Zooey Deschanel

January 17, 1980 (age 46) Los Angeles, California, USA
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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.

Their titles like (500) Days of Summer, Yes Man, and Bridge to Terabithia - their biggest roles first.
Last updated: June 14, 2026

41 titles
Community avg: 7.69 /10
  • 1
    1
    (500) Days of Summer
    2009July 2009 by Marc Webb
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    8.23 Excellent+
  • 2
    2
    Yes Man
    2008December 2008 by Peyton Reed
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.63 Excellent--
  • 3
    3
    Bridge to Terabithia
    2007February 2007 by Gábor Csupó
    Adventure, Drama, Family
    Adventure, Drama, Family
    8.25 Excellent+
  • 4
    4
    The Happening
    2008June 2008 by M. Night Shyamalan
    Thriller, Science Fiction
    Thriller, Science Fiction
    6.40 Decent++
  • 5
    5
    The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    2005April 2005 by Garth Jennings
    Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
    Adventure, Comedy, Science Fiction
    7.62 Excellent--
  • 6
    6
    Trolls
    2016October 2016 by Mike Mitchell
    Adventure, Animation, Comedy
    Adventure, Animation, Comedy
    7.54 Excellent--
  • 7
    7
    Elf
    2003November 2003 by Jon Favreau
    Comedy, Family, Fantasy
    Comedy, Family, Fantasy
    7.61 Excellent--
  • 8
    8
    New Girl
    2011–2018 by Elizabeth Meriwether
    Comedy
    Comedy
    8.27 Excellent+
  • 9
    9
    Surf's Up
    2007June 2007 by Ash Brannon
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    Animation, Comedy, Family
    7.44 Good++
  • 10
    10
    Almost Famous
    2000September 2000 by Cameron Crowe
    Drama, Music
    Drama, Music
    8.42 Excellent++
  • 11
    11
    Failure to Launch
    2006March 2006 by Tom Dey
    Romance, Comedy
    Romance, Comedy
    6.82 Good-
  • 12
    12
    The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
    2007September 2007 by Andrew Dominik
    Drama, Western
    Drama, Western
    7.99 Excellent
  • 13
    13
    Your Highness
    2011April 2011 by David Gordon Green
    Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
    Comedy, Fantasy, Adventure
    6.36 Decent++
  • 14
    14
    Our Idiot Brother
    2011August 2011 by Jesse Peretz
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.12 Good+
  • 15
    15
    The Good Girl
    2002August 2002 by Miguel Arteta
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    Drama, Comedy, Romance
    7.23 Good+
  • 16
    16
    The New Guy
    2002May 2002 by Ed Decter
    Comedy
    Comedy
    6.93 Good
  • 17
    17
    Trolls Band Together
    2023October 2023 by Walt Dohrn
    Animation, Family, Music
    Animation, Family, Music
    8.12 Excellent+
  • 18
    18
    Trolls Holiday
    2017November 2017 by Joel Crawford
    Adventure, Animation, Family
    Adventure, Animation, Family
    7.65 Excellent--
  • 19
    19
    Winnie the Pooh
    2011April 2011 by Stephen J. Anderson
    Animation, Family, Adventure
    Animation, Family, Adventure
    7.84 Excellent-
  • 20
    20
    Rock the Kasbah
    2015October 2015 by Barry Levinson
    Comedy, Music, War
    Comedy, Music, War
    6.55 Good--
  • 21
    21
    Harold and the Purple Crayon
    2024July 2024 by Carlos Saldanha
    Family, Comedy, Adventure
    Family, Comedy, Adventure
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 22
    22
    Gigantic
    2008September 2008 by Matt Aselton
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.88 Good-
  • 23
    23
    Winter Passing
    2006February 2006 by Adam Rapp
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.21 Good+
  • 24
    24
    Big Trouble
    2002April 2002 by Barry Sonnenfeld
    Action, Comedy, Thriller
    Action, Comedy, Thriller
    7.19 Good+
  • 25
    25
    Merv
    2025December 2025 by Jessica Swale
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    7.13 Good+
  • 26
    26
    Tin Man
    2007 by Craig W. Van Sickle
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    Action & Adventure, Sci-Fi & Fantasy
    7.66 Excellent--
  • 27
    27
    Abandon
    2002October 2002 by Stephen Gaghan
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    Drama, Mystery, Thriller
    6.33 Decent++
  • 28
    28
    Eulogy
    2004October 2004 by Michael Clancy
    Comedy, Drama
    Comedy, Drama
    7.51 Excellent--
  • 29
    29
    All the Real Girls
    2003February 2003 by David Gordon Green
    Drama, Romance
    Drama, Romance
    7.21 Good+
  • 30
    30
    The Driftless Area
    2015April 2015 by Zachary Sluser
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    Crime, Drama, Mystery
    6.79 Good-
  • 31
    31
    Manic
    2001January 2001 by Jordan Melamed
    Drama
    Drama
    7.77 Excellent-
  • 32
    32
    Mumford
    1999September 1999 by Lawrence Kasdan
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    Comedy, Drama, Romance
    7.58 Excellent--
  • 33
    33
    Flakes
    2007December 2007 by Michael Lehmann
    Comedy, Romance
    Comedy, Romance
    6.87 Good-
  • 34
    34
    These Amazing Shadows
    2011January 2011 by Paul Mariano
    Documentary
    Documentary
    8.14 Excellent+
  • 35
    35
    Dreamin' Wild
    2023August 2023 by Bill Pohlad
    Music, Drama
    Music, Drama
    7.56 Excellent--
  • 36
    36
    Once Upon A Mattress
    2005December 2005 by Kathleen Marshall
    Comedy, Music, Romance
    Comedy, Music, Romance
    7.51 Excellent--
  • 37
    37
    Live Free or Die
    2006March 2006 by Andy Robin
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    Action, Comedy, Crime
    7.36 Good++
  • 38
    38
    Raving
    2007April 2007 by Julia Stiles
    Drama
    Drama
    7.86 Excellent-
  • 39
    39
    Letters to Jackie: Remembering President Kennedy
    2013June 2013 by Bill Couturié
    Documentary
    Documentary
    7.83 Excellent-
  • 40
    40
    The Celebrity Dating Game
    2021
    no additional tags
    no additional tags
    Needs more reviews
  • 41
    41
    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'
    2005September 2005 by Grant Gee
    Documentary
    Documentary
    Needs more reviews