Zooey Claire Deschanel is an American actress, musician, and singer-songwriter. Deschanel made her film debut in 1999 with Mumford, followed by her breakout role as Anita Miller in Cameron Crowe's 2000 semi-autobiographical film Almost Famous. Deschanel soon became known for her deadpan and "Manic Pixie Dream Girl" supporting roles in numerous film roles. She has portrayed the role of Jessica Day in the Fox comedy series New Girl since 2011. For a few years starting in 2001, Deschanel performed in the jazz cabaret act If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies with fellow actress Samantha Shelton. Besides singing, she plays keyboards, percussion, banjo and ukulele. In 2006, Deschanel teamed up with M. Ward to release their debut album Volume One (recorded under the moniker She & Him) which was released in March 2008, followed by two additional volumes and a Christmas album. She also often sings in her films. Also 1999, Deschanel starred as herself in the music video "She's Got Issues" for The Offspring, followed by a judging position for the ninth Independent Music Awards. She has signed on to represent Rimmel, a cosmetics brand and personally launched HelloGiggles, an entertainment website geared towards women, with producer Sophia Rossi and writer Molly McAleer. In 2012, she was featured in a commercial for the iPhone 4S, and later announced that she would be producing a comedy called Must Be Nice, written by New Girl consulting producer J. J. Philbin.
Movie | Harold and the Purple Crayon | Terry | 2024-07-31 |
Movie | Dreamin' Wild | Nancy | 2023-08-04 |
Movie | Trolls Band Together | Bridget (voice) | 2023-10-12 |
Series | The Celebrity Dating Game | Self - Host | 2021-06-14 |
Movie | Trolls World Tour | Bridget (voice) | 2020-03-11 |
Movie | The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show | Self | 2019-11-29 |
Movie | Trolls Holiday | Bridget (voice) | 2017-11-01 |
Movie | Trolls | Bridget (voice) | 2016-10-13 |
Movie | Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event | Self | 2015-10-11 |
Movie | The Driftless Area | Stella | 2015-04-18 |
Movie | Rock the Kasbah | Ronnie | 2015-10-22 |
Movie | Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Narrator (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
Series | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Jessica "Jess" Day | 2013-09-17 |
Movie | FOX 25th Anniversary Special | Self (voice) (uncredited) | 2012-04-22 |
Movie | Ben Lee: Catch My Disease | Self | 2012-11-06 |
Series | New Girl | Jessica 'Jess' Day | 2011-09-20 |
Movie | Your Highness | Belladonna | 2011-04-08 |
Movie | These Amazing Shadows | Self | 2011-01-22 |
Movie | Our Idiot Brother | Natalie Rochlin | 2011-08-26 |
Movie | (500) Days of Summer | Summer | 2009-07-17 |
Movie | Gigantic | Happy | 2008-09-09 |
Movie | The Happening | Alma Moore | 2008-06-11 |
Movie | The Happening: Elements of a Scene | Self | 2008-10-07 |
Movie | Visions of 'The Happening' | Herself | 2008-10-07 |
Movie | Yes Man | Renee Allison | 2008-12-09 |
Movie | Bridge to Terabithia | Ms. Edmunds | 2007-02-15 |
Movie | The Good Life | Frances | 2007-01-20 |
Movie | Raving | Katie | 2007-04-29 |
Movie | The Go-Getter | Kate | 2007-01-22 |
Movie | Surf's Up | Lani Aliikai (voice) | 2007-06-08 |
Movie | Flakes | Miss Pussy Katz | 2007-12-19 |
Series | Tin Man | DG | 2007-12-02 |
Movie | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Dorothy Evans | 2007-09-20 |
Movie | Winter Passing | Reese Holden | 2006-02-07 |
Movie | Failure to Launch | Kit | 2006-03-10 |
Movie | Live Free or Die | Cheryl | 2006-03-11 |
Movie | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Trillian | 2005-04-28 |
Series | American Dad! | Unknown | 2005-02-06 |
Movie | Celebrity Mix | Self (archive footage) | 2005-01-17 |
Movie | Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' | Self | 2005-07-05 |
Series | Bones | Margaret Whitesell | 2005-09-13 |
Movie | Once Upon A Mattress | Lady Larken | 2005-12-18 |
Series | Weeds | Kat | 2005-08-07 |
Movie | 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' | Self | 2005-09-05 |
Movie | Eulogy | Kate Collins | 2004-10-15 |
Movie | Whatever We Do | Nikki | 2003-01-16 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Movie | Elf | Jovie | 2003-10-09 |
Movie | All the Real Girls | Noel | 2003-02-14 |
Movie | House Hunting | Christy | 2003-05-07 |
Movie | Big Trouble | Jenny Herk | 2002-04-05 |
Movie | The New Guy | Nora | 2002-05-10 |
Series | E! Live from the Red Carpet | Herself | 2002-01-13 |
Movie | Abandon | Samantha Harper | 2002-10-14 |
Movie | Sweet Friggin' Daisies | Zelda | 2002-10-01 |
Movie | The Good Girl | Cheryl | 2002-08-07 |
Movie | Manic | Tracy | 2001-01-27 |
Movie | Almost Famous | Anita Miller | 2000-09-15 |
Movie | Mumford | Nessa Watkins | 1999-09-24 |
Series | Late Night with Conan O'Brien | Unknown | 1993-09-13 |
Series | Frasier | Jen | 1993-09-16 |
Series | The Tonight Show with Jay Leno | Unknown | 1992-05-25 |
Series | The Simpsons | Unknown | 1989-12-17 |