Zooey Deschanel

Acting

Zooey Deschanel

Born January 17, 1980Los Angeles, California, USA100 credits

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

Merv
5.8

Merv

Movie

2025

Harold and the Purple Crayon
6.6

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Movie

2024

Trolls Band Together
7.2

Trolls Band Together

Movie

2023

Dreamin' Wild
6.1

Dreamin' Wild

Movie

2023

What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel
6.0

What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel

TV

2023

StoryBots: Answer Time
6.9

StoryBots: Answer Time

TV

2022

Filmography

Merv
2025Mervas Anna FinchMovie
Harold and the Purple Crayon
2024Harold and the Purple Crayonas TerryMovie
Trolls Band Together
2023Trolls Band Togetheras Bridget (voice)Movie
Dreamin' Wild
2023Dreamin' Wildas NancyMovie
What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel
2023What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanelas SelfTV
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022StoryBots: Answer Timeas Cat BurglarTV
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022The Jennifer Hudson Showas Self - GuestTV
Trixie Motel
2022Trixie Motelas SelfTV
About Last Night
2022About Last Nightas SelfTV
Physical
2021Physicalas Kelly KilmartinTV
The Celebrity Dating Game
2021The Celebrity Dating Gameas Self - HostTV
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020The Holiday Movies That Made Usas Self (archive footage)TV
Celebrity IOU
2020Celebrity IOUas SelfTV
Gone Mental with Lior
2020Gone Mental with Lioras SelfTV
Trolls World Tour
2020Trolls World Touras Bridget (voice)Movie
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
2019The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Showas SelfMovie
Tamron Hall
2019Tamron Hallas Self - GuestTV
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019The Kelly Clarkson Showas Self - GuestTV
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019Today with Jenna & Sheinelleas SelfTV
Trolls Holiday
2017Trolls Holidayas Bridget (voice)Movie
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017Carpool Karaoke: The Seriesas SelfTV
Trolls
2016Trollsas Bridget (voice)Movie
Rock the Kasbah
2015Rock the Kasbahas RonnieMovie
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event
2015Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Eventas SelfMovie
The Driftless Area
2015The Driftless Areaas StellaMovie
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015The Late Late Show with James Cordenas Self - Musical GuestTV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014Late Night with Seth Meyersas SelfTV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallonas Self - GuestTV
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013Brooklyn Nine-Nineas Jessica 'Jess' DayTV
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
2013Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedyas Self - Letter ReaderMovie
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
2012Ben Lee: Catch My Diseaseas SelfMovie
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKEDas Self - Guest JudgeTV
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012RuPaul's Drag Race All Starsas Self - Guest JudgeTV
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012FOX 25th Anniversary Specialas Self (voice) (uncredited)Movie
New Girl
2011New Girlas Jessica 'Jess' DayTV
Our Idiot Brother
2011Our Idiot Brotheras Natalie RochlinMovie
Your Highness
2011Your Highnessas BelladonnaMovie
Winnie the Pooh
2011Winnie the Poohas additional voiceMovie
These Amazing Shadows
2011These Amazing Shadowsas SelfMovie
Conan
2010Conanas SelfTV
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010Who Do You Think You Are?as SelfTV
(500) Days of Summer
2009(500) Days of Summeras SummerMovie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenas Self - GuestTV
Top Chef Masters
2009Top Chef Mastersas Herself - GuestTV
Yes Man
2008Yes Manas Renee AllisonMovie
Visions of 'The Happening'
2008Visions of 'The Happening'as HerselfMovie
The Happening: A Day for Night
2008The Happening: A Day for Nightas SelfMovie
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
2008The Happening: Elements of a Sceneas SelfMovie
Gigantic
2008Giganticas HappyMovie
The Happening
2008The Happeningas Alma MooreMovie
Flakes
2007Flakesas Miss Pussy KatzMovie
Tin Man
2007Tin Manas DGTV
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Fordas Dorothy EvansMovie
Surf's Up
2007Surf's Upas Lani Aliikai (voice)Movie
Raving
2007Ravingas KatieMovie
Bridge to Terabithia
2007Bridge to Terabithiaas Ms. EdmundsMovie
The Go-Getter
2007The Go-Getteras KateMovie
The Good Life
2007The Good Lifeas FrancesMovie
Live Free or Die
2006Live Free or Dieas CherylMovie
Failure to Launch
2006Failure to Launchas KitMovie
Winter Passing
2006Winter Passingas Reese HoldenMovie
Once Upon A Mattress
2005Once Upon A Mattressas Lady LarkenMovie
Bones
2005Bonesas Margaret WhitesellTV
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'
2005Don'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 SelfMovie
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'as SelfMovie
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxyas TrillianMovie
American Dad!
2005American Dad!as French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (voice)TV
C
2005Celebrity Mixas Self (archive footage)Movie
Eulogy
2004Eulogyas Kate CollinsMovie
Cracking Up
2004Cracking Upas HeidiTV
Players in Pigtails
2004Players in PigtailsMovie
Elf
2003Elfas JovieMovie
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003The Ellen DeGeneres Showas SelfTV
House Hunting
2003House Huntingas ChristyMovie
I
2003It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at Allas Gas Station GirlMovie
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003Real Time with Bill Maheras SelfTV
All the Real Girls
2003All the Real Girlsas NoelMovie
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003Jimmy Kimmel Live!as Self - GuestTV
Whatever We Do
2003Whatever We Doas NikkiMovie
Abandon
2002Abandonas Samantha HarperMovie
Sweet Friggin' Daisies
2002Sweet Friggin' Daisiesas ZeldaMovie
The Good Girl
2002The Good Girlas CherylMovie
The New Guy
2002The New Guyas NoraMovie
Big Trouble
2002Big Troubleas Jenny HerkMovie
Live from E!
2002Live from E!as SelfTV
Manic
2001Manicas TracyMovie
Almost Famous
2000Almost Famousas Anita MillerMovie
Mumford
1999Mumfordas Nessa WatkinsMovie
Teen Choice Awards
1999Teen Choice Awardsas Self - PresenterTV
White House Christmas
1998White House Christmasas Self - HostTV
Veronica's Closet
1997Veronica's Closetas ElenaTV
Frasier
1993Frasieras JenTV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brienas Self - GuestTV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992The Tonight Show with Jay LenoTV
The Simpsons
1989The Simpsonsas Mary Spuckler (voice)TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988LIVE with Kelly and Markas Self - GuestTV
Saturday Night Live
1975Saturday Night Liveas Self - Cameo (uncredited)TV
H
—Heather of the ValleyMovie
T
—Trash Mountainas AbbiMovie
T
—Trolls 4as Bridget (voice)Movie