Zooey Deschanel

(1980-)

American actress and singer

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Jonathan Silver Scott

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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

Canadian reality TV personality

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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: 10 · 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 and director of film and television 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, television producer, and film producer 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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Whitney Houston · Friend · 1963-2012 · American singer, actress, and film producer 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 and musician 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 and singer edit info

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