Zooey Deschanel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

97

Gender

Female

Birthday

1980-01-17 (45 years old)

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Zooey Deschanel

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.

Known For

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • The Simpsons

    The Simpsons

  • Bones

    Bones

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • Conan

    Conan

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine

    Brooklyn Nine-Nine

  • New Girl

    New Girl

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Bridge to Terabithia

    Bridge to Terabithia

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

  • Trolls Band Together

    Trolls Band Together

  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

  • (500) Days of Summer

    (500) Days of Summer

  • Celebrity IOU

    Celebrity IOU

  • Trolls

    Trolls

  • Surf's Up

    Surf's Up

  • Harold and the Purple Crayon

    Harold and the Purple Crayon

  • Yes Man

    Yes Man

  • Today with Hoda & Jenna

    Today with Hoda & Jenna

  • Failure to Launch

    Failure to Launch

  • Veronica's Closet

    Veronica's Closet

  • Elf

    Elf

  • Physical

    Physical

  • Almost Famous

    Almost Famous

  • The Happening

    The Happening

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Trolls World Tour

    Trolls World Tour

  • Rock the Kasbah

    Rock the Kasbah

  • StoryBots: Answer Time

    StoryBots: Answer Time

  • E! Live from the Red Carpet

    E! Live from the Red Carpet

  • Winnie the Pooh

    Winnie the Pooh

  • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

    The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

  • Abandon

    Abandon

  • The New Guy

    The New Guy

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

  • Cracking Up

    Cracking Up

  • Big Trouble

    Big Trouble

  • Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

    Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

  • These Amazing Shadows

    These Amazing Shadows

  • Your Highness

    Your Highness

  • The Holiday Movies That Made Us

    The Holiday Movies That Made Us

  • Tin Man

    Tin Man

  • Mumford

    Mumford

  • Top Chef Masters

    Top Chef Masters

  • Our Idiot Brother

    Our Idiot Brother

  • Trolls Holiday

    Trolls Holiday

  • Once Upon A Mattress

    Once Upon A Mattress

  • About Last Night

    About Last Night

  • The Driftless Area

    The Driftless Area

  • Dreamin' Wild

    Dreamin' Wild

  • The Good Life

    The Good Life

  • Eulogy

    Eulogy

  • Trixie Motel

    Trixie Motel

  • 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'

    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'

  • Gigantic

    Gigantic

  • Whatever We Do

    Whatever We Do

  • Gone Mental with Lior

    Gone Mental with Lior

  • The Celebrity Dating Game

    The Celebrity Dating Game

  • The Good Girl

    The Good Girl

  • Winter Passing

    Winter Passing

  • White House Christmas

    White House Christmas

  • What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel

    What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel

  • Manic

    Manic

  • Raving

    Raving

  • All the Real Girls

    All the Real Girls

  • Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

    Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

  • Merv

    Merv

  • Flakes

    Flakes

  • Sweet Friggin' Daisies

    Sweet Friggin' Daisies

  • Celebrity Mix

    Celebrity Mix

  • Visions of 'The Happening'

    Visions of 'The Happening'

  • The Go-Getter

    The Go-Getter

  • The Happening: Elements of a Scene

    The Happening: Elements of a Scene

  • Live Free or Die

    Live Free or Die

  • FOX 25th Anniversary Special

    FOX 25th Anniversary Special

  • The Happening: A Day for Night

    The Happening: A Day for Night

  • Players in Pigtails

    Players in Pigtails

  • The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show

    The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show

  • It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All

    It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All

  • House Hunting

    House Hunting

  • Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event

    Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event

  • Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

    Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

  • Heather of the Valley

    Heather of the Valley