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Zooey Deschanel
Born Zooey Claire Deschanel
January 17, 1980 (1980-01-17) (age 28)
Los Angeles, California, United States
Occupation Actress, singer
Years active 1998–present

Zooey Claire Deschanel (born January 17, 1980) is an American actress musician and singer. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a Deschanel made her film debut in 1999's Mumford and soon became known for memorable, deadpan supporting roles in films such as Almost Famous (2000), The New Guy (2002), Big Trouble (2002) and The Good Girl (2002). Mumford is a 1999 comedic Feature film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Deadpan is a form of non-comedic delivery in which Humour is presented without a change in emotion or Facial expression, usually speaking in Almost Famous is a 2000 Comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe, writer and director of Jerry Maguire. The New Guy is a 2002 American teen comedy directed by Ed Decter. Big Trouble ( 2002) is an American Comedic film based on the Novel Big Trouble by Dave Barry. The Good Girl is a 2002 Film from the Chuck & Buck team with director Miguel Arteta and writer Mike White. She then began playing female leads, in All the Real Girls (2003), Elf (2003), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005), Winter Passing (2005), and Tin Man in 2007. All the Real Girls is a 2003 Romantic drama film written and directed by David Gordon Green. Elf is a 2003 Christmas -themed Comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and released in the United States on November 7 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction comedy film based on the book of the same name by Douglas Adams. Winter Passing is a 2005 American Drama film written and directed by first-timer Adam Rapp, also known for his work on the show Tin Man is a three-part Television miniseries reimagined continuation of L

Since 2001, Deschanel has performed in the jazz cabaret act If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies with fellow actress Samantha Shelton. Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring Comedy, Song, Dance, and Theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue &mdash a Restaurant If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies is a Cabaret act featuring American actresses Zooey Deschanel and Samantha Shelton. Samantha Shelton (born 15 November, 1978) is an American actress Deschanel has sung in several of her films, and her debut album Volume One (recorded with M. Ward under the moniker She & Him) was released on March 18, 2008. Volume One is the first album by She & Him, a collaboration between M Matt Ward, known by his Stage name M Ward, is a Singer-songwriter and guitarist who rose to prominence in the Portland Oregon music scene She & Him is an American Indie rock band consisting of Actress Zooey Deschanel (vocals piano banjo and Musician M

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Biography

Early life

Zooey (pronounced /ˈzoʊiː/) Deschanel was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Academy Award-nominated cinematographer and director Caleb Deschanel and actress Mary Jo Deschanel (née Weir). Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film. Caleb Deschanel, ASC (born September 21, 1944) is an American Cinematographer. Mary Jo Deschanel (born 1945 as Mary Jo Weir in Los Angeles, California) is an American Actress. She is of 3/4's Irish descent and 1/4 French descent (her surname means "from the channels" in French). The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate Legal residents and citizens To be French according to the first article of the Constitution is to be a citizen of France regardless of one's origin race or religion ( French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people [1][2] She was named after Zooey Glass, the male protagonist of J. D. Salinger's 1961 novella Franny and Zooey. Jerome David "J D" Salinger (born January 1 1919 (ˈsælɨndʒɚ is an American author best known for his 1951 Novel The Catcher in the Rye Franny and Zooey is a novel by J D Salinger, published in 1961. [3] Her older sister Emily is also an actress. Emily Erin Deschanel (born October 11, 1976) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her starring role on the Television

Deschanel lived in Los Angeles but spent much of her childhood traveling because her father shot films on location; she later said that she "hated all the traveling[. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West . . ]I'm really happy now that I had the experience, but at the time I was just so miserable to have to leave my friends in Los Angeles and go to places where they didn't have any food I liked or things I was used to. "[4] She attended Crossroads, a private preparatory school in Santa Monica, California, where she befriended future co-stars Jake Gyllenhaal and Kate Hudson. Crossroads School for Arts & Sciences is a private K-12 school in Santa Monica California, United States. Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal ( born December 19 1980 is an American actor Kate Garry Hudson (born April 19, 1979) is an American Film actress. [3] She also attended the French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts summer camp and sang throughout high school, planning to pursue a career in musical theatre. French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts is a performing arts programme and summer camp located just outside Hancock New York, on a private lake known as Sand Pond in the Musical theatre is a form of Theatre combining Music, Songs spoken Dialogue and Dance. [2] She attended Northwestern University for seven months before dropping out to work as an actress. [4]

