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Zooey Deschanel · Movie List

Zooey Deschanel

Actor

Born January 17, 1980 in 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.

Acting

Trash Mountain
Film, 2026
as Abbi
Merv
Film, 2025
as Anna Finch
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Film, 2024
as Terry
Trolls Band Together
Film, 2023
as Bridget (voice)
Dreamin' Wild
Film, 2023
as Nancy
StoryBots: Answer Time
TV series, 2022
as Cat Burglar
Physical
TV series, 2021
as Kelly Kilmartin
Trolls World Tour
Film, 2020
as Bridget (voice)
Trolls Holiday
Film, 2017
as Bridget (voice)
Trolls
Film, 2016
as Bridget (voice)
Rock the Kasbah
Film, 2015
as Ronnie
The Driftless Area
Film, 2015
as Stella
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
TV series, 2013
as Jessica 'Jess' Day
New Girl
TV series, 2011
as Jessica 'Jess' Day
Our Idiot Brother
Film, 2011
as Natalie Rochlin
Your Highness
Film, 2011
as Belladonna
Winnie the Pooh
Film, 2011
as additional voice
(500) Days of Summer
Film, 2009
as Summer
Yes Man
Film, 2008
as Renee Allison
Gigantic
Film, 2008
as Happy
The Happening
Film, 2008
as Alma Moore
The Go-Getter
Film, 2008
as Kate
Flakes
Film, 2007
as Miss Pussy Katz
Tin Man
TV series, 2007
as DG
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
Film, 2007
as Dorothy Evans
Surf's Up
Film, 2007
as Lani Aliikai (voice)
Raving
Film, 2007
as Katie
Bridge to Terabithia
Film, 2007
as Ms. Edmunds
The Good Life
Film, 2007
as Frances
Live Free or Die
Film, 2006
as Cheryl

Directed

New Girl
TV series, 2011