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Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

Birthday: 1980-01-17 | Place of Birth: 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.

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Known For

Acting

Year
Title

Role

2025
Merv

as    Anna Finch

2025
2023
Dreamin' Wild

as    Nancy

2021
The Celebrity Dating Game

as    Self - Host

2017
Trolls Holiday

as    Bridget (voice)

2016
Trolls

as    Bridget (voice)

2015
Rock the Kasbah

as    Ronnie

2015
The Driftless Area

as    Stella

2013
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

as    Self - Letter Reader

2012
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

as    Self

2011
Your Highness

as    Belladonna

2011
New Girl

as    Jessica 'Jess' Day

2011
Our Idiot Brother

as    Natalie Rochlin

2011
These Amazing Shadows

as    Self

2009
(500) Days of Summer

as    Summer

2008
The Happening

as    Alma Moore

2008
Gigantic

as    Happy

2008
Yes Man

as    Renee Allison

2008
2007
Tin Man

as    DG

2007
The Go-Getter

as    Kate

2007
Surf's Up

as    Lani Aliikai (voice)

2007
Bridge to Terabithia

as    Ms. Edmunds