Acting credits
97
Prolific
Very extensive acting filmography.
Actor
Zooey Deschanel
Acting
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
4.3
Moderate attention
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Movies: 56Series: 42Crew credits: 4
TMDB ID: 11664
IMDb ID: nm0221046
Known for: Acting
Born: January 17, 1980
Age: 46
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Female
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1975 - 2026
Years active: 52
Average TMDB rating: 6.37
Wikidata: Q191719
Also known as
Zooey Claire Deschanel
Other jobs
Songs (2)Executive Producer (1)Producer (1)
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, 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.
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Movies
Movie credits linked with Zooey Deschanel.
Trash Mountain
as Abbi
2026 Movie
Merv
as Anna Finch
2025 Movie
Harold and the Purple Crayon
as Terry
2024 Movie
Trolls Band Together
as Bridget (voice)
2023 Movie
Dreamin' Wild
as Nancy
2023 Movie
Snoopy Presents: Lucy's School
Songs
2022 Movie
Trolls World Tour
as Bridget (voice)
2020 Movie
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
as Self
2019 Movie
Trolls Holiday
as Bridget (voice)
2017 Movie
Trolls
as Bridget (voice)
2016 Movie
Rock the Kasbah
as Ronnie
2015 Movie
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event
as Self
2015 Movie
The Driftless Area
as Stella
2015 Movie
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2013 Movie
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
as Self
2012 Movie
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
as Self (voice) (uncredited)
2012 Movie
Our Idiot Brother
as Natalie Rochlin
2011 Movie
Your Highness
as Belladonna
2011 Movie
Winnie the Pooh
as additional voice
2011 Movie
These Amazing Shadows
as Self
2011 Movie
(500) Days of Summer
as Summer
2009 Movie
Yes Man
as Renee Allison
2008 Movie
Visions of 'The Happening'
as Self
2008 Movie
The Happening: A Day for Night
as Self
2008 Movie
Series
Series credits linked with Zooey Deschanel.
What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel
as Self • 6 eps
2023 Series
StoryBots: Answer Time
as Cat Burglar • 1 eps
2022 Series
The Jennifer Hudson Show
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2022 Series
Trixie Motel
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
About Last Night
as Self • 1 eps
2022 Series
Physical
as Kelly Kilmartin • 7 eps
2021 Series
The Celebrity Dating Game
as Self - Host • 8 eps
2021 Series
The Holiday Movies That Made Us
as Self (archive footage) • 1 eps
2020 Series
Celebrity IOU
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
Gone Mental with Lior
as Self • 1 eps
2020 Series
The Kelly Clarkson Show
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2019 Series
The Tamron Hall Show
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2019 Series
Today with Jenna & Sheinelle
as Self • 1 eps
2019 Series
Carpool Karaoke: The Series
as Self • 2 eps
2017 Series
The Late Late Show with James Corden
as Self - Musical Guest • 1 eps
2015 Series
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self • 1 eps
2014 Series
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self - Guest • 1 eps
2014 Series
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
as Jessica 'Jess' Day • 1 eps
2013 Series
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2012 Series
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2012 Series
New Girl
as Jessica 'Jess' Day • 146 eps
2011 Series
Conan
as Self • 2 eps
2010 Series
Who Do You Think You Are?
as Self • 1 eps
2010 Series
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest • 2 eps
2009 Series