Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Claire Deschanel is an American film and television actress born in Los Angeles, California on January 17th, 1980. In addition to her numerous film and episode credits, Zooey was cast in the lead role of Jessica Day on the FOX Network comedy series New Girl.

Notes & Trivia

 * Zooey Deschanel is the younger sister of Bones star Emily Deschanel.

Other works

 * For a few years starting in 2001, Deschanel performed in the jazz cabaret act If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies with fellow actress Samantha Shelton. Besides singing, she plays keyboards, percussion, banjo and ukulele. She also often sings in her films.