Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel

1980-01-17 Los Angeles, California, USA 56 Credits

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, f...

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Harold and the Purple Crayon

Harold and the Purple Crayon

2024

as Terry

6.7
Acting

Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book's pages a...

Trolls Band Together

Trolls Band Together

2023

as Bridget (voice)

7.3
Acting

When Branch's brother, Floyd, is kidnapped for his musical talents by a pair of nefarious pop-star villains, Branch and Poppy embark on a harrowing an...

Dreamin' Wild

Dreamin' Wild

2023

as Nancy

5.9
Acting

The true story of the Emerson family and the tumult that followed the success of their self-recorded pop-funk album of the same name, which went large...

Trolls World Tour

Trolls World Tour

2020

as Bridget (voice)

7.3
Acting

Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes ...

The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show

The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show

2019

as Self

6.8
Acting

Join Kacey Musgraves for a holiday variety show featuring new songs, time-honored classics, and a rotating cast of celebrity friends.

Trolls Holiday

Trolls Holiday

2017

as Bridget (voice)

6.7
Acting

When the eternally optimistic Poppy, queen of the Trolls, learns that the Bergens no longer have any holidays on their calendar, she enlists the help ...

Trolls

Trolls

2016

as Bridget (voice)

6.6
Acting

After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set o...

Rock the Kasbah

Rock the Kasbah

2015

as Ronnie

5.4
Acting

A washed-up music producer finds one last shot at redemption with a golden-voiced young girl in Afghanistan. However, when jealousy gets the better of...

Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event

Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event

2015

as Self

8.0
Acting

In his Soundstage special, Brian Wilson performs hits from his illustrious award-winning career as a Beach Boy, as well as selections from his new alb...

The Driftless Area

The Driftless Area

2015

as Stella

5.1
Acting

Pierre Hunter, a bartender with unyielding optimism, returns to his tiny hometown after his parents' death. When he falls for the enigmatic Stella, Pi...

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

2013

as Narrator (voice)

6.6
Acting

Revisits President John F. Kennedy's presidential legacy through 21 of the more than 800,000 condolence letters written to Jackie Kennedy after JFK's ...

Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

2012

as Self

2.0
Acting

Charming, intelligent and iconoclastic, Ben Lee is an Australian singer-songwriter whose creative growth since his early adolescence has undergone alm...

FOX 25th Anniversary Special

FOX 25th Anniversary Special

2012

as Self (voice) (uncredited)

7.3
Acting

A special celebrating FOX's 25 years on the air. Highlights from iconic series and tributes to memorable moments, as well as celebrities honoring the ...

Our Idiot Brother

Our Idiot Brother

2011

as Natalie Rochlin

6.2
Acting

Everybody has one—the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda an...

Your Highness

Your Highness

2011

as Belladonna

5.3
Acting

A fantasy movie about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a quest in order to save their father's kingdom.

Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh

2011

as additional voice

6.9
Acting

During an ordinary day in Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh sets out to find some honey. Misinterpreting a note from Christopher Robin, Owl convinces...

Winnie the Pooh

Winnie the Pooh

2011

Songs

6.9

During an ordinary day in Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh sets out to find some honey. Misinterpreting a note from Christopher Robin, Owl convinces...

These Amazing Shadows

These Amazing Shadows

2011

as Self

7.4
Acting

Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and inde...

(500) Days of Summer

(500) Days of Summer

2009

as Summer

7.3
Acting

Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their ...

Yes Man

Yes Man

2008

as Renee Allison

6.7
Acting

Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere, signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say yes to everything…and anything.

Visions of 'The Happening'

Visions of 'The Happening'

2008

as Herself

Acting

This making-of features additional background on the original ideas for the film. Shyamalan discusses his initial inspiration to make the ultimate B-m...

The Happening: Elements of a Scene

The Happening: Elements of a Scene

2008

as Self

Acting

This making-of is a feature that examines some of the story boarding and Pre-Viz sequences for the film, and moves onto the physical creation of the s...

The Happening: A Day for Night

The Happening: A Day for Night

2008

as Self

Acting

This making-of is an interesting, candid look at how the director operates during a typical day during principal photography.

Gigantic

Gigantic

2008

as Happy

5.7
Acting

Young mattress salesman Brian decides to adopt a baby from China but is distracted when he forms a relationship with quirky, wealthy Harriet whom he m...

The Happening

The Happening

2008

as Alma Moore

5.4
Acting

When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated citie...

Flakes

Flakes

2007

as Miss Pussy Katz

5.1
Acting

Aspiring rock musician Neal Downs manages a cereal bar. Stylish Miss Pussy Katz is the creator of radically-themed art clothing. When the cereal bar, ...

