Zooey Deschanel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

105

Gender

Female

Birthday

1980-01-17 (46 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

  • Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

    Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • American Dad!

    American Dad!

  • Bones

    Bones

  • The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

    The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Saturday Night Live

    Saturday Night Live

  • Late Night with Seth Meyers

    Late Night with Seth Meyers

  • The Kelly Clarkson Show

    The Kelly Clarkson Show

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Conan

    Conan

  • Frasier

    Frasier

  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine

    Brooklyn Nine-Nine

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Jimmy Kimmel Live!

    Jimmy Kimmel Live!

  • Real Time with Bill Maher

    Real Time with Bill Maher

  • New Girl

    New Girl

  • The Late Late Show with James Corden

    The Late Late Show with James Corden

  • Late Night with Conan O'Brien

    Late Night with Conan O'Brien

  • LIVE with Kelly and Mark

    LIVE with Kelly and Mark

  • The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

    The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

  • The Ellen DeGeneres Show

    The Ellen DeGeneres Show

  • Tamron Hall

    Tamron Hall

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

  • Merv

    Merv

  • Today with Hoda & Jenna

    Today with Hoda & Jenna

  • Big Trouble

    Big Trouble

  • Carpool Karaoke: The Series

    Carpool Karaoke: The Series

  • (500) Days of Summer

    (500) Days of Summer

  • Gigantic

    Gigantic

  • Mumford

    Mumford

  • RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

    RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

  • Bridge to Terabithia

    Bridge to Terabithia

  • Elf

    Elf

  • Live from E!

    Live from E!

  • The Happening

    The Happening

  • Physical

    Physical

  • Winnie the Pooh

    Winnie the Pooh

  • Trolls

    Trolls

  • Raving

    Raving

  • StoryBots: Answer Time

    StoryBots: Answer Time

  • Flakes

    Flakes

  • Winter Passing

    Winter Passing

  • Trolls Band Together

    Trolls Band Together

  • Who Do You Think You Are?

    Who Do You Think You Are?

  • Yes Man

    Yes Man

  • Manic

    Manic

  • The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

  • Celebrity IOU

    Celebrity IOU

  • Eulogy

    Eulogy

  • Almost Famous

    Almost Famous

  • Live Free or Die

    Live Free or Die

  • Veronica's Closet

    Veronica's Closet

  • Surf's Up

    Surf's Up

  • Trolls World Tour

    Trolls World Tour

  • Tin Man

    Tin Man

  • Our Idiot Brother

    Our Idiot Brother

  • White House Christmas

    White House Christmas

  • Cracking Up

    Cracking Up

  • The Good Girl

    The Good Girl

  • The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

    The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

  • Celebrity Mix

    Celebrity Mix

  • Trolls Holiday

    Trolls Holiday

  • Harold and the Purple Crayon

    Harold and the Purple Crayon

  • Failure to Launch

    Failure to Launch

  • What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel

    What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel

  • The New Guy

    The New Guy

  • The Go-Getter

    The Go-Getter

  • The Celebrity Dating Game

    The Celebrity Dating Game

  • Your Highness

    Your Highness

  • Trixie Motel

    Trixie Motel

  • About Last Night

    About Last Night

  • Whatever We Do

    Whatever We Do

  • Gone Mental with Lior

    Gone Mental with Lior

  • Top Chef Masters

    Top Chef Masters

  • The Holiday Movies That Made Us

    The Holiday Movies That Made Us

  • Rock the Kasbah

    Rock the Kasbah

  • Abandon

    Abandon

  • Dreamin' Wild

    Dreamin' Wild

  • FOX 25th Anniversary Special

    FOX 25th Anniversary Special

  • Elf: Buddy's Sing and Cheer Along Edition

    Elf: Buddy's Sing and Cheer Along Edition

  • The Good Life

    The Good Life

  • The Driftless Area

    The Driftless Area

  • Once Upon A Mattress

    Once Upon A Mattress

  • These Amazing Shadows

    These Amazing Shadows

  • All the Real Girls

    All the Real Girls

  • Visions of 'The Happening'

    Visions of 'The Happening'

  • The Happening: Elements of a Scene

    The Happening: Elements of a Scene

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

    Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

  • Heather of the Valley

    Heather of the Valley

  • 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'

  • Teen Choice Awards

    Teen Choice Awards

  • Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

    Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

  • The Happening: A Day for Night

    The Happening: A Day for Night

  • House Hunting

    House Hunting

  • Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

    Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

  • Sweet Friggin' Daisies

    Sweet Friggin' Daisies

  • The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show

    The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show

  • Trash Mountain

    Trash Mountain

  • 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

  • Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event

    Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event

  • Players in Pigtails

    Players in Pigtails