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Acting

Zooey Deschanel

Career: Active from 1999 to 2026, busiest in 2002 and 2007 with 6 main titles each.

Leading roles: 30
top three billing

Average score: 56/100

Highest rated: Almost Famous
84/100

Awards

Reported results for this person. Coverage is incomplete; these results don't establish award totals.

Critics' Choice Awards · Best Actress in a Comedy Series
2012 · Won
New Girl
Source: Wikidata
Primetime Emmy Awards · Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
2012 · Nominated
New Girl
Source: Wikidata

Characters

15

The characters Zooey Deschanel played, best-known titles first.

Zooey Deschanel as Jovie

Zooey Deschanel as Jessica "Jess" Day

Zooey Deschanel as Ms. Edmunds

Zooey Deschanel as Lani Aliikai (voice)

Zooey Deschanel as Bridget (voice)

Zooey Deschanel as Kit

Zooey Deschanel as Cheryl

Zooey Deschanel as Nora

Zooey Deschanel as Bridget (voice)

Zooey Deschanel as Bridget

Zooey Deschanel as DG

Zooey Deschanel as Kelly

Zooey Deschanel as Bridget (voice)

Zooey Deschanel as Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Deschanel as Zooey Deschanel

Character images: TheTVDB

What stands out

Compared with the average well-known movie, over 48 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.

Zooey Deschanel Catalog average

Rarely in their work

Historical
0.4, average 2.5
Crime
1.6, average 3.6
Violence
2.2, average 4.1
Tension
4.2, average 5.9

Main genres

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Recurring tags

Character-Driven 6
Quirky Characters 6
Pop Culture References 4
Small Town Drama 3
Indie Film 3
Coming-of-Age 3
Eccentric Characters 2
Ensemble Cast 2
Quirky Humor 2
Slow Burn 2
Wholesome Entertainment 2
Family-Friendly 2

Works often with

People in at least two of their main titles.

Movies and TV shows

57

Type

Role

Score

Decade

Genre

Group by

Upcoming

1 title

Trolls 4

as Bridget (voice)

2020s

9 titles · average score 60

Trash Mountain

as Abbi

Merv

41

as Anna Finch

Harold and the Purple Crayon

45

as Terry

Dreamin' Wild

64

as Nancy

Trolls Band Together

63

as Bridget (voice)

Snoopy Presents: Lucy's School

71

Songs

StoryBots: Answer Time

67

TV show · as Cat Burglar

Physical

70

TV show · as Kelly Kilmartin

Trolls World Tour

61

as Bridget (voice)

2010s

9 titles · average score 59

Trolls Holiday

60

as Bridget (voice)

Trolls

64

as Bridget (voice)

Rock the Kasbah

31

as Ronnie

The Driftless Area

46

as Stella

Brooklyn Nine-Nine

77

TV show · as Jessica 'Jess' Day

New Girl

71

TV show · as Jessica 'Jess' Day

Our Idiot Brother

62

as Natalie Rochlin

Your Highness

38

as Belladonna

Winnie the Pooh

78

as additional voice

2000s

33 titles · average score 58

(500) Days of Summer

75

as Summer

Yes Man

55

as Renee Allison

The Happening

33

as Alma Moore

Bridge to Terabithia

76

as Ms. Edmunds

Surf's Up

70

as Lani Aliikai (voice)

Failure to Launch

44

as Kit

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy

64

as Trillian

Elf

67

as Jovie

The Good Girl

69

as Cheryl

Manic

69

as Tracy

The New Guy

36

as Nora

Almost Famous

84

as Anita Miller

1990s

4 titles · average score 59

Mumford

62

as Nessa Watkins

Veronica's Closet

48

TV show · as Elena

Frasier

80

TV show · as Jen

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

47

TV show

1980s

1 title · average score 84

The Simpsons

84

TV show · as Mary Spuckler (voice) / Quirk Girl (voice)