• Name: Zooey Deschanel
  • Date of Birth: January 17, 1980
  • Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Mini-bio: Zooey is often compared to golden era Hollywood starlets and is also a talented singer. She has said in interviews that she believes her singing ability was pivotal in gaining the role of Jovie in Elf...( read more) (2003). She also sang (and acted) in the Disney-produced musical, Once Upon a Mattress (2005) (TV).

Deschanel was born in Los Angeles, California, and brought up in various international locations because of her father's work. She is the daughter of Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Caleb Deschanel and actress Mary Jo Weir; her sister, Emily Deschanel, is also an actress. Her paternal grandfather was French and the remainder of her ancestry is Irish American. The name "Zooey" was inspired by the male character of the same name in J. D. Salinger's novel Franny and Zooey. Zooey attended the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts, an elite performance summer camp located in New York. She attended Northwestern University before dropping out to pursue her acting career.
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Zooey Deschanel mini-bio:

Zooey is often compared to golden era Hollywood starlets and is also a talented singer. She has said in interviews that she believes her singing ability was pivotal in gaining the role of Jovie in Elf (2003). She also sang (and acted) in the Disney-produced musical, Once Upon a Mattress (2005) (TV).

Zooey Deschanel
Deschanel was born in Los Angeles, California, and brought up in various international locations because of her father's work. She is the daughter of Academy Award-nominated cinematographer Caleb Deschanel and actress Mary Jo Weir; her sister, Emily Deschanel, is also an actress. Her paternal grandfather was French and the remainder of her ancestry is Irish American. The name "Zooey" was inspired by the male character of the same name in J. D. Salinger's novel Franny and Zooey. Zooey attended the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts, an elite performance summer camp located in New York. She attended Northwestern University before dropping out to pursue her acting career.


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Height: 5'6"
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Family: Younger sister of actress Emily Deschanel
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Comments

  • jeffidiyah
    I absolutely love this actress. Her on screen charm is nothing short of extraordinary. I love her eyes and how they're contrasted with the color of her hair. Also, she wasn't in Cloverfield.
    posted 103 days ago
  • j360chd
  • MovieCraver
    I've seen her in The Happening,Cloverfield,The Assination Of Jesse James,Elf,Bridge To Teribithia,and Failure to Launch.Is it just me or does she look a lot like Katy Perry?? :]!!!!
    posted 131 days ago
  • xoxoluck16xoxo
    omg i luved zooey in "Bridge to Terribithia" i luv that movie too LoLz
    posted 132 days ago
  • sweetsamania
    OMG!! u r sooo awesome!! Chloe was Here XxX
    posted 132 days ago
  • adyale3
    Zooey u rock!!
    i totally love you
    i'm a huge fan of you

    (=
    posted 152 days ago
  • pinkdevilsangel
    u deffinatly hav ur sistas jaw line if ya look close enuf
    posted 154 days ago
  • johnnydepplover15
    love ur work ur so amazing!
    posted 164 days ago
  • GoodPossum

    Zooey Deschanel as DG with Blu Mankuma Plays Tutor (Toto) in ''Tin Man'' (2007) (mini TV Series)


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    posted 227 days ago
  • GoodPossum


    12 Trailer Videos for Zooey Deschanel

    http://www.videodetective.com/actor/ZOOEY_DESCHANEL/video/P00017126.htm

    Surf's Up (2007)
    Eulogy (2004)
    The Good Girl (2002)
    The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)
    All the Real Girls (2003)
    The New Guy (2002)
    Failure to Launch (2006)
    Elf (2003)
    Manic (2001)
    Live Free or Die (2006)
    Abandon (2002)
    Almost Famous (2000)

    posted 227 days ago

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