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Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel is an American actress that starred as Jess Day on the series "New Girl" on FOX for seven seasons. She has also appeared in "Yes Man" and "Elf."Her father is cinematographer Caleb Deschanel and her sister is "Bones" actress Emily Deschanel.


Aliases
  • Zooey Claire Deschanel
English

New Girl

2011
as Jessica "Jess" Day

(500) Days of Summer

2009
as Summer Finn

Bridge to Terabithia

2007
as Ms. Edmunds

Yes Man

2008
as Renee Allison

Trolls

2016
as Bridget (voice)

Elf

2003
as Jovie

Surf's Up

2007
as Lani Aliikai (voice)

Almost Famous

2000
as Anita Miller

The Happening

2008
as Alma Moore

Trolls Holiday

2017
as Bridget (voice)

Trolls World Tour

2020
as Bridget (voice)

Physical

2021
as Kelly

Abandon

2002
as Samantha Harper

Big Trouble

2002
as Jenny Herk

Eulogy

2004
as Kate Collins

The Good Life

2007
as Frances

The New Guy

2002
as Nora

Winter Passing

2006
as Reese Holden

The Good Girl

2002
as Cheryl

The Offspring - Complete Music Video Collection

2005
as Self (segment "She's Got Issues")

Whatever We Do

2003
as Nikki

Raving

2007
as Katie

Gigantic

2008
as Happy

Our Idiot Brother

2011
as Natalie Rochlin

Manic

2001
as Tracy

Tin Man

2007
as DG

Once Upon A Mattress

2005
as Lady Larken

House Hunting

2003
as Christy

Mumford

1999
as Nessa Watkins

Flakes

2007
as Miss Pussy Katz

Your Highness

2011
as Belladonna

Rock the Kasbah

2015
as Ronnie

Director

Episode Your Food’s Roots
Zooey Deschanel Addresses Overfishing
2017
Episode Your Food’s Roots
Zooey Deschanel on What's In Your Bread
2017
Episode Your Food’s Roots
Zooey Deschanel Tackles Organic Vs Non-Organic Foods
2017
Episode Your Food’s Roots
Zooey Deschanel Looks for Alternatives to Meat
2017
Episode Your Food’s Roots
Zooey Deschanel on How Far Your Food Travels to Get to Your Plate
2017
Episode Your Food’s Roots
Zooey Deschanel On Why We Should Save Our Bees
2018
Episode Your Food’s Roots
Zooey Deschanel on What’s In Your Olive Oil
2018
Episode Your Food’s Roots
Zooey Deschanel On How Climate Change Is Affecting Our Wine
2018
Episode Your Food’s Roots
Zooey Deschanel on What's In Your Vitamins
2018
Episode Your Food’s Roots
Episode 5
2018
Episode New Girl
House Hunt
2016

Writer

Episode Your Food’s Roots
Zooey Deschanel Addresses Overfishing
2017
Episode Your Food’s Roots
Zooey Deschanel on What's In Your Bread
2017
Episode Your Food’s Roots
Zooey Deschanel Tackles Organic Vs Non-Organic Foods
2017
Episode Your Food’s Roots
Zooey Deschanel Looks for Alternatives to Meat
2017
Episode Your Food’s Roots
Zooey Deschanel on How Far Your Food Travels to Get to Your Plate
2017
Episode Your Food’s Roots
Zooey Deschanel On Why We Should Save Our Bees
2018
Episode Your Food’s Roots
Zooey Deschanel on What’s In Your Olive Oil
2018
Episode Your Food’s Roots
Zooey Deschanel On How Climate Change Is Affecting Our Wine
2018
Episode Your Food’s Roots
Zooey Deschanel on What's In Your Vitamins
2018
Episode Your Food’s Roots
Episode 5
2018

