# List of Zooey Deschanel performances

American actress, model, musician, and singer-songwriter Zooey Deschanel made her film debut in the 1999 comedy feature Mumford. 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, and the comedy drama The Good Girl (2002). She landed her first major role as an 18-year-old virgin in the romantic drama All the Real Girls (2003), for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead. One of Deschanel's biggest commercial successes came with the Christmas-fantasy film Elf (2003), which grossed over $220 million worldwide.
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. 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. She voiced Bridget in the animated family comedy Trolls (2016), which earned her an Annie Award nomination for Voice Acting in a Feature Production.
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. 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 and a Primetime Emmy Award, and won the Critics' Choice Television Award for Best Actress in a Comedy Series.

## Film

| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
| 1999 | Mumford | Nessa Watkins | |
| 2000 | Almost Famous | Anita Miller | |
| 2001 | Manic | Tracy | |
| 2002 | The Good Girl | Cheryl | |
| 2002 | Abandon | Samantha Harper | |
| 2002 | Big Trouble | Jenny Herk | |
| 2002 | The New Guy | Nora | |
| 2002 | Sweet Friggin' Daisies | Zelda | Short film |
| 2003 | Whatever We Do | Nikki | Short film |
| 2003 | All the Real Girls | Noel | |
| 2003 | It's Better to Be Wanted for Murder Than Not to Be Wanted at All | Gas Station Girl | |
| 2003 | House Hunting | Christy | Short film |
| 2003 | Elf | Jovie | |
| 2004 | Eulogy | Kate Collins | |
| 2005 | The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | Tricia "Trillian" McMillan | |
| 2005 | Winter Passing | Reese Holden | |
| 2006 | Failure to Launch | Kit | |
| 2006 | Live Free or Die | Cheryl | |
| 2007 | The Good Life | Frances | |
| 2007 | The Go-Getter | Kate | |
| 2007 | Bridge to Terabithia | Ms. Edmunds | |
| 2007 | Flakes | Miss Pussy Katz | |
| 2007 | Raving | Katie | Short film |
| 2007 | Surf's Up | Lani Aliikai (voice) | |
| 2007 | The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford | Dorothy Evans | |
| 2008 | Gigantic | Harriet "Happy" Lolly | |
| 2008 | The Happening | Alma Moore | |
| 2008 | Yes Man | Allison | |
| 2009 | 500 Days of Summer | Summer Finn | |
| 2011 | Our Idiot Brother | Natalie | |
| 2011 | Your Highness | Belladonna | |
| 2015 | Rock the Kasbah | Ronnie | |
| 2015 | The Driftless Area | Stella | |
| 2016 | Trolls | Bridget (voice) | |
| 2020 | Trolls World Tour | Bridget (voice) | |
| 2022 | Dreamin' Wild | Nancy | |
| 2023 | Trolls Band Together | Bridget (voice) | |
| 2024 | Harold and the Purple Crayon | Terri | |
| TBA | Merv † | TBA | Post-production |
Key :
| † | Denotes film or TV productions that have not yet been released |

