cheryl
MOVIE★ 5.8
Failure to Launch
2006
as Kit
MOVIE★ 6.0
Winter Passing
2006
as Reese Holden
MOVIE★ 6.0
Once Upon A Mattress
2005
as Lady Larken
TV★ 8.2
Bones
2005
as Margaret Whitesell
MOVIE
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
as Self
MOVIE★ 9.0
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.7
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005
as Trillian
TV★ 7.0
American Dad!
2005
as French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (voice)
MOVIE
Celebrity Mix
2005
as Self (archive footage)
MOVIE★ 6.4
Eulogy
2004
as Kate Collins
TV★ 6.5
Cracking Up
2004
as Heidi
MOVIE
Players in Pigtails
2004
MOVIE★ 6.7
Elf
2003
as Jovie
TV★ 5.5
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 5.8
House Hunting
2003
as Christy
MOVIE★ 7.0
It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All
2003
as Gas Station Girl
TV★ 6.1
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
MOVIE★ 6.0
All the Real Girls
2003
as Noel
TV★ 5.3
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
MOVIE★ 4.7
Whatever We Do
2003
as Nikki
MOVIE★ 6.8
Manic
2002
as Tracy
MOVIE★ 4.9
Abandon
2002
as Samantha Harper
MOVIE★ 8.3
Sweet Friggin' Daisies
2002
as Zelda
MOVIE★ 6.2
The Good Girl
2002
as Cheryl
MOVIE★ 6.0
The New Guy
2002
as Nora
MOVIE★ 6.1
Big Trouble
2002
as Jenny Herk
TV★ 3.7
Live from E!
2002
as Self
MOVIE★ 7.5
Almost Famous
2000
as Anita Miller
MOVIE★ 6.5
Mumford
1999
as Nessa Watkins
TV★ 9.1
Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self - Presenter
TV
White House Christmas
1998
as Self - Host
TV★ 5.4
Veronica's Closet
1997
as Elena
TV★ 7.7
Frasier
1993
as Jen
TV★ 7.3
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
TV★ 5.4
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
TV★ 8.0
The Simpsons
1989
as Mary Spuckler (voice)
TV★ 5.6
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
TV★ 6.9
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
MOVIE
Trolls 4
—
as Bridget (voice)
MOVIE
Trash Mountain
—
as Abbi
MOVIE
Heather of the Valley
—