Zooey Deschanel filmography
Zooey Deschanel is an American actress who made her film debut in the 1999 comedy feature Mumford.[1] She went on to co-starred in the comedy-drama Almost Famous (2000) and the independent drama Manic (2001), opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt.[2] In 2002, Deschanel gained public attention by her deadpan comedy roles in The Good Girl, Big Trouble, and The New Guy.[3][4] She landed her first major role as a 18-year-old virgin in the romantic drama All the Real Girls (2003),[3] for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.[5] Deschanel's biggest commercial success, as of 2017, came with the Christmas fantasy Elf (also in 2003), which grossed over $220 million worldwide.[6]
She starred in the comedy-drama Eulogy (2004), before playing Tricia McMillan in Garth Jennings' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), an adaption of the media franchise of the same name.[7] She followed it by featured in a series of comedy films, including the comedy-drama Winter Passing (2005), the romantic comedy Failure to Launch (2006), the independent comedy The Go-Getter (2007), and the B comedy Flakes, which was released in only one theater.[8] In the same year, she appeared in two family features, Bridge to Terabithia and the computer-animated Surf's Up.
In 2008, she starred in the M. Night Shyamalan's thriller The Happening, the independent comedy Gigantic and the Peyton Reed's comedy Yes Man. Deschanel reunited with Gordon-Levitt in the independent romantic drama (500) Days of Summer (2009), for which she garnered a nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture at the 14th Satellite Awards.[9] She next starred in the comedy Our Idiot Brother (2011), the stoner fantasy Your Highness (2011), Barry Levinson's Rock the Kasbah (2015), and the neo-noir drama The Driftless Area (2015). She voiced Bridget in the animated family comedy Trolls (2016), which earned her an Annie nomination for Voice Acting in a Feature Production.[10]
Deschanel made her television debut in the sitcom series Veronica's Closet in 1998. She later appeared in the sitcom series Frasier (2002) and Cracking Up (2004). She starred as DG in the 2007's highest-rated miniseries Tin Man (2007), a re-imagined science fiction version of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.[11] She featured in the adult animated sitcom American Dad, and voiced Mary Spuckler in three episode of The Simpsons since debuting on the 2008 episode "Apocalypse Cow". She also had a recurring role in four episodes of the Showtime television series Weeds. In 2011, she made her breakthrough in Fox sitcom series New Girl. For her portrayal as a goofy school teacher named Jessica Day, she received three Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy,[12] a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series,[13] and won a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.[14]
Film
Denotes films that have not yet been released |
Title | Year | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1999 | Mumford | Nessa Watkins | [15] | |
2000 | Almost Famous | Anita Miller | [16] | |
2001 | Manic | Tracy | [2] | |
2002 | Good Girl, TheThe Good Girl | Cheryl | [17] | |
2002 | Abandon | Samantha Harper | [18] | |
2002 | Big Trouble | Jenny Herk | [19] | |
2002 | New Guy, TheThe New Guy | Nora | [20] | |
2002 | Sweet Friggin' Daisies | Zelda | Short film | [21] |
2003 | Whatever We Do | Nikki | Short film | [21] |
2003 | All the Real Girls | Noel | [22] | |
2003 | It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All | Gas Station Girl | [21] | |
2003 | House Hunting | Christy | Short film | [21] |
2003 | Elf | Jovie | [23] | |
2004 | Eulogy | Kate Collins | [24] | |
2005 | Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, TheThe Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Trillian | [7] | |
2005 | Winter Passing | Reese Holden | [25] | |
2006 | Failure to Launch | Kit | [26] | |
2006 | Live Free or Die | Cheryl | [27] | |
2007 | Good Life, TheThe Good Life | Frances | [28] | |
