• Zooey Deschanel is a famous actress
  • She starred in the holiday film 'Elf'
  • Learn more about what she's been up to lately

Zooey Deschanel got her start in the entertainment industry with her role in one episode of Veronica's Closet in 1998. It wasn't until she starred alongside Will Ferrell in the 2003 Christmas classic Elf as "Jovie" that she really started to skyrocket into fame. After that, she picked up many starring roles and even her own television series!

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Zooey Deschanel starred in Elf as "Jovie" who falls in love with "Buddy" (Will Ferrell)

Zooey Deschanel: Her famous roles

Zooey Deschanel had roles in The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Failure to Launch (2006), Yes Man (2008), 500 Days of Summer (2009), Winter Passing (2005), and Bridge to Terabithia (2007). The 43-year-old also played the starring role of "Jessica Day" on the Fox sitcom New Girl from 2011 to 2018 for a total of seven seasons. 

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Zooey Deschanel arrives for the premiere of "Good Boys", at the Regency Village Theatre in Westwood, California on August 14, 2019

Fun Facts About Zooey Deschanel: 

  • She is a singer and loves to perform. You can even hear her singing in Elf
  • Deschanel has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
  • Her sister is Emily Deschanel, who starred in Bones
  • Zooey's father is an Academy-award-winning cinematographer (Caleb Deschanel)
  • She has been married and divorced twice and has two children named Charlie Wolf Pechenik and Elsie Otter Pechenik
  • Zooey is currently engaged tp Property Brothers star Jonathan Silver Scott

Also Interesting:

Buddy, the Christmas Elf 2003 production still

Quiz

What is the name of "Buddy’s" love interest?