Zooey Deschanel filmography

Deschanel at the 2012 PaleyFest

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

Key
Films that have not yet been released Denotes films that have not yet been released
Title Year Role Notes Ref(s)
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

Key
Series that have not yet been aired Denotes series that have not yet been aired
Title Year(s) Role Channel Notes Ref(s)
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]
20082013 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 Series that have not yet been aired 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

  1. Deschanel was absent in 6 episodes of the fifth season, during her maternity leave.[52][53] Megan Fox was cast in the role of Reagan and temporarily filled in for Deschanel.[54]

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