Zooey Deschanel Bio | Wiki
Zooey Deschanel is an American actress, musician, and songwriter. She started acting in the film Mumford in 1999 and had a supporting role in Cameron Crowe’s film Almost Famous in 2000. Zooey is known for her deadpan roles in comedy films such as The Good Girl, The New Guy, Elf, and The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy among others.
For a few years starting in 2001, she performed in the jazz cabaret act If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies with actress Samantha Shelton. In 2006, Zooey teamed up with M. Ward to form She & Him, and subsequently released their debut album, Volume One, in 2008.
They have since released five albums: Volume Two, A Very She & Him Christmas, Volume 3, Classics, and Christmas Party. She won a Grammy Award nomination for Best Song Written for Visual Media for “So Long”, which was featured on the soundtrack of the 2011 film Winnie the Pooh.
Zooey Deschanel Age
Zooey was born on January 17, 1980, in Los Angeles, California, United States. She is 42 years old.
Zooey Deschanel Height
She is a woman of average stature and stands at a height of 5 ft 5 in (Approx. 1.65 m).
Zooey Deschanel Family
She was born and raised in Los Angeles, California by her parents Caleb Deschanel and Mary Jo Deschane. Zooey’s father is a cinematographer and director while her mother is an actress. Her paternal grandfather was French, from Oullins, Rhône, and her paternal grandmother came from a Quaker family. Zooey also has Swiss, Dutch, English, Irish, and other French ancestries.
Zooey Deschanel Sister
Her older sister is an actress named Emily, who starred in the Fox crime comedy-drama series Bones.
Zooey Deschanel Husband
She was first married to musician Ben Gibbard, lead vocalist for Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service on September 19, 2009, near Seattle, Washington. Zooey filed for divorce on December 27, 2011, citing “irreconcilable differences”. The divorce was finalized on December 12, 2012.
In January 2015, she confirmed her engagement to film producer Jacob Pechenik and they married in June 2015. Zooey and Pechenik have two children Elsie Otter and Charlie Wolf. The two announced their separation in September 2019 and the divorce was finalized on June 1, 2020.
Zooey Deschanel Kids | Children
Zooey has two children from her second husband Jacob Pechenik. Elsie Otter was born in July 2015, and Charlie Wolf was born in May 2017.
Zooey Deschanel Education
She attended Crossroads, a private preparatory school in Santa Monica. While there, Zooey befriended future co-stars, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Kate Hudson. She sang throughout high school, planning to pursue a career in musical theatre, and attended the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts. Later, Zooey attended Northwestern University for nine months before dropping out to pursue acting.
Zooey Deschanel Elf
In 2003, Zooey starred opposite Will Ferrell in the Christmas comedy Elf as a deadpan department store worker and the love interest of a man raised by Santa’s elves. Reviewers found the film to be a “spirited, good-natured family comedy” as part of an overall positive critical response; and, budgeted at US$33 million, Elf made US$220.4 million worldwide.
Zooey Deschanel Movies And Tv Shows
Almost Famous (2000). The Good Girl (2002)
The New Guy (2002)
Elf (2003)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005)
Failure to Launch (2006)
Yes Man (2008)
500 Days of Summer (2009)
Our Idiot Brother (2011)
Manic (2001)
All the Real Girls (2003)
Winter Passing (2005)
Bridge to Terabithia (2007) The Happening (2008)
The Driftless Area (2015)
Zooey Deschanel Podcast
In January 2022, Zooey started cohosting Welcome to Our Show, a New Girl rewatch podcast with co-stars Hannah Simone and Lamorne Morris, distributed by IHeartRadio. In 2021, she co-hosted the ABC television series The Celebrity Dating Game with Michael Bolton.
Zooey Deschanel Katy Perry
In December 2020, she appeared in the music video for Katy Perry’s song “Not the End of the World”. In Rock the Kasbah, Zooey played a Los Angeles singer taken to Afghanistan by her former manager. Despite a US$15 million budget, the comedy only made US$3 million at the North American box office. She voiced a kind-hearted Bergen, Bridget, in the animated family comedy Trolls (2016), which grossed US$344 million worldwide.
Zooey Deschanel And Jonathan Scott
Zooey is currently in a romantic relationship with Property Brothers star Jonathan Scott. She started dating him after the announcement of her separation from her second husband Pechenik in 2019. Zooey and Scott met while filming an episode of Carpool Karaoke: The Series in August 2019.
Zooey Deschanel New Girl
From 2011 to 2018, Zooey starred as Jessica Day on the Fox sitcom New Girl, for which she received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards. She starred as a bubbly and offbeat teacher Jessica “Jess” Day. Zooey became a producer on the show and helped build the character, which she has described as a part of her, especially in regards to “the sort of enthusiasm and optimism” of her youth.
Zooey Deschanel Net Worth
She earns her wealth from her career, therefore, she has amassed a fortune over the years. Zooey’s estimated net worth is $858,675.
Is Zooey Deschanel Married
No. She is currently dating Property Brothers star, Jonathan Scott. She started dating him after the announcement of her separation from her second husband Pechenik in 2019.