Zooey Claire Deschanel (born January 17, 1980) is an American actress, musician and singer. Deschanel made her film debut in 1999's Mumford and soon became known for memorable, deadpan supporting roles in films such as Almost Famous (2000), The New Guy (2002), Big Trouble (2002) and The Good Girl (2002). She then began playing lead roles, including All the Real Girls (2003), Elf (2003), Winter Passing (2005), Failure to Launch (2006), and Bridge to Terabithia (2007).
Since 2001, Deschanel has performed in the jazz cabaret act If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies with fellow actress Samantha Shelton. She has sung in several of her films, and her debut album Volume One (recorded with M. Ward under the moniker She & Him) was released on March 18, 2008.
Zooey Deschanel is the sister of Emily Deschanel who stars in the FOX TV series Bones as Dr. Temperance Brennan.
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Early Life
Zooey (pronounced /ˈzoÊŠiË/) Deschanel was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Academy Award-nominated cinematographer and director Caleb Deschanel and actress read more...
Career
Deschanel appeared in a guest role on the television series Veronica's Closet before making her film debut in Lawrence Kasdan’s 1999 comedy Mumford, and later in the year read more...
Zooey Claire Deschanel (born January 17, 1980) is an American actress, musician and singer. Deschanel made her film debut in 1999's Mumford and soon became known for memorable, deadpan read more...