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.
Filmography
Cast Credits

Harold and the Purple Crayon
Character: Terry
MOVIE • 2024

Trolls Band Together
Character: Bridget (voice)
MOVIE • 2023

Dreamin' Wild
Character: Nancy
MOVIE • 2023

What Am I Eating? With Zooey Deschanel
Character: Self
TV • 2023

StoryBots: Answer Time
Character: Cat Burglar
TV • 2022

Trixie Motel
Character: Self
TV • 2022

About Last Night
Character: Self
TV • 2022

Physical
Character: Kelly Kilmartin
TV • 2021

The Celebrity Dating Game
Character: Self - Host
TV • 2021

The Holiday Movies That Made Us
Character: Self (archive footage)
TV • 2020

Celebrity IOU
Character: Self
TV • 2020

Gone Mental with Lior
Character: Self
TV • 2020

Trolls World Tour
Character: Bridget (voice)
MOVIE • 2020

The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
Character: Self
MOVIE • 2019

Tamron Hall
Character: Self - Guest
TV • 2019

The Kelly Clarkson Show
Character: Self
TV • 2019

Today with Hoda & Jenna
Character: Self
TV • 2019

Trolls Holiday
Character: Bridget (voice)
MOVIE • 2017

Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Character: Self
TV • 2017

Trolls
Character: Bridget (voice)
MOVIE • 2016
Crew