Zooey Deschanel
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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.
Known for
Credits
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
as Summer
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
as Ms. Edmunds
Elf (2003)
as Jovie
Trolls World Tour (2020)
as Bridget (voice)
Winnie the Pooh (2011)
as additional voice
Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)
as Terry
The Happening (2008)
as Alma Moore
Yes Man (2008)
as Renee Allison
Almost Famous (2000)
as Anita Miller
Trolls (2016)
as Bridget (voice)
Trolls Band Together (2023)
as Bridget (voice)
Surf's Up (2007)
as Lani Aliikai (voice)
Failure to Launch (2006)
as Kit
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
as Trillian
Your Highness (2011)
as Belladonna
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
as Dorothy Evans
The New Guy (2002)
as Nora
The Good Girl (2002)
as Cheryl
Trolls Holiday (2017)
as Bridget (voice)
Big Trouble (2002)
as Jenny Herk
Merv (2025)
as Anna Finch
Our Idiot Brother (2011)
as Natalie Rochlin
Rock the Kasbah (2015)
as Ronnie
Winter Passing (2006)
as Reese Holden
Manic (2002)
as Tracy
Eulogy (2004)
as Kate Collins
Abandon (2002)
as Samantha Harper
These Amazing Shadows (2011)
as Self
Live Free or Die (2006)
as Cheryl
Mumford (1999)
as Nessa Watkins
Dreamin' Wild (2023)
as Nancy
FOX 25th Anniversary Special (2012)
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy (2013)
as Self - Letter Reader
The Go-Getter (2007)
as Kate
The Driftless Area (2015)
as Stella
Once Upon A Mattress (2005)
as Lady Larken
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show (2019)
as Self
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005)
as Self
All the Real Girls (2003)
as Noel
Flakes (2007)
as Miss Pussy Katz
Celebrity Mix (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Gigantic (2008)
as Happy
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease (2012)
as Self
The Good Life (2007)
as Frances
Trolls 4 (—)
as Bridget (voice)
The Happening: Elements of a Scene (2008)
as Self
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
Trash Mountain (2026)
as Abbi
Visions of 'The Happening' (2008)
as Self
Whatever We Do (2003)
as Nikki
Sweet Friggin' Daisies (2002)
as Zelda
The Happening: A Day for Night (2008)
as Self
Heather of the Valley (—)
Actor
Players in Pigtails (2004)
Actor
Raving (2007)
as Katie
House Hunting (2003)
as Christy
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event (2015)
as Self
It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All (2003)
as Gas Station Girl