person

Zooey Deschanel

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Gender

Female

Birthday

1980-01-17

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Zooey Deschanel

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.

Also Known For

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Bridge to Terabithia

Feb 15, 2007

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Big Trouble

Apr 05, 2002

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Yes Man

Dec 09, 2008

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Almost Famous

Sep 15, 2000

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Elf

Nov 07, 2003

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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford

Sep 20, 2007

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The New Guy

May 10, 2002

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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

Apr 28, 2005

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The Good Life

Jan 20, 2007

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Mumford

Sep 24, 1999

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Live Free or Die

Mar 11, 2006

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Dreamin' Wild

Aug 04, 2023

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Failure to Launch

Mar 10, 2006

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The Happening

Jun 11, 2008

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Surf's Up

Jun 08, 2007

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Flakes

Dec 19, 2007

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The Good Girl

Jan 12, 2002

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The Go-Getter

Jan 22, 2007

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All the Real Girls

Feb 14, 2003

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Winter Passing

Feb 07, 2006

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Trolls Band Together

Oct 12, 2023

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Manic

Jan 27, 2001

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Gigantic

Sep 09, 2008

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Abandon

Oct 14, 2002

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Your Highness

Apr 08, 2011

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Eulogy

Oct 15, 2004

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Sweet Friggin' Daisies

Oct 01, 2002

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Once Upon A Mattress

Dec 18, 2005

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Celebrity Mix

Jan 17, 2005

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(500) Days of Summer

Jul 17, 2009

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These Amazing Shadows

Jan 22, 2011

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FOX 25th Anniversary Special

Apr 22, 2012

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Our Idiot Brother

Aug 26, 2011

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Whatever We Do

Jan 16, 2003

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Players In Pigtails

Jan 01, 2004

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Ben Lee: Catch My Disease

Nov 06, 2012

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House Hunting

May 07, 2003

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Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy

Jun 19, 2013

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The Driftless Area

Apr 18, 2015

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Rock the Kasbah

Oct 22, 2015

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Merv

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Harold and the Purple Crayon

Jul 31, 2024

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Raving

Apr 29, 2007

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Trolls

Oct 13, 2016

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Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event

Oct 11, 2015

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Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'

Jul 05, 2005

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Trolls Holiday

Nov 01, 2017

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

Apr 01, 2003

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The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show

Nov 29, 2019

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Visions of 'The Happening'

Oct 07, 2008

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The Happening: A Day for Night

Oct 07, 2008

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The Happening: Elements of a Scene

Oct 07, 2008

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Trolls World Tour

Mar 11, 2020

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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'

Sep 05, 2005

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Winnie the Pooh

Apr 06, 2011

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The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

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New Girl

Sep 20, 2011

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American Dad!

Feb 06, 2005

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The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

May 25, 1992

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Frasier

Sep 16, 1993

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The Holiday Movies That Made Us

Dec 01, 2020

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Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Sep 13, 1993

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Cracking Up

Mar 09, 2004

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Tin Man

Dec 02, 2007

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LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Sep 05, 1988

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Tamron Hall

Sep 09, 2019

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The Celebrity Dating Game

Jun 14, 2021

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Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

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Saturday Night Live

Oct 11, 1975

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What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel

May 23, 2023

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E! Live from the Red Carpet

Jan 13, 2002

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Gone Mental with Lior

Apr 06, 2020

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American Dad!

Feb 06, 2005

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Late Night with Seth Meyers

Feb 25, 2014

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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

Oct 22, 2012

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Bones

Sep 13, 2005

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Top Chef Masters

Jun 10, 2009

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Brooklyn Nine-Nine

Sep 17, 2013

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About Last Night

Feb 10, 2022

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Physical

Jun 18, 2021

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Who Do You Think You Are?

Mar 05, 2010

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

Sep 09, 2019

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Veronica's Closet

Sep 25, 1997

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Trixie Motel

Jun 03, 2022

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Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

Jul 16, 2009

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jan 26, 2003

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StoryBots: Answer Time

Nov 21, 2022

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RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED

Oct 23, 2012

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Real Time with Bill Maher

Feb 21, 2003

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Carpool Karaoke: The Series

Aug 08, 2017

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Conan

Nov 08, 2010

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Celebrity IOU

Apr 13, 2020

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White House Christmas

Dec 20, 1998

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Jimmy Kimmel Live!

Jan 26, 2003

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Today with Hoda & Jenna

Apr 08, 2019

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The Simpsons

Dec 17, 1989

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The Kelly Clarkson Show

Sep 09, 2019