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.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 4.2483 |
| Birthday | 1980-01-17 |
| Place of Birth | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Also Known As | Zooey Claire Deschanel, |
2007
Bridge to Terabithia
7.306/5130
Jesse Aarons trained all summer to become the fastest runner in school. So he's very upset when newcomer Leslie Burke outruns him and everyone else. D...
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Bridge to Terabithia
2002
Big Trouble
6.114/317
The story of how a mysterious suitcase brings together, and changes, the lives of a divorced dad, an unhappy housewife, two hitmen, a pair of street t...
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Big Trouble
2008
Yes Man
6.685/7256
Carl Allen, a guy whose life is going nowhere, signs up for a self-help program based on one simple covenant: say yes to everything…and anything.
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Yes Man
2000
Almost Famous
7.499/3029
In 1973, 15-year-old William Miller's unabashed love of music and aspiration to become a rock journalist lands him an assignment from Rolling Stone ma...
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Almost Famous
2003
Elf
6.664/4465
When young Buddy falls into Santa's gift sack on Christmas Eve, he's transported back to the North Pole and raised as a toy-making elf by Santa's help...
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Elf
2007
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
7.057/2706
Outlaw Jesse James is rumored to be the 'fastest gun in the West'. An eager recruit into James' notorious gang, Robert Ford eventually grows jealous o...
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The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
2002
The New Guy
5.932/639
Nerdy high school senior Dizzy Harrison has finally gotten lucky -- after purposely getting expelled, he takes lessons in 'badass cool' from a convict...
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The New Guy
2005
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
6.68/4148
Mere seconds before the Earth is to be demolished by an alien construction crew, Arthur Dent is swept off the planet by his friend Ford Prefect, a res...
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
2007
The Good Life
6.458/36
A movie about the travails of Jason (Mark Webber), a young gas station attendant and movie projectionist living in Nebraska. His encounters with vario...
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The Good Life
1999
Mumford
6.495/105
When a would-be psychologist, curiously named Dr. Mumford, comes to the idyllic town of the same name and offers his talent for listening and a disarm...
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Mumford
2006
Live Free or Die
5.269/26
It's not the crime, it's the cover-up. In small-town, hard-scrabble New Hampshire, foul-mouthed all-talk slacker John "Rugged" Rudgate fancies himself...
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Live Free or Die
2023
Dreamin' Wild
6.1/27
The true story of the Emerson family and the tumult that followed the success of their self-recorded pop-funk album of the same name, which went large...
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Dreamin' Wild
2006
Failure to Launch
5.8/1743
At 35, Tripp has an interesting job, a hip car, a passion for sailing, an active dating life, and a great house - trouble is, he still lives with his...
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Failure to Launch
2008
The Happening
5.395/3877
When a deadly airborne virus threatens to wipe out the northeastern United States, teacher Elliot Moore and his wife Alma flee from contaminated citie...
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The Happening
2007
Surf's Up
6.484/2690
A young surfer enters his first contest, hoping a win will earn him respect. But an encounter with a laid-back local forces him to rethink his values.
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Surf's Up
2007
Flakes
5.04/63
Aspiring rock musician Neal Downs manages a cereal bar. Stylish Miss Pussy Katz is the creator of radically-themed art clothing. When the cereal bar,...
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Flakes
2002
The Good Girl
6.222/672
A discount store clerk strikes up an affair with a stock boy who considers himself the incarnation of Holden Caulfield.
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The Good Girl
2007
The Go-Getter
6.2/70
When his mother dies, a teenager takes a road-trip in a stolen car to find his long-lost brother. Along the way he discovers a profound connection wit...
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The Go-Getter
2003
All the Real Girls
5.932/111
In a sleepy little mill town in North Carolina, Paul is the town Romeo. But when his best friend's sister returns home from boarding school, he finds...
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All the Real Girls
2006
Winter Passing
6/128
Actress Reese Holden has been offered a small fortune by a book editor if she can secure for publication the love letters that her father, a reclusive...
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Winter Passing
2023
Trolls Band Together
7.249/962
When Branch's brother, Floyd, is kidnapped for his musical talents by a pair of nefarious pop-star villains, Branch and Poppy embark on a harrowing an...
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Trolls Band Together
2001
Manic
6.9/113
Follows the fate of Lyle, a violent adolescent who, in lieu of prison, is placed in a juvenile mental institution, where he encounters a group of equa...
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Manic
2008
Gigantic
5.6/161
Young mattress salesman Brian decides to adopt a baby from China but is distracted when he forms a relationship with quirky, wealthy Harriet whom he m...
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Gigantic
2002
Abandon
4.9/176
A psychological thriller about a senior at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under enormous pressure to complete her thesis and earn a t...
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Abandon
2011
Your Highness
5.323/1414
A fantasy movie about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a quest in order to save their father's kingdom.
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Your Highness
2004
Eulogy
6.422/139
A black comedy that follows three generations of a family, who come together for the funeral of the patriarch - unveiling a litany of family secrets a...
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Eulogy
2002
Sweet Friggin' Daisies
8/2
A couple spend a last night together before she has to leave him.
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Sweet Friggin' Daisies
2005
Once Upon A Mattress
5.919/31
Queen Aggravain has ruled that none may marry until her son, Prince Dauntless marries. However, she has managed to sabotage every princess that come a...