Host

Episode A White House Christmas
White House Christmas 2022
2022

Guest Star

Episode The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
Larry King, Zooey Deschanel, Playing For Change
2009
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Zooey Deschanel; Adhir Kalyan
2013
Episode Frasier
Kissing Cousin
2002
Episode Making the Video
Idiot Boyfriend
2002
Episode Conan (2010)
The Fast & the Dealing-with-Their-Fury-Through-Journaling 6
2013
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Zooey Deschanel, Brian Austin Green, Adele
2008
Episode Saturday Night Live
Zooey Deschanel/Karmin
2012
Episode Today
October 20, 2015
2015
Episode Real Time with Bill Maher
Episode 447
2018
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Zooey Deschanel, Snoop Dogg
2018
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Zooey Deschanel; Steven Seagal; Shinedown
2012
Episode The Late Late Show with James Corden
Mark Consuelos, Zooey Deschanel, Kenny Chesney
2016
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Zooey Deschanel, Guillermo Diaz, Charlie Wilson
2015
Episode The Late Late Show with James Corden
Zooey Deschanel, John Mulaney, Arctic Monkeys
2018
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Zooey Deschanel, Ed Weeks
2013
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Zooey Deschanel, Glasvegas
2009
Episode Real Time with Bill Maher
Overtime - January 26, 2018
2018
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Zooey Deschanel, Lance Krall
2009
Episode Conan (2010)
Zooey Deschanel, Breckin Meyer, Beck
2014
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Zooey Deschanel, Vera Farmiga
2014
Episode The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Jake Gyllenhaal, Paul Reubens, She & Him, George Clinton
2014
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Dwayne Johnson, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, She & Him
2019
Episode StoryBots: Answer Time
Keys
2022
Episode American Dad!
Independent Movie
2013
Episode Carpool Karaoke: The Series
Zooey Deschanel & Jonathan Scott
2022
Episode Chelsea Lately
Zooey Deschanel
2011
Episode Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Zooey Deschanel, Tony Bennett, Zac Brown Band
2012
Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Zooey Deschanel; Lisa Lampanelli; Donald Fagen
2012
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Zooey Deschanel; Chris Elliott; Frank Turner
2013
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Zooey Deschanel, Neil Gaiman, Amanda Palmer
2011
Episode Trolls: The Beat Goes On!
Trolls
2016
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Zooey Deschanel, Ben Stein, Glass Animals
2016
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Zooey Deschanel/Trace Adkins
2006
Episode Conan (2010)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of… Wait, This Isn't a Temple it's a Wal★mart!
2011
Episode Drunk History
Drunk History Vol. 5 - Feat. Will Ferrell, Don Cheadle & Zooey Deschanel
2010
Episode The Late Late Show with James Corden
Morgan Freeman, Zooey Deschanel, Tim Roth
2016
Episode Trixie Motel
Flower Power
2022
Episode The Simpsons
Apocalypse Cow
2008
Episode The Late Late Show with James Corden
Julia Roberts, Jason Momoa, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, She & Him
2018
Episode Weeds
Mile Deep and a Foot Wide
2006
Episode The Simpsons
Love is a Many-Splintered Thing
2013
Episode Weeds
Yeah, Like Tomatoes
2006
Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Zooey Deschanel; Jim Gaffigan; Pistol Annies; Todd Rundgren
2013
Episode Today
October 30, 2014
2014
Episode Conan (2010)
The All-Girl Sausage Party
2013
Episode The Simpsons
Moonshine River
2012
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Zooey Deschanel, Jim Cummings
2011
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Zooey Deschanel; Maggie Grace; Electric Approach
2012
Episode Bones
The Goop on the Girl
2009
Episode Cracking Up
Birds Do It
2004
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Zooey Deschanel, Chris Hardwick
2011
Episode Weeds
Doing the Backstroke
2007
Episode The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson
Zooey Deschanel, Patrick Warburton
2012
Episode Conan (2010)
Ted Nugent and Quentin Tarantino Present: Django Wango Tango
2013
Episode Late Show with David Letterman
Chris Pine; Tom Dreesen; She & Him
2013
Episode Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Zooey Deschanel, Sam Richardson, Kodak Black
2021