2007 | Go-Getter, TheThe Go-Getter | Kate | [29] | |
2007 | Bridge to Terabithia | Ms. Edmunds | [30] | |
2007 | Flakes | Miss Pussy Katz | [31] | |
2007 | Raving | Katie | Short film | [21] |
2007 | Surf's Up | Lani Aliikai (voice) | Also in video game | [32] |
2007 | Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, TheThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Dorothy Evans | [33] | |
2008 | Gigantic | Harriet "Happy" Lolly | [34] | |
2008 | Happening, TheThe Happening | Alma Moore | [35] | |
2008 | Yes Man | Allison | [36] | |
2009 | 500 Days of Summer | Summer Finn | [37] | |
2011 | Our Idiot Brother | Natalie | [38] | |
2011 | Your Highness | Belladonna | [39] | |
2015 | Rock the Kasbah | Ronnie | [40] | |
2015 | The Driftless Area | Stella | [41] | |
2016 | Trolls | Bridget (voice) | [42] |
Television
Denotes series that have not yet been aired |
Title | Year(s) | Role | Channel | Notes | Ref(s) |
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1998 | Veronica's Closet | Elena | NBC | Episode: "Veronica's Fun and Pirates Are Crazy" | [43] |
2002 | Frasier | Jen | NBC | Episode: "Kissing Cousin" | [44] |
2004 | Cracking Up | Heidi | Fox | Episode: "Birds Do It" | [45] |
2005 | Once Upon a Mattress | Lady Larken | ABC | Television film | [44] |
2005, 2013 | American Dad! | Various voices | Fox | 2 episodes | [46] |
2006–2007 | Weeds | Kat Wheeler | Showtime | 4 episodes | [47] |
2007 | Tin Man | DG | Sci-Fi Channel | Miniseries | [48] |
2008–2013 | Simpsons, TheThe Simpsons | Mary Spuckler (voice) | Fox | 3 episodes | [49] |
2009 | Bones | Margaret Whitesell | Fox | Episode: "The Goop on the Girl" | [50] |
2010 | Funny or Die Presents | Mary Todd Lincoln | HBO | Sketch: "Drunk History Vol.5" (archive footage) | [51] |
2011–present | New Girl | Jessica "Jess" Christopher Day | Fox | Series regular (136 episodes)[lower-alpha 1] Director ("House Hunt") Also producer and co-executive producer |
[55] |
2012 | Saturday Night Live | Host / Various characters | NBC | Episode: "Zooey Deschanel/Karmin" | [56] |
2016 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Jessica "Jess" Christopher Day | Fox | Episode: "The Night Shift" | [57] |
2017 | Trolls Holiday | Bridget (voice) | NBC | Television special | [58] |
Music video appearances
Title | Year | Performer | Album | Ref. |
---|---|---|---|---|
"She's Got Issues" | 1998 | The Offspring | Americana | [59] |
"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" (version one) | 2008 | She & Him | Volume One | [60] |
"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" (version two) | 2009 | Volume One | [61] | |
"In the Sun" | 2010 | Volume Two | [62] | |
"Thieves" | Volume Two | [63] | ||
"Don't Look Back" | 2011 | Volume Two | [64] | |
"Hey Girl" | 2012 | Zooey Deschanel | N/A | [65] |
"I Could've Been Your Girl" | 2013 | She & Him | Volume 3 | [66] |
"Stay Awhile" | 2014 | Classics | [67] |
Notes
References
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- 1 2 Ebert, Roger (May 23, 2003). "Manic: Movie Review & Film Summary (2003)". Roger Ebert. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- 1 2 Olsen, Mark (February 16, 2003). "A scene stealer steps off the sidelines". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ De Vries, Hilary (September 15, 2002). "A Night Out With Zooey Deschanel; Now, Life Is a Cabaret". The New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ "2004 Best Female Lead: Zooey Deschanel — Actor — All the Real Girls". Spirit Awards. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Actors: Zooey Deschanel". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- 1 2 "What to Stream: Out-of-This-World Antics in 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'". Yahoo. January 9, 2015. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Flakes (2007)". Box Office Mojo. Retrieved August 11, 2007.
- ↑ "Nominees and Winners: 2009 14th Annual Satellite Award". International Press Academy. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011.
