Zooey Deschanel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

100

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

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine

    Brooklyn Nine-Nine

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • New Girl

    New Girl

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Elf

    Elf

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • Trolls Band Together

    Trolls Band Together

  • Trolls

    Trolls

  • Bridge to Terabithia

    Bridge to Terabithia

  • (500) Days of Summer

    (500) Days of Summer

  • Failure to Launch

    Failure to Launch

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

  • Surf's Up

    Surf's Up

  • The Happening

    The Happening

  • Trolls World Tour

    Trolls World Tour

  • Today with Hoda & Jenna

    Today with Hoda & Jenna

  • Almost Famous

    Almost Famous

  • Merv

    Merv

  • Yes Man

    Yes Man

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  • Live from E!

    Live from E!

  • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

    The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Harold and the Purple Crayon

    Harold and the Purple Crayon

  • Veronica's Closet

    Veronica's Closet

  • Physical

    Physical

  • Big Trouble

    Big Trouble

  • Abandon

    Abandon

  • Manic

    Manic

  • Tin Man

    Tin Man

  • Gigantic

    Gigantic

  • Mumford

    Mumford

  • Trolls Holiday

    Trolls Holiday

  • StoryBots: Answer Time

    StoryBots: Answer Time

  • Raving

    Raving

  • Winnie the Pooh

    Winnie the Pooh

  • Celebrity IOU

    Celebrity IOU

  • 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'

  • The New Guy

    The New Guy

  • Eulogy

    Eulogy

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

  • Trash Mountain

    Trash Mountain

  • Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

    Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

  • Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

    Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

  • Celebrity Mix

    Celebrity Mix

  • Dreamin' Wild

    Dreamin' Wild

  • The Driftless Area

    The Driftless Area

  • Winter Passing

    Winter Passing

  • Your Highness

    Your Highness

  • Our Idiot Brother

    Our Idiot Brother

  • Top Chef Masters

    Top Chef Masters

  • The Good Girl

    The Good Girl

  • The Holiday Movies That Made Us

    The Holiday Movies That Made Us

  • Rock the Kasbah

    Rock the Kasbah

  • About Last Night

    About Last Night

  • These Amazing Shadows

    These Amazing Shadows

  • Flakes

    Flakes

  • Once Upon A Mattress

    Once Upon A Mattress

  • Cracking Up

    Cracking Up

  • White House Christmas

    White House Christmas

  • Live Free or Die

    Live Free or Die

  • Trixie Motel

    Trixie Motel

  • The Go-Getter

    The Go-Getter

  • The Good Life

    The Good Life

  • All the Real Girls

    All the Real Girls

  • Gone Mental with Lior

    Gone Mental with Lior

  • Whatever We Do

    Whatever We Do

  • The Celebrity Dating Game

    The Celebrity Dating Game

  • Elf: Buddy's Sing & Cheer Along Edition

    Elf: Buddy's Sing & Cheer Along Edition

  • Heather of the Valley

    Heather of the Valley

  • The Happening: Elements of a Scene

    The Happening: Elements of a Scene

  • Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event

    Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event

  • FOX 25th Anniversary Special

    FOX 25th Anniversary Special

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Visions of 'The Happening'

    Visions of 'The Happening'

  • What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel

    What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel

  • The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show

    The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show

  • Sweet Friggin' Daisies

    Sweet Friggin' Daisies

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

    Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

  • House Hunting

    House Hunting

  • 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

  • The Happening: A Day for Night

    The Happening: A Day for Night

  • Players in Pigtails

    Players in Pigtails