Acting

Zooey Deschanel

Born 1980-01-17 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Credits

Newest first

Trash Mountain
as Abbi
2026
Merv
as Anna Finch
2025
Harold and the Purple Crayon
as Terry
2024
Trolls Band Together
as Bridget (voice)
2023
Dreamin' Wild
as Nancy
2023
What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel
as Self
2023
What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel
Executive Producer
2023
StoryBots: Answer Time
as Cat Burglar
2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest
2022
Snoopy Presents: Lucy's School
Songs
2022
Trixie Motel
as Self
2022
About Last Night
as Self
2022
Physical
as Kelly Kilmartin
2021
The Celebrity Dating Game
as Self - Host
2021
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Celebrity IOU
as Self
2020
Gone Mental with Lior
as Self
2020
Trolls World Tour
as Bridget (voice)
2020
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
as Self
2019
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest
2019
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest
2019
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
as Self
2019
Trolls Holiday
as Bridget (voice)
2017
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self
2017
Trolls
as Bridget (voice)
2016
Rock the Kasbah
as Ronnie
2015
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event
as Self
2015
The Driftless Area
as Stella
2015
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Musical Guest
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest
2014
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Jessica 'Jess' Day
2013
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2013
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
as Self
2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
as Self - Guest Judge
2012
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge
2012
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
2012
New Girl
as Jessica 'Jess' Day
2011
New Girl
Producer
2011
New Girl
Co-Executive Producer
2011
New Girl
Director
2011
Our Idiot Brother
as Natalie Rochlin
2011
Your Highness
as Belladonna
2011
Winnie the Pooh
as additional voice
2011
Winnie the Pooh
Songs
2011
These Amazing Shadows
as Self
2011
Conan
as Self
2010
Conan
as Self - Musical Guest
2010
Conan
as Self - Guest
2010
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self
2010
(500) Days of Summer
as Summer
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
Top Chef Masters
as Herself - Guest
2009
Yes Man
as Renee Allison
2008
Visions of 'The Happening'
as Self
2008
The Happening: A Day for Night
as Self
2008
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
as Self
2008
Gigantic
as Happy
2008
The Happening
as Alma Moore
2008
The Go-Getter
as Kate
2008
Flakes
as Miss Pussy Katz
2007
Tin Man
as DG
2007
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
as Dorothy Evans
2007
Surf's Up
as Lani Aliikai (voice)
2007
Raving
as Katie
2007
Bridge to Terabithia
as Ms. Edmunds
2007
The Good Life
as Frances
2007
Live Free or Die
as Cheryl
2006
Failure to Launch
as Kit
2006
Winter Passing
as Reese Holden
2006
Once Upon A Mattress
as Lady Larken
2005
Bones
as Margaret Whitesell
2005
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'
as Self
2005
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
as Self
2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Trillian
2005
American Dad!
as French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (voice)
2005
American Dad!
as Dream Girl (voice)
2005
Celebrity Mix
as Self (archive footage)
2005
Eulogy
as Kate Collins
2004
Cracking Up
as Heidi
2004