Zooey Deschanel
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Born January 17, 1980 (46 years old)·Los Angeles, California, USA·Female
Biography
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).
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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.
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the most rated titles across all credits
Filmography
105 credits across 101 titlesActing
57 creditsDirecting
1 creditProduction
2 creditsSound
2 creditsAs self
42 creditsTalk shows, festival coverage and documentary appearances, kept out of the acting list.
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1 creditProjects with no date and no confirmation, some of which will never be made.
