
Biography
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.
Awards & recognition
- Critics' Choice Television Award — Best Actress in a Comedy Series · 2012
- Mar del Plata Film Festival · 2003
- Primetime Emmy Award — Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series · 2012 · nominated
- Grammy Award — Best Song Written for Visual Media · 2011 · nominated
Filmography50+ titles

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Bones

The Simpsons

Frasier

Almost Famous

These Amazing Shadows

New Girl

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

500 Days of Summer

Bridge to Terabithia

Trolls Band Together

Trolls World Tour

Conan

The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

American Dad!

Top Chef Masters

StoryBots: Answer Time

Winnie the Pooh

Saturday Night Live

Who Do You Think You Are?

Manic

Trixie Motel

Trolls Holiday

Yes Man

Tin Man

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Elf

Harold and the Purple Crayon

Celebrity IOU

Trolls

Physical

Surf's Up

Mumford

The Kelly Clarkson Show

Eulogy

The Go-Getter

Dreamin' Wild

Our Idiot Brother

Big Trouble

Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Once Upon A Mattress

Winter Passing

All the Real Girls

Real Time with Bill Maher

What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel

Merv

The New Guy

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Failure to Launch