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 | 2024-08-01 | |
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 | Trolls Holiday | Bridget (voice) | 2017-11-01 |
Movie | Trolls | Bridget (voice) | 2016-10-13 |
Movie | Rock the Kasbah | Ronnie | 2015-10-22 |
Movie | The Driftless Area | Stella | 2015-04-18 |
Movie | Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event | Self | 2015-10-11 |
Movie | Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Narrator (voice) | 2013-06-19 |
Series | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Jessica "Jess" Day | 2013-09-17 |
Movie | Ben Lee: Catch My Disease | Self | 2012-11-06 |
Movie | These Amazing Shadows | Self | 2011-01-22 |
Movie | Your Highness | Belladonna | 2011-04-08 |
Movie | Our Idiot Brother | Natalie Rochlin | 2011-08-26 |
Series | New Girl | Jessica 'Jess' Day | 2011-09-20 |
Movie | (500) Days of Summer | Summer | 2009-07-17 |
Movie | The Happening | Alma Moore | 2008-06-11 |
Movie | Gigantic | Happy | 2008-09-09 |
Movie | Visions of 'The Happening' | Herself | 2008-10-07 |
Movie | The Happening: Elements of a Scene | Herself | 2008-10-07 |
Movie | Yes Man | Renee Allison | 2008-12-09 |
Movie | Bridge to Terabithia | Ms. Edmunds | 2007-02-15 |
Movie | The Go-Getter | Kate | 2007-01-22 |
Movie | The Good Life | Frances | 2007-01-20 |
Movie | Raving | Katie | 2007-04-29 |
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 | Surf's Up | Lani Aliikai (voice) | 2007-06-08 |
Movie | Winter Passing | Reese Holden | 2006-02-07 |
Movie | Live Free or Die | Cheryl | 2006-03-11 |
Movie | Failure to Launch | Kit | 2006-03-10 |
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 |
Movie | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Trillian | 2005-04-28 |
Movie | Once Upon A Mattress | Lady Larken | 2005-12-18 |
Series | Weeds | Kat | 2005-08-07 |
Series | Bones | Margaret Whitesell | 2005-09-13 |
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 |
Series | Cracking Up | Unknown | 2004-03-09 |
Movie | Eulogy | Kate Collins | 2004-10-15 |
Movie | All the Real Girls | Noel | 2003-02-14 |
Movie | Whatever We Do | Nikki | 2003-01-16 |
Series | Jimmy Kimmel Live! | Unknown | 2003-01-26 |
Movie | House Hunting | Christy | 2003-05-07 |
Movie | Elf | Jovie | 2003-10-09 |
Series | E! Live from the Red Carpet | Herself | 2002-01-13 |
Movie | Big Trouble | Jenny Herk | 2002-04-05 |
Movie | The Good Girl | Cheryl | 2002-01-12 |
Movie | The New Guy | Nora | 2002-05-10 |
Movie | Abandon | Samantha Harper | 2002-10-14 |
Movie | Sweet Friggin' Daisies | Zelda | 2002-10-01 |
Movie | Manic | Tracy | 2001-01-27 |
Movie | Almost Famous | Anita Miller | 2000-09-15 |
Movie | Mumford | Nessa Watkins | 1999-09-24 |
Series | Veronica's Closet | Elena | 1997-09-25 |
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 | Mary Spuckler (voice) | 1989-12-17 |