Zooey Deschanel

(1980-)

American, Actress

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Jonathan Silver Scott

engaged since 13 August 2023
(for 1 year and 10 months)

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Zooey Claire Deschanel ( ZO-ee day-shə-NEL; born January 17, 1980) is an American actress and musician. She made her film debut in Mumford (1999) and had a supporting role in Cameron Crowe's film Almost Famous (2000). Deschanel is known for her deadpan roles in comedy films such as 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) and Our Idiot Brother (2011). She has also ventured into dramatic film territory with Manic (2001), All the Real Girls (2003), Winter Passing (2005), Bridge to Terabithia (2007), The Happening (2008) and The Driftless Area (2015). From 2011 to 2018, she starred as Jess Day on the Fox sitcom New Girl, for which she received nominations for a Primetime Emmy Award and three Golden Globe Awards.

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Born	Zooey Claire Deschanel 17 January 1980 (age 45) Los Angeles, California, USA
Zodiac	Capricorn
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Jonathan Silver Scott

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Benjamin Gibbard 1976- American musician · m. 2009; div. 2012 info edit

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Jacob Pechenik 1972- American, Producer · m. 2015; div. 2020 info edit

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Elsie Otter info 1st child with Jacob Pechenik Female b. Jul 2015 Age: 9 2015- Celebrity Baby

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Charlie Wolf info 2nd child with Jacob Pechenik Male b. May 2017 Age: 8 2017- Celebrity Baby

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Caleb Deschanel · Father · 1944- · American cinematographer/director info

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Mary Jo Deschanel · Mother · 1945- · American actress info

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Mary Jo Deschanel and Caleb Deschanel · m. 1972

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Emily Erin Deschanel · Older Sister · 1976- · American actress info

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Whitney Houston · Friend · 1963-2012 · American singer, record producer, actress, film producer, and philanthropist edit info

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Julia Roberts · Friend · 1967- · American actress edit info

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Samantha Ronson · Friend · 1977- · British DJ, singer-songwriter edit info

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Will Kopelman · Associate · 1978- · American, Writer edit info

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Karen Elson · Friend · 1979- · British, Model edit info

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Mickey Madden · Friend · 1979- · American musician edit info

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Andrew Hurley · Friend · 1980- · American musician edit info

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Hannah Simone · Associate · 1980- · Canadian television host, actress and fashion model edit info

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Patrick Stump · Friend · 1984- · American musician edit info

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Lindsay Lohan · Friend · 1986- · American, Actress edit info

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Mickey Madden 1979- American musician info edit view couple »

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Matthew Davis 1978- American, Actor info edit view couple »

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Hunter Burgan 1976- American musician info edit view couple »

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Jason Schwartzman 1980- American actor and musician info edit view couple »

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William S. Tribell 1977- American poet info edit view couple »

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Jamie Linden 1980- American screenwriter info edit view couple »

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