Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

🎂 17th January 1980 (46 yrs) 📍 Los Angeles, California, USA

Known For

(500) Days of Summer

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.

Zooey Deschanel

Movies Featuring Zooey Deschanel

Merv

Merv (2025)

as Anna Finch
Harold and the Purple Crayon

Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)

as Terry
Trolls Band Together

Trolls Band Together (2023)

as Bridget (voice)
Dreamin' Wild

Dreamin' Wild (2023)

as Nancy
Trolls World Tour

Trolls World Tour (2020)

as Bridget (voice)
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show

The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show (2019)

as Self
Trolls Holiday

Trolls Holiday (2017)

as Bridget (voice)
Trolls

Trolls (2016)

as Bridget (voice)
Rock the Kasbah

Rock the Kasbah (2015)

as Ronnie
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event

Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event (2015)

as Self
The Driftless Area

The Driftless Area (2015)

as Stella
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy (2013)

as Self - Letter Reader
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

Ben Lee: Catch My Disease (2012)

as Self
FOX 25th Anniversary Special

FOX 25th Anniversary Special (2012)

as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother (2011)

as Natalie Rochlin
Your Highness

Your Highness (2011)

as Belladonna
Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh (2011)

as additional voice
These Amazing Shadows

These Amazing Shadows (2011)

as Self
(500) Days of Summer

(500) Days of Summer (2009)

as Summer
Yes Man

Yes Man (2008)

as Renee Allison
Visions of 'The Happening'

Visions of 'The Happening' (2008)

as Herself
The Happening: A Day for Night

The Happening: A Day for Night (2008)

as Self
The Happening: Elements of a Scene

The Happening: Elements of a Scene (2008)

as Self
Gigantic

Gigantic (2008)

as Happy
The Happening

The Happening (2008)

as Alma Moore
Flakes

Flakes (2007)

as Miss Pussy Katz
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)

as Dorothy Evans
Surf's Up

Surf's Up (2007)

as Lani Aliikai (voice)
Raving

Raving (2007)

as Katie
Bridge to Terabithia

Bridge to Terabithia (2007)

as Ms. Edmunds
The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter (2007)

as Kate
The Good Life

The Good Life (2007)

as Frances
Live Free or Die

Live Free or Die (2006)

as Cheryl
Failure to Launch

Failure to Launch (2006)

as Kit
Winter Passing

Winter Passing (2006)

as Reese Holden
Once Upon A Mattress

Once Upon A Mattress (2005)

as Lady Larken
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'

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
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005)

as Self
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)

as Trillian
No Image

Celebrity Mix (2005)

as Self (archive footage)
Eulogy

Eulogy (2004)

as Kate Collins
Players in Pigtails

Players in Pigtails (2004)

Elf

Elf (2003)

as Jovie
House Hunting

House Hunting (2003)

as Christy
No Image

It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All (2003)

as Gas Station Girl
All the Real Girls

All the Real Girls (2003)

as Noel
Whatever We Do

Whatever We Do (2003)

as Nikki
Abandon

Abandon (2002)

as Samantha Harper
Sweet Friggin' Daisies

Sweet Friggin' Daisies (2002)

as Zelda
The Good Girl

The Good Girl (2002)

as Cheryl
The New Guy

The New Guy (2002)

as Nora
Big Trouble

Big Trouble (2002)

as Jenny Herk
Manic

Manic (2001)

as Tracy
Almost Famous

Almost Famous (2000)

as Anita Miller
Mumford

Mumford (1999)

as Nessa Watkins
No Image

Heather of the Valley (N/A)

No Image

Trash Mountain (N/A)

as Abbi
Trolls 4

Trolls 4 (N/A)

as Bridget (voice)