Zooey Deschanel biography

Zooey Deschanel is an entertainer in every sense of the word, bringing the classical leading lady back to the modern audience with her old-fashioned charm. Her starring roles in (500) Days of Summer opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Yes Man opposite Jim Carrey cemented her mainstream presence. Deschanel also co-starred in My Idiot Brother opposite Paul Rudd and Elizabeth Banks, and wrote and performed original music for Disney's Winnie the Pooh.

After making her feature film debut in 1999 in Lawrence Kasdan's Mumford, Deschanel's breakout performance was in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous. She earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for Lead Actress for All the Real Girls and lent her voice talents to the animated feature Surf's Up. Deschanel played the lead in the hit Emmy Award® nominated mini-series Tin Man.

Her additional credits include The Good Girl, Eulogy, the holiday classic Elf, Failure to Launch, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Bridge to Terabithia, The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, Live Free or Die, Flakes, Gigantic, The Go-Getter, The Good Life, Winter Passing, The Happening, Abandon, Big Trouble and Your Highness.

In addition to her on-screen work, Deschanel has earned rave reviews and popular acclaim for ‘She & Him,' her musical collaboration with M. Ward. The duo's latest album, She & Him: Volume 2 debuted at No. 6 on the Billboard Top 200 and was one of the most critically acclaimed albums of 2010. Music has always been a passion for Deschanel, and she has produced two albums: Volume 1 and Volume 2, boasting 21 original songs which she wrote herself and four covers of some of her personal favourites. Additionally, the band has sold out tours in the US, UK and Europe.