List of Zooey Deschanel performances

American actress 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,[2] and the comedy-drama The Good Girl (2002).[3] She landed her first major role as an 18-year-old virgin in the romantic drama All the Real Girls (2003),[3] for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead.[4] Deschanel's biggest commercial success, as of 2017, came with the Christmas-fantasy film Elf (also in 2003), which grossed over $220 million worldwide.[5]

Deschanel at the 2012 PaleyFest

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.[6] She followed it by being featured in 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.[7] She voiced Bridget in the animated family comedy Trolls (2016), which earned her an Annie nomination for Voice Acting in a Feature Production.[8]

Deschanel made her television debut in the sitcom series Veronica's Closet in 1998. She later starred as DG in the 2007 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.[9] She voiced Mary Spuckler in three episodes of The Simpsons since debuting on the 2008 episode "Apocalypse Cow", and guest-starred with her sister Emily in a 2009 Christmas episode of the Fox crime procedural drama Bones. In 2011, she landed a starting role in the Fox sitcom series New Girl. For her portrayal as a goofy school teacher named Jessica Day, she has received three Golden Globe nominations for Best Actress – Television Series Musical or Comedy,[10] a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series,[11] and won a Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.[12]

Films
Year Title Role Notes Ref.
1999 Mumford Nessa Watkins [13]
2000 Almost Famous Anita Miller [14]
2001 Manic Tracy [2]
2002 The Good Girl Cheryl [15]
2002 Abandon Samantha Harper [16]
2002 Big Trouble Jenny Herk [17]
2002 The New Guy Nora [18]
2002 Sweet Friggin' Daisies Zelda Short film [19]
2003 Whatever We Do Nikki Short film [19]
2003 All the Real Girls Noel [20]
2003 It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All Gas Station Girl [19]
2003 House Hunting Christy Short film [19]
2003 Elf Jovie [21]
2004 Eulogy Kate Collins [22]
2005 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tricia "Trillian" McMillan [6]
2005 Winter Passing Reese Holden [23]
2006 Failure to Launch Kit [24]
2006 Live Free or Die Cheryl [25]
2007 The Good Life Frances [26]
2007 The Go-Getter Kate [27]
2007 Bridge to Terabithia Ms. Edmunds [28]
2007 Flakes Miss Pussy Katz [29]
2007 Raving Katie Short film [19]
2007 Surf's Up Lani Aliikai Voice; also in video game [30]
2007 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Dorothy Evans [31]
2008 Gigantic Harriet "Happy" Lolly [32]
2008 The Happening Alma Moore [33]
2008 Yes Man Allison [34]
2009 500 Days of Summer Summer Finn [35]
2011 Our Idiot Brother Natalie [36]
2011 Your Highness Belladonna [37]
2015 Rock the Kasbah Ronnie [38]
2015 The Driftless Area Stella [39]
2016 Trolls Bridget Voice [40]
2020 Trolls World Tour Bridget Voice

Television
Year(s) Title Role Channel Notes Ref.
1998 Veronica's Closet Elena NBC Episode: "Veronica's Fun and Pirates Are Crazy" [41]
2002 Frasier Jen NBC Episode: "Kissing Cousin" [42]
2004 Cracking Up Heidi Fox Episode: "Birds Do It" [43]
2005 Once Upon a Mattress Lady Larken ABC Television film [42]
2005–2013 American Dad! Various voices Fox 2 episodes [44]
2006–2007 Weeds Kat Wheeler Showtime 4 episodes [45]
2007 Tin Man DG Sci-Fi Channel Miniseries [46]
2008–2013 The Simpsons Mary Spuckler Fox 3 episodes; voice role [47]
2009 Bones Margaret Whitesell Fox Episode: "The Goop on the Girl" [48]
2010 Funny or Die Presents Mary Todd Lincoln HBO Sketch: "Drunk History Vol.5" [49]
2011–2018 New Girl Jessica Day Fox 7 seasons[lower-alpha 1]
Director ("House Hunt")
Also producer and co-executive producer		 [53]
2012 Saturday Night Live Host / Various characters NBC Episode: "Zooey Deschanel/Karmin" [54]
2016 Brooklyn Nine-Nine Jessica Day Fox Episode: "The Night Shift", crossover episode with New Girl [55]
2017 Trolls Holiday Bridget NBC Television special; voice role [56]

Music video
Title Year Artist Notes Ref.
"She's Got Issues" 1999 The Offspring [57]
"Idiot Boyfriend" 2002 Jimmy Fallon [58]
"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" (version one) 2008 She & Him [59]
"Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" (version two) 2009 [60]
"In the Sun" 2010 [61]
"Thieves" 2010 [62]
"Don't Look Back" 2011 [63]
"Hey Girl" 2012 Herself [64]
"I Could've Been Your Girl" 2013 She & Him Directed by herself[65] [65]
"Stay Awhile" 2014 [66]
"On the Island" 2015 Brian Wilson [67]
"Not The End of the World" 2020 Katy Perry [68]

Discography
See also: List of songs recorded by She & Him and She & Him discography
Deschanel performing in New York City in 2008

Soundtrack performances
Year Title Soundtrack album Ref.
2003 "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (with Leon Redbone) Elf [69]
2005 "In a Little While" (with Matthew Morrison) Once Upon a Mattress [70]
2008
  • "Yes Man"
  • "Sweet Ballad"
  • "Uh-huh"
  • "Keystar" (with Von Iva)
  • "Can't Buy Me Love" (with Jim Carrey)
 Yes Man [71]
2011
  • "A Very Important Thing to Do"
  • "Everything is Honey" (with Jim Cummings and Robert Lopez)
  • "Finale" (with Jim Cummings, Robert Lopez and cast)
 Winnie the Pooh [72]
2011 "Hey Girl" (original soundtrack) New Girl [73]
2014 "Fallinlove2nite" cover (with Prince and 3rdeyegirl) New Girl [74]
2015 "Bitch" Rock the Kasbah [75]
2016 "Hello"
"I'm Coming Out"
"Mo Money Mo Problems" (with cast)
""Can't Stop the Feeling!" (with cast)		 Trolls [76]

Guest album appearances
Year Title Album Artist Ref.
2007 "Chiquitita" Open Your Heart EP Lavender Diamond
2007
  • "Slowly"
  • "Ask Her To Dance"
 Nighttiming Coconut Records [77]
2008
  • "The Next Messiah"
  • "Carpetbaggers"
  • "Trying My Best to Love You"
  • "Jack Killed Mom"
 Acid Tongue Jenny Lewis [78]
2009
  • "Never Had Nobody Like You"
  • "Rave On"
 Hold Time M. Ward [79]
2010
  • "Get on the Road"
  • "Point Me at Lost Islands"
 The Place We Ran From Tired Pony [80]
[81]
2011 "It's So Easy" Listen to Me: Buddy Holly (tribute album) Various artists [82]
2012
  • "Me and My Shadow"
  • "Sweetheart"
 A Wasteland Companion M. Ward [83]
2012 "The Hippie Girl" (with Ben Gibbard) Chasing Away The Dots Mike Coykendall [84]
2012 "Something's Rattling (Cowpoke)" Former Lives Benjamin Gibbard [85]
2015 "You're the Reason" A mixtape from Ben Lee Ben Lee [86]

Notes
  1. Deschanel was absent in 6 episodes of the fifth season, during her maternity leave.[50][51] Megan Fox was cast in the role of Reagan and temporarily filled in for Deschanel.[52]

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