Zooey Deschanel
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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.
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Complete Filmography & Verdicts
| Year | Movie | Character | Rating | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Merv | Anna Finch | FLOP | |
| 2024 | Harold and the Purple Crayon | Terry | HIT | |
| 2023 | Trolls Band Together | Bridget (voice) | HIT | |
| 2023 | Dreamin' Wild | Nancy | FLOP | |
| 2020 | Trolls World Tour | Bridget (voice) | HIT | |
| 2019 | The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show | Self | HIT | |
| 2017 | Trolls Holiday | Bridget (voice) | HIT | |
| 2016 | Trolls | Bridget (voice) | HIT | |
| 2015 | Rock the Kasbah | Ronnie | FLOP | |
| 2015 | Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event | Self | HIT | |
| 2015 | The Driftless Area | Stella | FLOP | |
| 2013 | Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy | Self - Letter Reader | HIT | |
| 2012 | Ben Lee: Catch My Disease | Self | FLOP | |
| 2012 | FOX 25th Anniversary Special | Self (voice) (uncredited) | HIT | |
| 2011 | Our Idiot Brother | Natalie Rochlin | FLOP | |
| 2011 | Your Highness | Belladonna | FLOP | |
| 2011 | Winnie the Pooh | additional voice | HIT | |
| 2011 | These Amazing Shadows | Self | HIT | |
| 2009 | (500) Days of Summer | Summer | HIT | |
| 2008 | Yes Man | Renee Allison | HIT | |
| 2008 | Gigantic | Happy | FLOP | |
| 2008 | The Happening | Alma Moore | FLOP | |
| 2007 | Flakes | Miss Pussy Katz | FLOP | |
| 2007 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Dorothy Evans | HIT | |
| 2007 | Surf's Up | Lani Aliikai (voice) | HIT | |
| 2007 | Raving | Katie | HIT | |
| 2007 | Bridge to Terabithia | Ms. Edmunds | HIT | |
| 2007 | The Go-Getter | Kate | FLOP | |
| 2007 | The Good Life | Frances | HIT | |
| 2006 | Live Free or Die | Cheryl | FLOP | |
| 2006 | Failure to Launch | Kit | FLOP | |
| 2006 | Winter Passing | Reese Holden | FLOP | |
| 2005 | Once Upon A Mattress | Lady Larken | FLOP | |
| 2005 | Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy' | Self | FLOP | |
| 2005 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Trillian | HIT | |
| 2005 | Celebrity Mix | Self (archive footage) | FLOP | |
| 2004 | Eulogy | Kate Collins | FLOP | |
| 2004 | Players in Pigtails | - | FLOP | |
| 2003 | Elf | Jovie | HIT | |
| 2003 | House Hunting | Christy | FLOP | |
| 2003 | All the Real Girls | Noel | FLOP | |
| 2003 | Whatever We Do | Nikki | FLOP | |
| 2002 | Abandon | Samantha Harper | FLOP | |
| 2002 | Sweet Friggin' Daisies | Zelda | HIT | |
| 2002 | The Good Girl | Cheryl | FLOP | |
| 2002 | The New Guy | Nora | FLOP | |
| 2002 | Big Trouble | Jenny Herk | FLOP | |
| 2001 | Manic | Tracy | HIT | |
| 2000 | Almost Famous | Anita Miller | HIT | |
| 1999 | Mumford | Nessa Watkins | HIT |