Acting

Zooey Deschanel

1980-01-17 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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.

Movies & TV shows

80 credits

The Simpsons

1989 · Mary Spuckler (voice)

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The Simpsons

1989 · Quirk Girl (voice)

Not in this catalog

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

2014 · Self - Guest

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

2009 · Self - Guest

Not in this catalog

American Dad!

2005 · French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (voice)

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American Dad!

2005 · Dream Girl (voice)

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Bones

2005 · Margaret Whitesell

Not in this catalog

Late Night with Seth Meyers

2014 · Self

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

2019 · Self - Guest

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Frasier

1993 · Jen

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Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Cameo (uncredited)

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Saturday Night Live

1975 · Self - Host

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Real Time with Bill Maher

2003 · Self

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Conan

2010 · Self

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Conan

2010 · Self - Musical Guest

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Conan

2010 · Self - Guest

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New Girl

2011 · Jessica 'Jess' Day

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The Late Late Show with James Corden

2015 · Self - Musical Guest

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine

2013 · Jessica 'Jess' Day

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The Jennifer Hudson Show

2022 · Self - Guest

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self - Guest

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

2003 · Self - Musical Guest

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

1988 · Self - Guest

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

1993 · Self - Guest

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003 · Self

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003 · Self - Musical Guest

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show

2003 · Self - Guest

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

1992

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Tamron Hall

2019 · Self - Guest

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Carpool Karaoke: The Series

2017 · Self

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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

2012 · Self - Guest Judge

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MOVIE

(500) Days of Summer

2009 · Summer

MOVIE

Bridge to Terabithia

2007 · Ms. Edmunds

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

Trolls World Tour

2020 · Bridget (voice)

MOVIE

Trolls Band Together

2023 · Bridget (voice)

Physical

2021 · Kelly Kilmartin

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MOVIE

Elf

2003 · Jovie

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MOVIE

Trolls

2016 · Bridget (voice)

Veronica's Closet

1997 · Elena

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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

2012 · Self - Guest Judge

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MOVIE

The Happening

2008 · Alma Moore

Who Do You Think You Are?

2010 · Self

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MOVIE

Yes Man

2008 · Renee Allison

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Today with Jenna & Sheinelle

2019 · Self

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MOVIE

Surf's Up

2007 · Lani Aliikai (voice)

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Celebrity IOU

2020 · Self

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MOVIE

Almost Famous

2000 · Anita Miller

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Live from E!

2002 · Self

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MOVIE

Harold and the Purple Crayon

2024 · Terry

MOVIE

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005 · Trillian

Not in this catalog

MOVIE

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

2007 · Dorothy Evans

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MOVIE

Failure to Launch

2006 · Kit

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Winnie the Pooh

2011 · additional voice

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Tin Man

2007 · DG

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StoryBots: Answer Time

2022 · Cat Burglar

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Trixie Motel

2022 · Self

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MOVIE

The New Guy

2002 · Nora

Cracking Up

2004 · Heidi

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MOVIE

Your Highness

2011 · Belladonna

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MOVIE

The Good Girl

2002 · Cheryl

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MOVIE

Trolls Holiday

2017 · Bridget (voice)

MOVIE

Merv

2025 · Anna Finch

MOVIE

Big Trouble

2002 · Jenny Herk

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Top Chef Masters

2009 · Herself - Guest

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MOVIE

Rock the Kasbah

2015 · Ronnie

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About Last Night

2022 · Self

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MOVIE

Our Idiot Brother

2011 · Natalie Rochlin

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White House Christmas

1998 · Self - Host

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MOVIE

Manic

2002 · Tracy

The Celebrity Dating Game

2021 · Self - Host

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These Amazing Shadows

2011 · Self

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The Holiday Movies That Made Us

2020 · Self (archive footage)

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MOVIE

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

2013 · Self - Letter Reader

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MOVIE

Eulogy

2004 · Kate Collins

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MOVIE

Abandon

2002 · Samantha Harper

Gone Mental with Lior

2020 · Self

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MOVIE

The Driftless Area

2015 · Stella

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Mumford

1999 · Nessa Watkins

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MOVIE

Gigantic

2008 · Happy

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