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Zooey Deschanel
Zooey Deschanel’s screen credits include Summer in (500) Days of Summer, Ms. Edmunds in Bridge to Terabithia, and Lani Aliikai (voice) in Surf's Up.
Born January 17, 1980 Los Angeles, California, USA4 movies on MoviHero
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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.
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- 2026Trash MountainAbbi
- 2025MervAnna Finch
- 2024Harold and the Purple CrayonTerry
- 2023Trolls Band TogetherBridget (voice)
- 2023Dreamin' WildNancy
- 2020Trolls World TourBridget (voice)
- 2019The Kacey Musgraves Christmas ShowSelf
- 2017Trolls HolidayBridget (voice)
- 2015Rock the KasbahRonnie
- 2015Brian Wilson and Friends - A Soundstage Special EventSelf
- 2015The Driftless AreaStella
- 2013Letters to Jackie: Remembering President KennedySelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2012Ben Lee: Catch My DiseaseSelf
- 2012FOX 25th Anniversary SpecialSelf (voice) (uncredited)
- 2011Our Idiot BrotherNatalie Rochlin
- 2011Your HighnessBelladonna
- 2011Winnie the Poohadditional voice
- 2011These Amazing ShadowsSelf
- 2008Yes ManRenee Allison
- 2008The Happening: A Day for NightSelf
- 2008The Happening: Elements of a SceneSelf
- 2008Visions of 'The Happening'Self
- 2008GiganticHappy
- 2008The HappeningAlma Moore
- 2008The Go-GetterKate
- 2007FlakesMiss Pussy Katz
- 2007The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert FordDorothy Evans
- 2007RavingKatie
- 2007The Good LifeFrances
- 2006Live Free or DieCheryl
- 2006Failure to LaunchKit
- 2006Winter PassingReese Holden
- 2005Once Upon A MattressLady Larken
- 2005Don'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'Self
- 2005Inside 'The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'Self
- 2005The Hitchhiker's Guide to the GalaxyTrillian
- 2005Celebrity MixSelf (archive footage)
- 2004EulogyKate Collins
- 2004Players in PigtailsActor
- 2003ElfJovie
- 2003House HuntingChristy
- 2003It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at AllGas Station Girl
- 2003All the Real GirlsNoel
- 2003Whatever We DoNikki
- 2002ManicTracy
- 2002AbandonSamantha Harper
- 2002Sweet Friggin' DaisiesZelda
- 2002The Good GirlCheryl
- 2002The New GuyNora
- 2002Big TroubleJenny Herk
- 2000Almost FamousAnita Miller
- 1999MumfordNessa Watkins
- Heather of the ValleyActor
- Trolls 4Bridget (voice)
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Ms. Edmunds
Bridge to Terabithia
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(500) Days of Summer
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