Zooey Deschanel
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.
Acted in
Harold and the Purple Crayon
2024
as Terry
Trolls Band Together
2023
as Bridget (voice)
Dreamin' Wild
2023
as Nancy
What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel
2023
as Self
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022
as Cat Burglar
Trixie Motel
2022
as Self
About Last Night
2022
as Self
Physical
2021
as Kelly Kilmartin
The Celebrity Dating Game
2021
as Self - Host
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Celebrity IOU
2020
as Self
Gone Mental with Lior
2020
as Self
Trolls World Tour
2020
as Bridget (voice)
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
2019
as Self
Trolls Holiday
2017
as Bridget (voice)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
Trolls
2016
as Bridget (voice)
Rock the Kasbah
2015
as Ronnie
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event
2015
as Self
The Driftless Area
2015
as Stella
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Jessica 'Jess' Day
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
2013
as Narrator (voice)
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
2012
as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
2012
as Self - Guest
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
New Girl
2011
as Jessica 'Jess' Day
Our Idiot Brother
2011
as Natalie Rochlin
Your Highness
2011
as Belladonna
These Amazing Shadows
2011
as Self
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
(500) Days of Summer
2009
as Summer
Top Chef Masters
2009
as Herself - Guest
Yes Man
2008
as Renee Allison
Visions of 'The Happening'
2008
as Herself
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
2008
as Self
The Happening: A Day for Night
2008
as Self
Gigantic
2008
as Happy
The Happening
2008
as Alma Moore
Flakes
2007
as Miss Pussy Katz
Tin Man
2007
as DG
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007
as Dorothy Evans
Surf's Up
2007
as Lani Aliikai (voice)
Raving
2007
as Katie
Bridge to Terabithia
2007
as Ms. Edmunds
The Go-Getter
2007
as Kate
The Good Life
2007
as Frances
Live Free or Die
2006
as Cheryl
Failure to Launch
2006
as Kit
Winter Passing
2006
as Reese Holden
Once Upon A Mattress
2005
as Lady Larken
Bones
2005
as Margaret Whitesell
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
Weeds
2005
as Kat
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005
as Self
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005
as Trillian
American Dad!
2005
as French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (voice)
American Dad!
2005
as Dream Girl (voice)
Celebrity Mix
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Eulogy
2004
as Kate Collins
Cracking Up
2004
Players In Pigtails
2004
Elf
2003
as Jovie
House Hunting
2003
as Christy
It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All
2003
as Gas Station Girl
All the Real Girls
2003
as Noel
Whatever We Do
2003
as Nikki
Abandon
2002
as Samantha Harper
Sweet Friggin' Daisies
2002
as Zelda
The Good Girl
2002
as Cheryl
The New Guy
2002
as Nora
Big Trouble
2002
as Jenny Herk
Manic
2001
as Tracy
Almost Famous
2000
as Anita Miller
Mumford
1999
as Nessa Watkins
Veronica's Closet
1997
as Elena
Frasier
1993
as Jen
The Simpsons
1989
as Mary Spuckler (voice)
Merv
as Anna