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