who plays jessica day
Zooey Deschanel is an American actress, musician and singer/songwriter. Zooey portrays Jessica Day, the main character of New Girl, and has since her first appearance in the pilot. Zooey Deschanel was born in 1980 into a showbiz family. Her father, Caleb Deschanel is an Academy Award-nominated cinematographer and her mother, Mary Jo Deschanel (nÃ©e Weir) is an actress who starred in Twin Peaks.