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