Zooey Deschanel
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- January 17, 1980
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Zooey Claire 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
Trolls 4 TBA
as Bridget (voice)
- Heather of the Valley
Heather of the Valley TBA
Actor
Trash Mountain 2026
as Abbi
Merv 2025
as Anna Finch
Harold and the Purple Crayon 2024
as Terry
Trolls Band Together 2023
as Bridget (voice)
Dreamin' Wild 2023
as Nancy
Snoopy Presents: Lucy's School 2022
Songs
Trolls World Tour 2020
as Bridget (voice)
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show 2019
as Self
Trolls Holiday 2017
as Bridget (voice)
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
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy 2013
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease 2012
as Self
FOX 25th Anniversary Special 2012
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Our Idiot Brother 2011
as Natalie Rochlin
Your Highness 2011
as Belladonna
Winnie the Pooh 2011
as additional voice, Songs
These Amazing Shadows 2011
as Self
(500) Days of Summer 2009
as Summer
Yes Man 2008
as Renee Allison
The Happening: A Day for Night 2008
as Self
The Happening: Elements of a Scene 2008
as Self
Visions of 'The Happening' 2008
as Self
Gigantic 2008
as Happy
The Happening 2008
as Alma Moore
The Go-Getter 2008
as Kate
Flakes 2007
as Miss Pussy Katz
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 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
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' 2005
as Self
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2005
as Trillian
- Celebrity Mix
Celebrity Mix 2005
as Self (archive footage)
Eulogy 2004
as Kate Collins
Players in Pigtails 2004
Actor
Elf 2003
as Jovie
House Hunting 2003
as Christy
- It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All
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
Manic 2002
as Tracy
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
Almost Famous 2000
as Anita Miller
Mumford 1999
as Nessa Watkins
Credits from TMDB.