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

2007

as Dorothy Evans

7.0
Acting

Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous o...

Surf's Up

Surf's Up

2007

as Lani Aliikai (voice)

6.5
Acting

A young surfer enters his first contest, hoping a win will earn him respect. But an encounter with a laid-back local forces him to rethink his values.

Raving

Raving

2007

as Katie

6.7
Acting

In New York City, a young woman forms a curious bond with a lonely older man after they encounter one another on a street corner.

Bridge to Terabithia

Bridge to Terabithia

2007

as Ms. Edmunds

7.3
Acting

Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. D...

The Go-Getter

The Go-Getter

2007

as Kate

6.2
Acting

When his mother dies, a teenager takes a road-trip in a stolen car to find his long-lost brother. Along the way he discovers a profound connection wit...

The Good Life

The Good Life

2007

as Frances

6.5
Acting

A movie about the travails of Jason (Mark Webber), a young gas station attendant and movie projectionist living in Nebraska. His encounters with vario...

Live Free or Die

Live Free or Die

2006

as Cheryl

5.2
Acting

It's not the crime, it's the cover-up. In small-town, hard-scrabble New Hampshire, foul-mouthed all-talk slacker John "Rugged" Rudgate fancies himself...

Failure to Launch

Failure to Launch

2006

as Kit

5.8
Acting

At 35, Tripp has an interesting job, a hip car, a passion for sailing, an active dating life, and a great house - trouble is, he still lives with his ...

Winter Passing

Winter Passing

2006

as Reese Holden

6.1
Acting

Actress Reese Holden has been offered a small fortune by a book editor if she can secure for publication the love letters that her father, a reclusive...

Once Upon A Mattress

Once Upon A Mattress

2005

as Lady Larken

5.8
Acting

Queen Aggravain has ruled that none may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless marries. However, she has managed to sabotage every princess that come a...

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'

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

Acting

An in-depth examination of the complete production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

2005

as Self

Acting

Documentary charting the rise of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy from its original guise as a radio series through to becoming a Hollywood blockb...

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

2005

as Trillian

6.7
Acting

Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a res...

Celebrity Mix

2005

as Self (archive footage)

Acting

These eight short films range from hysterically funny to wickedly suspenseful, and feature some of Hollywood's biggest names. Includes short films Lau...

Eulogy

Eulogy

2004

as Kate Collins

6.4
Acting

A black comedy that follows three generations of a family, who come together for the funeral of the patriarch - unveiling a litany of family secrets a...

Players In Pigtails

Players In Pigtails

2004

Acting

Katie Casey was baseball mad. Had the fever and had it bad. A story that celebrates a brave girl's love of the game as she works to become a player in...

Elf

Elf

2003

as Jovie

6.7
Acting

When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's help...

House Hunting

House Hunting

2003

as Christy

4.3
Acting

You can get it for a steal!

It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All

2003

as Gas Station Girl

Acting

A 2003 Canadian Movie directed by Marcel Sarmiento

All the Real Girls

All the Real Girls

2003

as Noel

5.9
Acting

In a sleepy little mill town in North Carolina, Paul is the town Romeo. But when his best friend's sister returns home from boarding school, he finds ...

Whatever We Do

Whatever We Do

2003

as Nikki

4.3
Acting

Twenty margaritas and 10 shots of tequila, with a few ounces of debauchery, bring four friends closer to the truth than they have been for years.

Abandon

Abandon

2002

as Samantha Harper

4.8
Acting

A psychological thriller about a senior at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under enormous pressure to complete her thesis and earn a t...

Sweet Friggin' Daisies

Sweet Friggin' Daisies

2002

as Zelda

8.0
Acting

A couple spend a last night together before she has to leave him.

The New Guy

The New Guy

2002

as Nora

5.9
Acting

Nerdy high school senior Dizzy Harrison has finally gotten lucky -- after purposely getting expelled, he takes lessons in 'badass cool' from a convict...

Big Trouble

Big Trouble

2002

as Jenny Herk

6.1
Acting

The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street t...

The Good Girl

The Good Girl

2002

as Cheryl

6.2
Acting

A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.

Manic

Manic

2001

as Tracy

6.9
Acting

Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution where he encounters a group of equal...

Almost Famous

Almost Famous

2000

as Anita Miller

7.5
Acting

In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone ma...

Mumford

Mumford

1999

as Nessa Watkins

6.5
Acting

When a would-be psychologist, curiously named Dr. Mumford, comes to the idyllic town of the same name and offers his talent for listening and a disarm...

Merv

N/A

as Anna

Acting

A contemporary comedy about ex-couple Russ and Anna, who discover that Merv – the dog they share custody of – has become depressed due to their breaki...