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Once Upon A Mattress
2005
Celebrity Mix
0/0
These eight short films range from hysterically funny to wickedly suspenseful, and feature some of Hollywood's biggest names. Includes short films Lau...
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Celebrity Mix
2009
(500) Days of Summer
7.298/10851
Tom, greeting-card writer and hopeless romantic, is caught completely off-guard when his girlfriend, Summer, suddenly dumps him. He reflects on their...
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(500) Days of Summer
2011
These Amazing Shadows
7.4/71
Tells the history and importance of The National Film Registry, a roll call of American cinema treasures that reflects the diversity of film, and inde...
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These Amazing Shadows
2012
FOX 25th Anniversary Special
7.3/3
A special celebrating FOX's 25 years on the air. Highlights from iconic series and tributes to memorable moments, as well as celebrities honoring the...
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FOX 25th Anniversary Special
2011
Our Idiot Brother
6.148/1013
Everybody has one—the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda an...
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Our Idiot Brother
2003
Whatever We Do
4.4/16
Twenty margaritas and 10 shots of tequila, with a few ounces of debauchery, bring four friends closer to the truth than they have been for years.
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Whatever We Do
2004
Players in Pigtails
0/0
Katie Casey was baseball mad. Had the fever and had it bad. A story that celebrates a brave girl's love of the game as she works to become a player in...
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Players in Pigtails
2012
Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
2/1
Charming, intelligent and iconoclastic, Ben Lee is an Australian singer-songwriter whose creative growth since his early adolescence has undergone alm...
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Ben Lee: Catch My Disease
2003
House Hunting
4.3/3
You can get it for a steal!
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House Hunting
2013
Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
6.6/8
Revisits President John F. Kennedy's presidential legacy through 21 of the more than 800,000 condolence letters written to Jackie Kennedy after JFK's...
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Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
2015
The Driftless Area
5.149/77
Pierre Hunter, a bartender with unyielding optimism, returns to his tiny hometown after his parents' death. When he falls for the enigmatic Stella, Pi...
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The Driftless Area
2015
Rock the Kasbah
5.39/365
A washed-up music producer finds one last shot at redemption with a golden-voiced young girl in Afghanistan. However, when jealousy gets the better of...
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Rock the Kasbah
2025
Merv
5.867/109
When their beloved dog Merv loses his spark after their split, Anna and Russ are forced into the world's most awkward co-parenting arrangement. Hoping...
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Merv
2024
Harold and the Purple Crayon
6.645/342
Inside of his book, adventurous Harold can make anything come to life simply by drawing it. After he grows up and draws himself off the book's pages a...
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Harold and the Purple Crayon
2007
Raving
6.7/3
In New York City, a young woman forms a curious bond with a lonely older man after they encounter one another on a street corner.
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Raving
2016
Trolls
6.63/3767
After the monstrous Bergens invade Troll Village, Princess Poppy, the happiest Troll ever born, and overly-cautious, curmudgeonly outcast Branch set o...
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Trolls
2015
Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event
8/1
In his Soundstage special, Brian Wilson performs hits from his illustrious award-winning career as a Beach Boy, as well as selections from his new alb...
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Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special Event
2005
Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
0/0
Documentary charting the rise of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy from its original guise as a radio series through to becoming a Hollywood blockb...
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Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2017
Trolls Holiday
6.7/504
When the eternally optimistic Poppy, queen of the Trolls, learns that the Bergens no longer have any holidays on their calendar, she enlists the help...
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Trolls Holiday
2003
It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All
0/0
A 2003 Canadian Movie directed by Marcel Sarmiento
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It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All
2019
The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
7.1/19
Join Kacey Musgraves for a holiday variety show featuring new songs, time-honored classics, and a rotating cast of celebrity friends.
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The Kacey Musgraves Christmas Show
2008
Visions of 'The Happening'
0/0
This making-of features additional background on the original ideas for the film. Shyamalan discusses his initial inspiration to make the ultimate B-m...
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Visions of 'The Happening'
2008
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
0/0
This making-of is a feature that examines some of the story boarding and Pre-Viz sequences for the film, and moves onto the physical creation of the s...
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The Happening: Elements of a Scene
2008
The Happening: A Day for Night
0/0
This making-of is an interesting, candid look at how the director operates during a typical day during principal photography.
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The Happening: A Day for Night
2020
Trolls World Tour
7.248/2243
Queen Poppy and Branch make a surprising discovery — there are other Troll worlds beyond their own, and their distinct differences create big clashes...
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Trolls World Tour
2005
Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
0/0
An in-depth examination of the complete production of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005).
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Don't Crash: The Documentary of the Making of the Movie of the Book of the Radio Series of 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'
2011
Winnie the Pooh
6.913/933
During an ordinary day in Hundred Acre Wood, Winnie the Pooh sets out to find some honey. Misinterpreting a note from Christopher Robin, Owl convinces...
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Winnie the Pooh
Heather of the Valley
0/0
An ensemble comedy, set between present day Los Angeles and 18th century Scotland, described as Bridesmaids meets Outlander.
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Heather of the Valley
Trash Mountain
0/0
A twenty something gay man travels from Chicago to his home in rural Missouri following the death of his father — an obsessive hoarder who has left a...
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