Career

Deschanel appeared in a guest role on the television series Veronica's Closet before making her film debut in Lawrence Kasdan’s 1999 comedy Mumford, and later in the year she appeared in the music video for The Offspring's single "She's Got Issues". Veronica's Closet is a Sitcom which aired on NBC from September 25 1997 to June 27 2000. Lawrence Kasdan (born 14 January, 1949) is an American movie producer, director and Screenwriter. Mumford is a 1999 comedic Feature film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan. A music video is a Short film or video that accompanies a complete piece of music most commonly a Song with lyrics The Offspring (sometimes referred to simply as Offspring) are a popular and influential American " She's Got Issues " is a song by The Offspring, released as the fourth and final single from their album Americana. In her second film, director Cameron Crowe's autobiographical Almost Famous (2000), Deschanel played Anita Miller, the protagonist's rebellious older sister. Cameron Bruce Crowe (born July 13, 1957) is an Academy Award -winning American Writer and Film director. The film received critical praise,[5] but was not a box office success. A box office is a place where tickets are sold to the public for Admission to a venue Deschanel continued to sing, and in 2001 formed If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies, a jazz cabaret act with fellow actress Samantha Shelton. If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies is a Cabaret act featuring American actresses Zooey Deschanel and Samantha Shelton. A jazz standard is a Jazz tune that is held in continuing esteem and which is widely known performed and recorded among jazz musicians as part of the jazz musical repertoire Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring Comedy, Song, Dance, and Theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue &mdash a Restaurant Samantha Shelton (born 15 November, 1978) is an American actress [3] The pair performs around Los Angeles on an ad-hoc basis. Ad hoc is a Latin phrase which means "for this [ Purpose ]" [6]

Deschanel played supporting roles in a series of films that included Manic (2001), Big Trouble (2002), Abandon (2002), and The Good Girl (2002). Manic is a 2001 American Drama Film directed by Jordan Melamed and written by Michael Bacall and Blayne Weaver Abandon is an American Thriller film released by Paramount Pictures in the US and Buena Vista Distribution internationally in In late 2002, The New York Times reported that Deschanel was "one of Hollywood's most sought-after young stars,"[3] and the Los Angeles Times wrote in early 2003 that Deschanel had become a recognizable type, due to "her deadpan, sardonic and scene-stealing [film] performances" as the protagonist's best friend. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed For other meanings see Typecasting. Typecasting is the process by which a film TV or stage Actor is strongly identified with a specific [2] Deschanel objected to her typecasting, arguing, "A lot of these roles are just a formula idea of somebody's best friend, and it's like, I don't even have that many friends. In high school, I stayed home all the time, so I don't know how I'm everybody's best friend now. "[2]

Deschanel turned down several supporting roles and played her first lead role in All the Real Girls (2003). Deschanel's performance as Noel, a sexually curious 18-year-old virgin who has a life-changing romance with an aimless 22-year-old, received critical praise,[2] and she received an Independent Spirit nomination for Best Actress. [7] Later in 2003, Deschanel played a deadpan department store elf opposite Will Ferrell in the comedy Elf, which became a box office hit. An elf is a creature of Norse mythology. The elves were originally imagined as a race of minor nature and fertility gods, who are often pictured as youthful-seeming John William "Will" Ferrell (ˈfærəl born July 16, 1967) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice actor, Elf is a 2003 Christmas -themed Comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and released in the United States on November 7 [8] Elf was the first of Deschanel's films in which she sang onscreen; she dueted with Ferrell in the bathroom shower scene on "Baby, It's Cold Outside", and was also heard singing it on the soundtrack with Leon Redbone. "Baby It's Cold Outside" is a Pop standard with words and music by Frank Loesser. Leon Redbone (August 26 1949 He has cited his date of birth as October 29 1929 this wildly inaccurate date was the day of the U Subsequently, Deschanel has sung in Winter Passing ("My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean"), the 2005 television musical Once Upon a Mattress ("An Opening For a Princess," "In a Little While," "Normandy," and "Yesterday I Loved You"), an old cabaret song in The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford and the 2007 short film Raving ("Hello, Dolly!"). "My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean" is a traditional Scottish Folk song. Once Upon a Mattress is a musical Comedy that opened Off-Broadway on May 11, 1959, and then moved to Broadway The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a 2007 Western Drama film adapted from Ron Hansen 's 1983 novel Raving is a 2007 American Short film written and directed by Julia Stiles. " Hello Dolly! " is the title song of the popular 1964 musical of the same name. Her piano composition "Bittersuite" was used thematically in the dark, off-beat 2004 dramedy Winter Passing, in which she starred alongside Ferrell and Ed Harris. Comedy-drama, also called dramedy and dramatic-comedy, is a style of Television and movies in which there is an equal or nearly equal balance Winter Passing is a 2005 American Drama film written and directed by first-timer Adam Rapp, also known for his work on the show Edward Allen "Ed" Harris (born November 28 1950 is a four-time Academy Award -nominated and Golden Globe -winning American actor writer and director

