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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Michael Denison to Carol L. Dudley
Zooey Deschanel Biography (1980-)
Full name, Zooey Claire Deschanel; born January 17, 1980, in Los Angeles, CA;daughter of Caleb (a cinematographer and director) and Mary Jo (an actress)Deschanel; sister of Emily Deschanel (an actress). Addresses: Agent: Greg Siegel, Endeavor, 9601 Wilshire Blvd., 6th Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.; Manager: Seven Summits Pictures and Management, 8906 West Olympic Blvd., Ground Floor, Beverly Hills, CA 90211.; Publicist: Jennifer Allen, PMK/HBH Public Relations, 700 San Vicente Blvd., Suite G910, West Hollywood, CA 90069.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Female
- Occupation
- Actress
- Birth Details
- January 17, 1980
- Los Angeles, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Appearances
- Nessa Watkins, Mumford, Buena Vista, 1999
- Anita Miller, Almost Famous (director's cut released as Untitled: Almost Famous the Bootleg Cut), DreamWorks/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000
- Tracy, Manic, 2001, IFC Films, 2003
- Cheryl, The Good Girl, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
- Jenny Herk, Big Trouble, Buena Vista, 2002
- Nora, The New Guy, Columbia, 2002
- Zelda, Sweet Friggin' Daisies (short film), 2002
- Samantha Harper, Abandon, Paramount, 2002
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Boris! (short film), 2002
- Nikki, Whatever We Do (short film), 2003
- Noel, All the Real Girls, Sony Pictures Classics, 2003
- Gas station girl, It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder than Not to Be Wanted at All, Fox Searchlab, 2003
- Christy, House Hunting (short film), Pamplona Productions, 2003
- Jovie, Elf, New Line Cinema/A-Film Distribution, 2003
- Kate Collins, Eulogy, Lions Gate Films, 2004
- Tricia "Trillian" McMillan, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,Touchstone, 2005
- Reese Holden, Winter Passing, Focus Features, 2005
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Television Appearances
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Movies
- Lady Larken, Once Upon a Mattress, ABC, 2004
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Episodic
- Elena, "Veronica's Fun and Pirates Are Crazy," Veronica's Closet,NBC, 1998
- "The Offspring: She's Got Issues," Making the Video, MTV, 1999
- Guest, Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 2002
- Guest, Last Call with Carson Daly, NBC, 2002
- "Idiot Boyfriend," Making the Video, MTV, 2002
- Guest, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002, 2003, 2004
- Jen Doyle, "Kissing Cousin," Frasier, NBC, 2002
- Guest, The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2003
- Guest, Dinner for Five, Independent Film Channel, 2003
- Heidi, "Birds Do It," Cracking Up, Fox, 2004
- Guest, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 2005
- Guest, Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2005
- Voices of the French maid Kim and the candy striper stripper, "Stan KnowsBest," American Dad!, Fox, 2005
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Specials
- Interviewee, Sizzlin' Sixteen 2001, E! Entertainment Television, 2001
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Reel Comedy: Big Trouble, Comedy Central, 2002
- Presenter, The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards, Independent Film Channel, 2004
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Inside the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, 2005
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Stage Appearances
- Little Red Riding Hood, Into the Woods (musical), Interact TheatreCompany, Los Angeles, c. 1996
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RECORDINGS
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Videos
- Narrator, Players in Pigtails, by Shana Corey, Weston Woods, 2004
- The girl, "She's Got Issues," The Offspring Complete Music Video Collection, Sony Music Entertainment, 2005
- Appeared in the music videos "Idiot Boyfriend" by Jimmy Fallon, 2002, and"She's Got Issues" by Offspring.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Periodicals
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Boston Globe, February 23, 2003
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Cinema Confidential, October 27, 2003
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Elle, June, 2005
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FilmStew, February 8, 2005
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Interview, September, 2001, p. 213; March, 2003, p. 174
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Los Angeles Times, February 16, 2003
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Movieline, September, 1999, p. 15
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Premiere, September, 2004
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