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