In 2004, Deschanel also starred in Eulogy, and in 2005 as Trillian in the film adaptation of Douglas Adams' science fiction novel The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005). Eulogy is a 2004 Comedy film directed by Michael ClancyThe US release was a limited theatrical release Tricia McMillan aka Trillian is a Fictional character from Douglas Adams ' series The Hitchhiker's Douglas Noël Adams (11 March 1952 &ndash 11 May 2001 was an English author comic Radio dramatist Deschanel then played Sarah Jessica Parker's neurotic roommate in Failure to Launch (2006), and appeared on four episodes of the Showtime television series Weeds from 2006 to 2007, playing Andy Botwin's quirky ex-girlfriend, Kat. Sarah Jessica Parker (born March 25, 1965) is an American Actress and producer with a portfolio of Television, Film Failure to Launch is a 2006 American Romantic comedy Film. It is a loose remake of the French film Tanguy Showtime is a subscription television Brand used by a number of channels and platforms around the world but primarily refers to a group of channels in the United In September 2006, Variety announced that Deschanel would play 1960s singer Janis Joplin in the film The Gospel According to Janis, to be co-written and directed by Penelope Spheeris. September 2006 was marked by a controversy surrounding statements made by Pope Benedict XVI regarding Islam, during the same week as the fifth anniversary Variety is a weekly entertainment trade newspaper founded in New York in 1905 by Sime Silverman Janis Lyn Joplin ( January 19, 1943  – October 4, 1970) was an American singer songwriter and music arranger from Penelope Spheeris (born December 2, 1945) is an American director, producer, and Screenwriter. [9] Deschanel planned to sing all of Joplin's songs, and took four months of singing lessons "to approximate Joplin's gritty vocals. "[9] The film, scheduled to begin shooting on November 13, 2006,[9] was postponed indefinitely. [10]

In 2007, Deschanel appeared in two children's films, Bridge to Terabithia and the animated film Surf's Up, in which she voiced a penguin named Lani Aliikai. Bridge to Terabithia is a 2007 film directed by Gábor Csupó (co-founder of Klasky-Csupo) for Walt Disney Pictures and Surf's Up is a 2007 American Academy Award -nominated computer-animated Mockumentary Film produced by Sony Pictures This is a list of Characters from the movie Surf's Up (2007 presented by a name or official material In December 2007, she played DG, the lead in the new Sci Fi Channel miniseries Tin Man, a re-imagining of L. Frank Baum's children's book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. Tin Man is a three-part Television miniseries reimagined continuation of L Lyman Frank Baum ( May 15 1856 &ndash May 5 1919) was an American Author, Actor, and Independent filmmaker

In March 2007, Deschanel contributed vocals to two songs ("Slowly" and "Ask Her To Dance") on the album Nighttiming by Jason Schwartzman's band Coconut Records. March 2007 is the third month of the year It began on a Thursday, and ended 31 days later on a Saturday. Nighttiming is Coconut Records ' 2007 debut album It was originally released as a Digital download. Jason Francesco Schwartzman (born June 26, 1980) is an American Actor and Musician. Coconut Records is an Indie pop band based in Los Angeles, California. In May 2007, singer-songwriter M. Ward, who had previously performed with Deschanel onstage, said that he was "just finishing work" on her debut album,[11] which will feature songs written by Deschanel and produced by Ward. May 2007 is the fifth month of that year It began on a Tuesday and 31 days later ended on a Thursday. Matt Ward, known by his Stage name M Ward, is a Singer-songwriter and guitarist who rose to prominence in the Portland Oregon music scene In January 2008, Rolling Stone reported that Deschanel and Ward were recording under the moniker She & Him, and that the album, titled Volume One, would be released by Merge Records on March 18, 2008. Rolling Stone is a United States -based Magazine devoted to Music, Politics, and Popular culture that is published She & Him is an American Indie rock band consisting of Actress Zooey Deschanel (vocals piano banjo and Musician M Volume One is the first album by She & Him, a collaboration between M Merge Records is an Independent record label based in Durham North Carolina. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [12][13]

