Actor

Zooey Deschanel

Contemporaryb. 1980ComedyDramaRomanceDocumentary

Comic Visionary

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Known For

55 acting credits

as Summer

(500) Days of Summer

as Summer

2009

(500) Days of Summer

as Ms. Edmunds

Bridge to Terabithia

as Ms. Edmunds

2007

Bridge to Terabithia

Filmography

2025MervAnna Finch5.8 2024Harold and the Purple CrayonTerry6.7 2023Dreamin' WildNancy6.1 2023Trolls Band TogetherBridget (voice)7.3 2020Trolls World TourBridget (voice)7.2 2019The Kacey Musgraves Christmas ShowSelf7.1

About

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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