Zooey Deschanel
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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
Credits
Trolls World Tour (2020)
as Bridget (voice)
Surf's Up (2007)
as Lani Aliikai (voice)
Bridge to Terabithia (2007)
as Ms. Edmunds
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
as Trillian
Trolls (2016)
as Bridget (voice)
(500) Days of Summer (2009)
as Summer
Trolls Band Together (2023)
as Bridget (voice)
Winnie the Pooh (2011)
as additional voice
Elf (2003)
as Jovie
Yes Man (2008)
as Renee Allison
Harold and the Purple Crayon (2024)
as Terry
The Happening (2008)
as Alma Moore
Almost Famous (2000)
as Anita Miller
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
as Dorothy Evans
Failure to Launch (2006)
as Kit
Merv (2025)
as Anna Finch
Your Highness (2011)
as Belladonna
Celebrity Mix (2005)
as Self (archive footage)
Manic (2002)
as Tracy
The New Guy (2002)
as Nora
The Good Girl (2002)
as Cheryl
Trolls Holiday (2017)
as Bridget (voice)
Big Trouble (2002)
as Jenny Herk
Winter Passing (2006)
as Reese Holden
Our Idiot Brother (2011)
as Natalie Rochlin
Abandon (2002)
as Samantha Harper
The Go-Getter (2008)
as Kate
These Amazing Shadows (2011)
as Self
Live Free or Die (2006)
as Cheryl
Flakes (2007)
as Miss Pussy Katz
Players in Pigtails (2004)
Actor
Rock the Kasbah (2015)
as Ronnie
The Driftless Area (2015)
as Stella
Once Upon A Mattress (2005)
as Lady Larken
Mumford (1999)
as Nessa Watkins
Gigantic (2008)
as Happy
Whatever We Do (2003)
as Nikki
Visions of 'The Happening' (2008)
as Self
Eulogy (2004)
as Kate Collins
All the Real Girls (2003)
as Noel
Trolls 4 (—)
as Bridget (voice)
Dreamin' Wild (2023)
as Nancy
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event (2015)
as Self
FOX 25th Anniversary Special (2012)
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy (2013)
as Self - Narrator (voice)
Trash Mountain (2026)
as Abbi
The Good Life (2007)
as Frances
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease (2012)
as Self
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show (2019)
as Self
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' (2005)
as Self
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' (2005)
as Self
The Happening: Elements of a Scene (2008)
as Self
It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All (2003)
as Gas Station Girl
The Happening: A Day for Night (2008)
as Self
Heather of the Valley (—)
Actor
House Hunting (2003)
as Christy
Raving (2007)
as Katie
Sweet Friggin' Daisies (2002)
as Zelda