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
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
as Ms. Edmunds
Trolls World Tour (2020)
as Bridget (voice)
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
as Summer
Trolls (2016)
as Bridget (voice)
Trolls Band Together (2023)
as Bridget (voice)
Almost Famous (2000)
as Anita Miller
The Happening (2008)
as Alma Moore
Failure to Launch (2006)
as Kit
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
as Trillian
Yes Man (2008)
as Renee Allison
Winnie the Pooh (2011)
as additional voice
Elf (2003)
as Jovie
Surf's Up (2007)
as Lani Aliikai (voice)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
as Dorothy Evans
Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)
as Terry
The New Guy (2002)
as Nora
Your Highness (2011)
as Belladonna
The Good Girl (2002)
as Cheryl
Trolls Holiday (2017)
as Bridget (voice)
Big Trouble (2002)
as Jenny Herk
Our Idiot Brother (2011)
as Natalie Rochlin
Merv (2025)
as Anna Finch
Rock the Kasbah (2015)
as Ronnie
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy (2013)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Winter Passing (2006)
as Reese Holden
Live Free or Die (2006)
as Cheryl
Once Upon A Mattress (2005)
as Lady Larken
Manic (2002)
as Tracy
Eulogy (2004)
as Kate Collins
Abandon (2002)
as Samantha Harper
These Amazing Shadows (2011)
as Self
FOX 25th Anniversary Special (2012)
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
All the Real Girls (2003)
as Noel
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show (2019)
as Self
The Go-Getter (2007)
as Kate
Gigantic (2008)
as Happy
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
The Driftless Area (2015)
as Stella
Dreamin' Wild (2023)
as Nancy
Celebrity Mix (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Mumford (1999)
as Nessa Watkins
Visions of 'The Happening' (2008)
as Self
Flakes (2007)
as Miss Pussy Katz
The Happening: Elements of a Scene (2008)
as Self
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease (2012)
as Self
The Good Life (2007)
as Frances
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event (2015)
as Self
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005)
as Self
Trolls 4 (—)
as Bridget (voice)
The Happening: A Day for Night (2008)
as Self
Heather of the Valley (—)
Actor
Sweet Friggin' Daisies (2002)
as Zelda
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
Trash Mountain (2026)
as Abbi
Whatever We Do (2003)
as Nikki
Players in Pigtails (2004)
Actor
Raving (2007)
as Katie