List of Zooey Deschanel performances explained

American actress, model, musician, and singer-songwriter Zooey Deschanel made her film debut in the 1999 comedy feature Mumford.[1] She went on to gain public attention by co-starring in the comedy-drama Almost Famous (2000), the independent drama Manic (2001) opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt, and the comedy drama The Good Girl (2002).[2] She landed her first major role as an 18-year-old virgin in the romantic drama All the Real Girls (2003),[2] for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.[3] One of Deschanel's biggest commercial successes came with the Christmas-fantasy film Elf (2003), which grossed over $220 million worldwide.[4]

In 2005, Deschanel played Tricia McMillan in Garth Jennings' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, an adaption of the media franchise of the same name. She followed this with a series of comedy films, including Winter Passing (2005), Failure to Launch (2006), The Go-Getter (2007), and Peyton Reed's Yes Man (2008). Deschanel played a radiant dream girl in the independent romantic drama (500) Days of Summer (2009), also opposite Gordon-Levitt, for which she garnered a nomination for Best Actress in a Motion Picture at the 14th Satellite Awards.[5] She voiced Bridget in the animated family comedy Trolls (2016), which earned her an Annie Award nomination for Voice Acting in a Feature Production.[6]

Deschanel made her television debut in the sitcom Veronica's Closet in 1998. She later starred as DG in the miniseries Tin Man (2007), a science fiction re-imagining of The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The miniseries averaged more than 6.3 million viewers during its first night, making it the top rated cable miniseries of 2007.[7] She voiced Mary Spuckler in three episodes of The Simpsons, since debuting in the 2008 episode "Apocalypse Cow", and guest-starred with her sister Emily in a 2009 episode of the Fox crime procedural drama Bones. In 2011, she landed a starring role in the Fox sitcom New Girl. For her portrayal as goofy school teacher Jessica Day, she received nominations for three Golden Globe Awards[8] and a Primetime Emmy Award,[9] and won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.[10]

Film

YearTitleRole Notes
1999MumfordNessa Watkins[11]
2000Almost FamousAnita Miller[12]
2001ManicTracy[13]
2002Cheryl[14]
AbandonSamantha Harper[15]
Big TroubleJenny Herk[16]
Nora[17]
Sweet Friggin' DaisiesZeldaShort film[18]
2003Whatever We DoNikki
All the Real GirlsNoel[19]
It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at AllGas Station Girl
House HuntingChristyShort film
ElfJovie[20]
2004EulogyKate Collins[21]
2005Tricia "Trillian" McMillan[22]
Winter PassingReese Holden[23]
2006Failure to LaunchKit[24]
Live Free or DieCheryl[25]
2007Frances[26]
Kate[27]
Bridge to TerabithiaMs. Edmunds[28]
FlakesMiss Pussy Katz[29]
RavingKatieShort film
Surf's UpLani Aliikai (voice)[30]
Dorothy Evans[31]
2008GiganticHarriet "Happy" Lolly[32]
Alma Moore[33]
Yes ManAllison[34]
2009500 Days of SummerSummer Finn[35]
2011Our Idiot BrotherNatalie[36]
Your HighnessBelladonna[37]
2015Rock the KasbahRonnie[38]
The Driftless AreaStella[39]
2016TrollsBridget (voice)[40]
2020Trolls World Tour
2022Dreamin' WildNancy[41]
2023Trolls Band TogetherBridget (voice)
2024Harold and the Purple CrayonTerri[42]
TBAMervPost-production[43]

