Zooey Deschanel
Acting
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Acting Credits
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Biography
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, ...
Known For
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self - Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
Self - Musical Guest
The Simpsons
Mary Spuckler (voice)
The Simpsons
Quirk Girl (voice)
American Dad!
French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (voice)
American Dad!
Dream Girl (voice)
Filmography
Trash Mountain
2026
as Abbi
Merv
2025
as Anna Finch
Harold and the Purple Crayon
2024
as Terry
Dreamin' Wild
2023
as Nancy
Trolls Band Together
2023
as Bridget (voice)
What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel
2023
as Self
About Last Night
2022
as Self
Trixie Motel
2022
as Self
StoryBots: Answer Time
2022
as Cat Burglar
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022
as Self - Guest
The Celebrity Dating Game
2021
as Self - Host
Physical
2021
as Kelly Kilmartin
Trolls World Tour
2020
as Bridget (voice)
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
2020
as Self (archive footage)
Gone Mental with Lior
2020
as Self
Celebrity IOU
2020
as Self
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
2019
as Self
Tamron Hall
2019
as Self - Guest
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
2019
as Self
The Kelly Clarkson Show
2019
as Self - Guest
Trolls Holiday
2017
as Bridget (voice)
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
2017
as Self
Trolls
2016
as Bridget (voice)
The Driftless Area
2015
as Stella
Rock the Kasbah
2015
as Ronnie
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event
2015
as Self
The Late Late Show with James Corden
2015
as Self - Musical Guest
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self - Guest
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
2013
as Jessica 'Jess' Day
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2012
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
2012
as Self
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
2012
as Self - Guest Judge
Your Highness
2011
as Belladonna
These Amazing Shadows
2011
as Self
Our Idiot Brother
2011
as Natalie Rochlin
Winnie the Pooh
2011
as additional voice
New Girl
2011
as Jessica 'Jess' Day
Who Do You Think You Are?
2010
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self
Conan
2010
as Self - Musical Guest
Conan
2010
as Self - Guest
(500) Days of Summer
2009
as Summer
Top Chef Masters
2009
as Herself - Guest
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
Yes Man
2008
as Renee Allison
The Happening
2008
as Alma Moore
Gigantic
2008
as Happy
Visions of 'The Happening'
2008
as Self
The Happening: A Day for Night
2008
as Self
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
2008
as Self
Bridge to Terabithia
2007
as Ms. Edmunds
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2007
as Dorothy Evans
The Good Life
2007
as Frances
Surf's Up
2007
as Lani Aliikai (voice)
Flakes
2007
as Miss Pussy Katz
The Go-Getter
2007
as Kate
Raving
2007
as Katie
Tin Man
2007
as DG
Live Free or Die
2006
as Cheryl
Failure to Launch
2006
as Kit
Winter Passing
2006
as Reese Holden
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2005
as Trillian
Once Upon A Mattress
2005
as Lady Larken
Celebrity Mix
2005
as Self (archive footage)
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2005
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
American Dad!
2005
as French Maid / Candy Striper Stripper (voice)
American Dad!
2005
as Dream Girl (voice)
Bones
2005
as Margaret Whitesell
Eulogy
2004
as Kate Collins
Players in Pigtails
2004
Cracking Up
2004
as Heidi
Elf
2003
as Jovie
All the Real Girls
2003
as Noel
Whatever We Do
2003
as Nikki
House Hunting
2003
as Christy
It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All
2003
as Gas Station Girl
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Musical Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self - Musical Guest
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003
as Self - Guest
Big Trouble
2002
as Jenny Herk
The New Guy
2002
as Nora
The Good Girl
2002
as Cheryl
Manic
2002
as Tracy
Abandon
2002
as Samantha Harper
Sweet Friggin' Daisies
2002
as Zelda
Live from E!
2002
as Self
Almost Famous
2000
as Anita Miller
Mumford
1999
as Nessa Watkins
Teen Choice Awards
1999
as Self - Presenter
White House Christmas
1998
as Self - Host
Veronica's Closet
1997
as Elena
Frasier
1993
as Jen
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
The Simpsons
1989
as Mary Spuckler (voice)
The Simpsons
1989
as Quirk Girl (voice)
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self - Guest
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
Saturday Night Live
1975
as Self - Host