Zooey Deschanel
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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.
Filmography
(500) Days of Summer
as Summer
Yes Man
as Renee Allison
Bridge to Terabithia
as Ms. Edmunds
Elf
as Jovie
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
as Trillian
The Happening
as Alma Moore
Trolls
as Bridget (voice)
Almost Famous
as Anita Miller
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
as Dorothy Evans
Surf's Up
as Lani Aliikai (voice)
Trolls World Tour
as Bridget (voice)
Failure to Launch
as Kit
Your Highness
as Belladonna
Our Idiot Brother
as Natalie Rochlin
Trolls Band Together
as Bridget (voice)
Winnie the Pooh
as additional voice
The Good Girl
as Cheryl
The New Guy
as Nora
Trolls Holiday
as Bridget (voice)
Rock the Kasbah
as Ronnie