## Television

| Year(s) | Title | Role | Channel | Notes |
| 1998 | Veronica's Closet | Elena | NBC | Episode: "Veronica's Fun and Pirates Are Crazy" |
| 2002 | Frasier | Jen | NBC | Episode: "Kissing Cousin" |
| 2004 | Cracking Up | Heidi | Fox | Episode: "Birds Do It" |
| 2005 | Once Upon a Mattress | Lady Larken | ABC | Television film |
| 2005–2013 | American Dad! | Various voices | Fox | 2 episodes |
| 2006–2007 | Weeds | Kat Wheeler | Showtime | 4 episodes |
| 2007 | Tin Man | DG | Sci-Fi Channel | Miniseries |
| 2008–2013 | The Simpsons | Mary Spuckler (voice) | Fox | 3 episodes |
| 2009 | Bones | Margaret Whitesell | Fox | Episode: "The Goop on the Girl" |
| 2010 | Funny or Die Presents | Mary Todd Lincoln | HBO | Sketch: "Drunk History Vol.5" |
| 2011–2018 | New Girl | Jessica "Jess" Day | Fox | Main role; 140 episodes Director ("House Hunt") Also producer and co-executive producer |
| 2012 | Saturday Night Live | Host / Various characters | NBC | Episode: "Zooey Deschanel/Karmin" |
| 2016 | Brooklyn Nine-Nine | Jessica "Jess" Day | Fox | Episode: "The Night Shift", crossover episode with New Girl |
| 2017 | Trolls Holiday | Bridget (voice) | NBC | Television special |
| 2021 | The Celebrity Dating Game | Co-Host | ABC | Television Series |
| 2022 | Storybots: Answer Time | Cat Burglar Lady | Netflix | Episode: Keys |
| 2023 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars | Herself | Paramount+ / WOW Presents Plus | Guest judge (season 8) Episode: "The Letter L" |
| 2023 | RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked | Herself | Paramount+ / WOW Presents Plus | Episode: "All Stars Untucked: The Letter L" |
| 2023 | Physical | Kelly | Apple TV+ | Season 3 |

## Music videos

| Year | Title | Artist | Notes |
| 1999 | "She's Got Issues" | The Offspring | |
| 2002 | "Idiot Boyfriend" | Jimmy Fallon | |
| 2008 | "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" (version one) | She & Him | |
| 2009 | "Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?" (version two) | She & Him | |
| 2010 | "In the Sun" | She & Him | |
| 2010 | "Thieves" | She & Him | |
| 2011 | "Don't Look Back" | She & Him | |
| 2012 | "Hey Girl" | Herself | |
| 2013 | "I Could've Been Your Girl" | She & Him | Also director |
| 2014 | "Stay Awhile" | She & Him | |
| 2015 | "On the Island" | Brian Wilson | |
| 2020 | "Not the End of the World" | Katy Perry | |

## Video games

| Year | Title | Role | Ref. |
| 2007 | Surf's Up | Lani Aliikai (voice) | |

## Discography
### Soundtrack performances

| Year | Title | Soundtrack album |
| 2003 | "Baby, It's Cold Outside" (with Leon Redbone) | Elf |
| 2005 | "In a Little While" (with Matthew Morrison) | Once Upon a Mattress |
| 2008 | "Yes Man""Sweet Ballad""Uh-huh""Keystar" (with Von Iva)"Can't Buy Me Love" (with Jim Carrey) | Yes Man |
| 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 |
| 2011 | "Hey Girl" (original soundtrack) | New Girl |
| 2014 | "Fallinlove2nite" cover (with Prince and 3rdeyegirl) | New Girl |
| 2015 | "Bitch" | Rock the Kasbah |
| 2016 | "Hello" "I'm Coming Out" "Mo Money Mo Problems" (with cast) ""Can't Stop the Feeling!" (with cast) | Trolls |

### 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 | |
| 2008 | "The Next Messiah""Carpetbaggers""Trying My Best to Love You""Jack Killed Mom" | Acid Tongue | Jenny Lewis | |
| 2009 | "Never Had Nobody Like You""Rave On" | Hold Time | M. Ward | |
| 2010 | "Get on the Road""Point Me at Lost Islands" | The Place We Ran From | Tired Pony | [84] [85] |
| 2011 | "It's So Easy" | Listen to Me: Buddy Holly (tribute album) | Various artists | |
| 2012 | "Me and My Shadow""Sweetheart" | A Wasteland Companion | M. Ward | |
| 2012 | "The Hippie Girl" (with Ben Gibbard) | Chasing Away The Dots | Mike Coykendall | |
| 2012 | "Something's Rattling (Cowpoke)" | Former Lives | Benjamin Gibbard | |
| 2015 | "You're the Reason" | A mixtape from Ben Lee | Ben Lee | |