
ZOOEY DESCHANEL
January 17, 1980
Los Angeles, California
Actress / Musician

FILMOGRAPHY
| 1999 | Mumford | Nessa Watkins | |
| 2000 | Almost Famous | Anita Miller | |
| 2001 | Manic | Tracey | ![]() |
| 2002 | The Good Girl | Cheryl | ![]() |
| 2002 | Abandon | Samantha Harper | ![]() |
| 2002 | Big Trouble | Jenny Herk | ![]() |
| 2002 | The New Guy | Nora | |
| 2003 | All the Real Girls | Noel | ![]() |
| 2003 | It’s Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All | Gas Station Girl | ![]() |
| 2003 | Elf | Jovie | ![]() |
| 2004 | Eulogy | Kate Collins | ![]() |
| 2005 | The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | Trillian | ![]() |
| 2005 | Winter Passing | Reese Holden | ![]() |
| 2006 | Failure to Launch | Kit | ![]() |
| 2006 | Live Free or Die | Cheryl | ![]() |
| 2007 | The Good Life | Frances | ![]() |
| 2007 | The Go-Getter | Kate | |
| 2007 | Bridge to Terabithia | Ms. Edmunds | ![]() |
| 2007 | Flakes | Miss Pussy Katz | ![]() |
| 2007 | Surf’s Up | Lani Aliikai (voice) | |
| 2007 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Dorothy Evans | |
| 2008 | The Happening | Alma Moore | |
| 2008 | Gigantic | Happy Lolly | ![]() |
| 2008 | Yes Man | Allison | ![]() |
| 2009 | 500 Days of Summer | Summer | ![]() |
| 2011 | Our Idiot Brother | Natalie | ![]() |
| 2011 | Your Highness | Belladonna | ![]() |
| 2015 | The Driftless Area | Stella | ![]() |
| 2015 | Rock the Kasbah | Ronnie | ![]() |
| 2016 | Trolls | Bridget (voice) | ![]() |
| 2020 | Trolls World Tour | Bridget (voice) | ![]() |
| 2022 | Dreamin’ Wild | Nancy | ![]() |
| 2023 | Trolls Band Together | Bridget (voice) | ![]() |
| 2024 | Harold and the Purple Crayon | Terri | |
| 2025 | Merv | Anna Finch | ![]() |



TELEVISION | SHORT FILMS
| 1998 | Veronica’s Closet | Elena | Episode: “Veronica’s Fun and Pirates Are Crazy” |
| 1999 | The Offspring: She’s Got Issues | The Girl | Video short |
| 2002 | Sweet Friggin’ Daisies | Zelda | Short |
| 2002 | Frasier | Jen | Episode: “Kissing Cousin” |
| 2002 | Jimmy Fallon: Idiot Boyfriend | Samantha | Video short |
| 2003 | Whatever We Do | Nikki | Short |
| 2003 | House Hunting | Christy | Short |
| 2004 | Cracking Up | Heidi | Episode: “Birds Do It” |
| 2005 | The Offspring Complete Music Video Collection | The Girl | Video (Segment: “She’s Got Issues”) |
| 2005 | The Wonderful World of Disney | Lady Larken | Episode: “Once Upon a Mattress” |
| 2005-2013 | American Dad! | Various (voice) | 2 Episodes |
| 2006-2007 | Weeds | Kat | 4 Episodes |
| 2007 | Raving | Katie | Short |
| 2007 | The Tin Man | DG | 3 Episodes |
| 2008-2013 | The Simpsons | Mary Spuckler (voice) | 3 Episodes |
| 2009 | Bones | Margaret Whitesell | Episode: “The Goop on the Girl” |
| 2009 | CineMash: Sid and Nancy | Sid Vicious | Short |
| 2010 | Drunk History | Mary Todd Lincoln | Episode: “Vol. 5: Featuring Will Ferrell” |
| 2010 | Havin’ a Summah | n/a | Video short |
| 2011-2018 | New Girl | Jessica Day | Main Cast; 146 Episodes |
| 2012 | The New Guy on New Girl with Zooey Deschanel | Herself | Video short |
| 2016 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Jessica Day | Episode: “The Night Shift” |
| 2017 | Trolls Holiday | Bridget (voice) | Television short |
| 2023 | Physical | Kelly | 7 Episodes |

RANKING

- “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford” ║ 5.0
- “All The Real Girls” ║ 4.0
- “500 Days of Summer” ║ 4.0
- “Almost Famous” ║ 4.0
- “Yes Man” ║ 4.0
- “Elf” ║ 4.0
- “Trolls” ║ 4.0
- “Manic” ║ 4.0
- “Trolls World Tour” ║ 3.5
- “The Go-Getter” ║ 3.5
- “Surf’s Up” ║ 3.0
- “Trolls Band Together” ║ 3.0
- “Our Idiot Brother” ║ 3.0
- “The Happening” ║ 2.5
- “Your Highness” ║ 2.5
- “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” ║ 2.0
- “The New Guy” ║ 2.0
- “Harold and the Purple Crayon” ║ 1.0

































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