- ↑ "44th Annie Awards — Nominees and Winners: Individual Achievement Categories". International Animated Film Association. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Nordyke, Kimberly (December 4, 2007). ""Tin Man" is gold for Sci Fi Channel night.". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Zooey Deschanel". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on December 19, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ "64th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Salemi, Vicki (19 June 2012). "Amy Poehler & Zooey Deschanel Tie for Best Actress at 2012 Critics' Choice TV Awards". OK!. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Holden, Stephen (September 24, 1999). "Film Review: Sure, the Doctor Is In: In Demand and in Trouble". The New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Scott, A. O. (September 13, 2000). "Film Review: With Sympathy For the Devil, A Rock Writer Finds His Way". The New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Mitchell, Elvis (August 7, 2002). "Film Review: The Catcher In the Texas Chain Store". The New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Mitchell, Elvis (October 18, 2002). "Film Review: She Has It All: Beauty, Brains, a Stalker". The New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Mitchell, Elvis (April 5, 2002). "Film Review: Stumbling, Tumbling And, Oh Yes, Hijacking". The New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Mitchell, Elvis (May 10, 2002). "Film Review: The New Kid Struggles to Make a Bad Impression". The New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
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- ↑ Ebert, Roger (February 28, 2003). "All the Real Girls: Movie Review". Roger Ebert. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Rechtshaffen, Michael (December 24, 2015). "'Elf': THR's 2003 Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ McCarthy, Todd (21 January 2004). "Review: ‘Eulogy’". Variety. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Ebert, Roger (March 9, 2006). "Winter Passing: Movie Review". Roger Ebert. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Schwarzbaum, Lisa (March 8, 2006). "Failure to Launch". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Z, Brian (April 8, 2007). "Live Free or Die". IGN. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Greenberg, James (January 20, 2007). "The Good Life". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ↑ Gonzalez, Ed (May 21, 2008). "The Go-Getter". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Hornaday, Ann (February 16, 2007). "Bridge: Crossing Into The Heart of Childhood". The Washington Post. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Holden, Stephen (December 19, 2007). "Cereal as a Metaphor for Capitalism". The New York Times. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Honeycutt, Kirk (June 7, 2007). "Surf's Up". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Honeycutt, Kirk (August 30, 2007). "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Gigantic (2008)". British Film Institute. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Ebert, Roger (June 12, 2008). "The Happening: Movie Review & Film Summary (2003)". Roger Ebert. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Ramos, Amy R. (December 29, 2008). "Yes Man". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Byrnes, Paul (September 18, 2009). "(500) Days of Summer". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Hassenger, Jeese (26 August 2011). "'Our Idiot Brother' Is Spacey, But Not Stupid". PopMatters. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Edelstein, David (April 7, 2011). "'Your Highness': Low Comedy's Crowning Glory?". NPR. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Barker, Andrew (21 October 2015). "Film Review: ‘Rock the Kasbah’". Variety. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ DeFore, John (20 April 2015). "'The Driftless Area': Tribeca Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Truitt, Brian (November 1, 2016). "Review: Sugary 'Trolls' will make you sing a happy tune". USA Today. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Before ‘New Girl,’ Zooey Deschanel Played a Ditzy Wannabe Model on ‘Veronica’s Closet’". Yahoo. September 26, 2011. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- 1 2 Gallagher, Caitlin (April 28, 2015). "Zooey Deschanel As A Blonde: Ranking Her Best (& Worst) Light-Haired Roles". Bustle. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Cormier, Roger (March 11, 2013). "‘Cracking Up’: The Show That Made Mike White Crazy". Splitsider. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
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- For "Love Is a Many-Splintered Thing": Ausiello, Michael (August 7, 2012). "The Simpsons Exclusive: Zooey Deschanel, Max Weinberg Set For Valentine's-Themed Episode". TV Line. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Harris, Bill (December 3, 2009). "Zooey Deschanel to appear on 'Bones'". Toronto Sun. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ "Drunk History – TV Guide". TV.com. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Kiefer, Elizabeth (May 6, 2015). "New Girl Season Four Finale Zooey Deschanel Leaving". Refinery29. Retrieved December 30, 2015.
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- ↑ Snierson, Dan (August 8, 2016). "Brooklyn Nine-Nine and New Girl to do crossover". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Connelly, Brendon (March 3, 2017). "Frozen, Trolls getting new TV specials". Den of Geek. Retrieved March 5, 2017.
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- ↑ Breznican, Anthony (August 5, 2009). "Zooey and Joe are out to steal hearts with a music video". USA Today. Archived from the original on August 8, 2017.
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- ↑ Jessica (July 9, 2010). "She & Him – 'Thieves' Video". Stereogum. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ Perpetua, Matthew (January 19, 2011). "Video: She & Him Reference the Sixties in 'Don't Look Back'". Rolling Stone. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
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- ↑ Pelly, Jenn (May 21, 2013). "Watch She & Him's "I Could've Been Your Girl" Video, Directed by Zooey Deschanel". Pitchfork. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
- ↑ "She and Him release video for ‘Stay Awhile’ – watch". NME. November 20, 2014. Retrieved August 11, 2017.