Television

Year(s)TitleRoleChannelNotes
1998Veronica's ClosetElenaNBCEpisode: "Veronica's Fun and Pirates Are Crazy"[44]
2002FrasierJenEpisode: "Kissing Cousin"[45]
2004Cracking UpHeidiFoxEpisode: "Birds Do It"[46]
2005Once Upon a MattressLady LarkenABCTelevision film
2005–2013American Dad!Various voicesFox2 episodes[47]
2006 - 2007WeedsKat WheelerShowtime4 episodes[48]
2007Tin ManDGSci-Fi ChannelMiniseries[49]
2008 - 2013Mary Spuckler (voice)Fox3 episodes[50]
2009BonesMargaret WhitesellEpisode: "The Goop on the Girl"[51]
2010Funny or Die PresentsMary Todd LincolnHBOSketch: "Drunk History Vol.5"[52]
2011 - 2018New GirlJessica "Jess" DayFoxMain role; 140 episodes
Director ("House Hunt")
Also producer and co-executive producer		[53]
2012Saturday Night LiveHost / Various charactersNBCEpisode: "Zooey Deschanel/Karmin"[54]
2016Brooklyn Nine-NineJessica "Jess" DayFoxEpisode: "The Night Shift", crossover episode with New Girl[55]
2017Trolls HolidayBridget (voice)NBCTelevision special[56]
2021The Celebrity Dating GameCo-Host ABCTelevision Series[57]
2022Storybots: Answer TimeCat Burglar LadyNetflixEpisode: Keys
2023RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars HerselfParamount+ /
WOW Presents Plus		Guest judge (season 8)
Episode: "The Letter L"		[58]
2023RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UntuckedEpisode: "All Stars Untucked: The Letter L"
2023PhysicalKellyApple TV+Season 3[59]

Music videos

YearTitleArtistNotes
1999"She's Got Issues"The Offspring[60]
2002"Idiot Boyfriend"Jimmy Fallon[61]
2008"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" (version one)She & Him[62]
2009"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" (version two)[63]
2010"In the Sun"[64]
2010"Thieves"[65]
2011"Don't Look Back"[66]
2012"Hey Girl"Herself[67]
2013"I Could've Been Your Girl"She & HimAlso director[68]
2014"Stay Awhile"[69]
2015"On the Island"Brian Wilson[70]
2020"Not the End of the World"Katy Perry[71]

Discography

Soundtrack performances

YearTitleSoundtrack album
2003"Baby, It's Cold Outside" (with Leon Redbone)Elf[73]
2005"In a Little While" (with Matthew Morrison)Once Upon a Mattress[74]
2008Yes Man[75]
2011Winnie the Pooh[76]
2011"Hey Girl" (original soundtrack)New Girl[77]
2014"Fallinlove2nite" cover New Girl[78]
2015"Bitch"Rock the Kasbah[79]
2016"Hello"
"I'm Coming Out"
"Mo Money Mo Problems" (with cast)
""Can't Stop the Feeling!" (with cast)		Trolls[80]

Guest album appearances

YearTitleAlbumArtistRef.
2007"Chiquitita"Open Your Heart EPLavender Diamond
2007NighttimingCoconut Records[81]
2008Acid TongueJenny Lewis[82]
2009Hold TimeM. Ward[83]
2010The Place We Ran FromTired Pony[84]
[85]
2011"It's So Easy" (tribute album)Various artists[86]
2012A Wasteland CompanionM. Ward[87]
2012"The Hippie Girl" Chasing Away The DotsMike Coykendall[88]
2012"Something's Rattling (Cowpoke)"Former LivesBenjamin Gibbard[89]
2015"You're the Reason"A mixtape from Ben LeeBen Lee[90]

Notes and References

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  5. Web site: Nominees and Winners: 2009 14th Annual Satellite Award . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718092922/http://www.pressacademy.com/satawards/awards2009.shtml. July 18, 2011. International Press Academy.
  6. Web site: 44th Annie Awards — Nominees and Winners: Individual Achievement Categories. https://web.archive.org/web/20170811182121/http://annieawards.org/nominees/44th-annies-individual-achievement-categories. August 11, 2017. International Animated Film Association.
  7. News: Kimberly. Nordyke. "Tin Man" is gold for Sci Fi Channel night . The Hollywood Reporter. August 11, 2017 . December 4, 2007.
  8. Web site: Zooey Deschanel . . August 11, 2017. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161219085937/http://www.goldenglobes.com/person/zooey-deschanel. December 19, 2016.
  9. Web site: 64th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners | Television Academy . https://web.archive.org/web/20170219033931/http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominees-winners/2012/outstanding-lead-actress-in-a-comedy-series. February 19, 2017 . . August 11, 2017.
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  38. Web site: Barker. Andrew . Film Review: 'Rock the Kasbah'. October 21, 2015 . Variety. August 11, 2017.
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  73. Elf: Music From The Major Motion Picture. Various artists. 2003. New Line Records. Liner notes . United States. NLR 39028.
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