List of Zooey Deschanel performances

Deschanel at the 2012 PaleyFest

American actress, model, musician, and singer-songwriter 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] One of Deschanel's biggest commercial successes came with the Christmas-fantasy film Elf (2003), which grossed over $220 million worldwide.[5]

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 this with 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 Award nomination for Voice Acting in a Feature Production.[8]

Deschanel made her television debut in the sitcom Veronica's Closet in 1998. She later starred as DG in the 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 in the 2008 episode "Apocalypse Cow", and guest-starred with her sister Emily in a 2009 episode of the Fox crime procedural drama Bones. In 2011, she landed a starring role in the Fox sitcom New Girl. For her portrayal as goofy school teacher Jessica Day, she received nominations for three Golden Globe Awards[10] and a Primetime Emmy Award,[11] and won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.[12]

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  3. ^ a b Olsen, Mark (February 16, 2003). "A scene stealer steps off the sidelines". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  4. ^ "2004 Best Female Lead: Zooey Deschanel — Actor — All the Real Girls". Spirit Awards. Archived from the original on December 12, 2013. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
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  7. ^ "Nominees and Winners: 2009 14th Annual Satellite Award". International Press Academy. Archived from the original on July 18, 2011.
  8. ^ "44th Annie Awards — Nominees and Winners: Individual Achievement Categories". International Animated Film Association. Archived from the original on August 11, 2017.
  9. ^ Nordyke, Kimberly (December 4, 2007). ""Tin Man" is gold for Sci Fi Channel night". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  10. ^ "Zooey Deschanel". Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Archived from the original on December 19, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  11. ^ "64th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners | Television Academy". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Archived from the original on February 19, 2017. Retrieved August 11, 2017.
  12. ^ Salemi, Vicki (June 19, 2012). "Amy Poehler & Zooey Deschanel Tie for Best Actress at 2012 Critics' Choice TV Awards". OK!. Archived from the original on July 22, 2012. Retrieved August 11, 2017.