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Zooey Deschanel
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.
As actor
Merv
Harold and the Purple Crayon
Dreamin' Wild
Trolls Band Together
Trolls World Tour
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
Trolls Holiday
Trolls
The Driftless Area
Rock the Kasbah
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
Your Highness
These Amazing Shadows
Our Idiot Brother
Winnie the Pooh
(500) Days of Summer
Yes Man
The Happening
Gigantic
Visions of 'The Happening'
The Happening: A Day for Night
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
Bridge to Terabithia
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
The Good Life
Surf's Up
Flakes