Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel Movies and TV Shows

Zooey Claire Deschanel (born January 17, 1980) is an American actress, model, and singer-songwriter. She made her film debut in Mumford (1999) and next obtained 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). She has ventured into more dramatic territory with Manic (2001), All the Real Girls (2003), Winter Passing (2005), and Bridge to Terabithia (2007). From 2011 to 2018, she played Jessica Day on the Fox sitcom New Girl, for which she received an Emmy Award nomination and three Golden Globe Award nominations. For a few years starting in 2001, Deschanel performed in the jazz cabaret act If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies with actress Samantha Shelton. In 2006, Deschanel teamed up with M. Ward to form She & Him, and subsequently released their debut album, Volume One, in 2008. They have since released five albums: Volume Two, in 2010, A Very She & Him Christmas in 2011, Volume 3 in 2013, Classics in 2014, and Christmas Party in 2016. She received a Grammy Award nomination for Best Song Written for Visual Media for "So Long", which was featured in the 2011 film Winnie the Pooh soundtrack. Besides singing, she plays keyboards, percussion, banjo, and ukulele. Deschanel is also a co-founder of the female-focused website HelloGiggles, which was acquired by Time, Inc. in 2015.

Personal info

  • Gender: Female
  • Date of birth: 17/01/1980 (44 years old)
  • Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
  • nationality: American
  • height: 1.68 m
  • Net worth: $25,000,000
  • twitter: ZooeyDeschanel
  • instagram: zooeydeschanel
Year
Genre
IMDB
TMDB
Available on the following streaming services in the UK
2024

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.7
70%
Trolls Band Together
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 73%
role:
Bridget (voice)
2023

Animation

Comedy

Family

Music

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.0
73%
Trolls World Tour
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 73%
role:
Bridget (voice)
2020

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Music

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1
73%
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 76%
role:
Herself
Not available
2019

Music

7.2
76%
Not available
Trolls Holiday
IMDB 6.1
TMDB 67%
role:
Bridget (voice)
2017

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Music

TV Movie

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.1
67%
Trolls
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 67%
role:
Bridget (voice)
2016

Adventure

Animation

Comedy

Family

Music

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.4
67%
2015

Comedy

Music

War & Politics

5.5
54%
2015

Crime

Drama

Mystery

5.3
51%
New Girl
IMDB 7.8
TMDB 73%
role:
Jessica 'Jess' Day & 1 more
2011

Comedy

7.8
73%
Our Idiot Brother
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 62%
role:
Natalie & 1 more
2011

Comedy

Drama

6.4
62%
Winnie the Pooh
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 69%
role:
Original Music Composer
2011

Animation

Family

7.1
69%
Your Highness
IMDB 5.5
TMDB 53%
role:
Belladonna
2011

Adventure

Comedy

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.5
53%
2011

Documentary

7.6
75%
2009

Comedy

Drama

Romance

7.7
73%
Yes Man
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 66%
role:
Renee Allison
2008

Comedy

6.8
66%
Gigantic
IMDB 6.0
TMDB 57%
role:
Happy
2008

Comedy

Romance

6.0
57%
The Happening
IMDB 5.0
TMDB 53%
role:
Alma Moore
2008

Thriller

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

5.0
53%
2007

Action

Drama

Western

7.5
71%
Surf's Up
IMDB 6.7
TMDB 63%
role:
Lani Aliikai (voice)
2007

Animation

Comedy

Family

6.7
63%
Bridge to Terabithia
IMDB 7.2
TMDB 73%
role:
Ms. Edmunds
2007

Adventure

Drama

Family

7.2
73%
The Good Life
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 65%
role:
Frances
Not available
2007

Comedy

Drama

6.4
65%
Not available
2006

Comedy

5.7
58%
Winter Passing
IMDB 6.2
TMDB 64%
role:
Reese Holden
2006

Comedy

Drama

6.2
64%
2005

Adventure

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

6.7
67%
Eulogy
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 66%
role:
Kate Collins
2004

Comedy

Drama

6.4
66%
Elf
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 67%
role:
Jovie
2003

Comedy

Family

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

7.1
67%
2003

Drama

Romance

6.7
61%
Abandon
IMDB 4.8
TMDB 47%
role:
Samantha Harper
2002

Drama

Mystery

Thriller

4.8
47%
2002

Comedy

Family

5.8
59%
Big Trouble
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 62%
role:
Jenny Herk
2002

Action

Comedy

Mystery

Thriller

6.4
62%
The Good Girl
IMDB 6.4
TMDB 63%
role:
Cheryl
2002

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.4
63%
Manic
IMDB 7.1
TMDB 68%
role:
Tracy
Not available
2001

Drama

7.1
68%
Not available
Almost Famous
IMDB 7.9
TMDB 75%
role:
Anita Miller
2000

Drama

Music

7.9
75%
Mumford
IMDB 6.8
TMDB 65%
role:
Nessa Watkins
1999

Comedy

Drama

Romance

6.8
65%

FAQs

Some movies or TV shows available in the UK starring or involving Zooey Deschanel are, for example, Harold and the Purple Crayon, Trolls Band Together and Trolls World Tour.
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