In 2008, Deschanel will star opposite Mark Wahlberg in M. Night Shyamalan's environmental thriller The Happening, and opposite Jim Carrey in the romantic comedy Yes Man. Mark Robert Michael Wahlberg (born June 5 1971 is an Academy Award -nominated BAFTA -winning American actor rapper and Producer of Manoj Nelliyattu Shyamalan (ˈʃaməˈlan ( Malayalam: മനോജ് നെല്ലിയട്ടു ശ്യാമളന്‍ Tamil: மனோஜ் நெல்லியட்டு Environmentalism is a broad philosophy and Social movement centered on a concern for the conservation and improvement of the environment. The Happening is a 2008 American apocalyptic film written co-produced and directed by M James Eugene Redmond "Jim" Carrey (born January 17 1962 is a Canadian-American Film actor and Comedian. Yes Man is an upcoming American Comedy film directed by Peyton Reed and starring Jim Carrey.

On April 27, 2008, she appeared on The Simpsons, playing the role of Mary, Cletus's daughter. Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Cletus Delroy Spuckler is a recurring character in the FOX animated series The Simpsons, and is voiced by Hank Azaria. [14]

Filmography

Year Film Role Other notes
1999 Mumford Nessa Watkins
2000 Almost Famous Anita Miller
2001 Manic Tracy
2002 Abandon Samantha Harper
Sweet Friggin' Daisies Zelda
The New Guy Nora
Big Trouble Jenny Herk
The Good Girl Cheryl
2003 Elf Jovie
House Hunting Christy
It's Better to be Wanted for Murder Than Not to be Wanted at All Gas station girl
All the Real Girls Noel
Whatever We Do Nikki
2004 Eulogy Kate Collins
2005 Once Upon a Mattress Lady Larken
Winter Passing Reese Holden
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Tricia McMillan/Trillian
2006 Failure to Launch Kit
Weeds Kat
Live Free or Die Cheryl
2007 Flakes Miss Pussy Katz
Raving Katie Short Film
The Good Life Frances
The Go-Getter Kate
Bridge to Terabithia Miss Edmunds
Surf's Up Lani Aliikai (voice)
The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford Dorothy Evans
Tin Man DG TV miniseries

Upcoming

Year Film Role Status
2008 The Happening Alma Moore awaiting release
Yes Man Renee Allison post-production
Gigantic Happy post-production
500 Days of Summer Lead filming

References

  1. ^ http://www.lycos.com/info/zooey-deschanel--los-angeles.html
  2. ^ a b c d e "A Scene Stealer Steps off the Sidelines: With a calculated move, actress Zooey Deschanel sheds the 'best friend' persona" (reprint), Los Angeles Times, 2003-02-16. Mumford is a 1999 comedic Feature film written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan. Almost Famous is a 2000 Comedy-drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe, writer and director of Jerry Maguire. Manic is a 2001 American Drama Film directed by Jordan Melamed and written by Michael Bacall and Blayne Weaver Abandon is an American Thriller film released by Paramount Pictures in the US and Buena Vista Distribution internationally in Sweet Friggin' Daisies is a 2002 American Film directed and written by Jesse Wigutow The film stars Zooey Deschanel and The New Guy is a 2002 American teen comedy directed by Ed Decter. Big Trouble ( 2002) is an American Comedic film based on the Novel Big Trouble by Dave Barry. The Good Girl is a 2002 Film from the Chuck & Buck team with director Miguel Arteta and writer Mike White. Elf is a 2003 Christmas -themed Comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and released in the United States on November 7 House Hunting is a 2003 American short Comedy film starring Zooey Deschanel, Felicity Huffman, Terry Kinney, All the Real Girls is a 2003 Romantic drama film written and directed by David Gordon Green. Eulogy is a 2004 Comedy film directed by Michael ClancyThe US release was a limited theatrical release Once Upon a Mattress is a musical Comedy that opened Off-Broadway on May 11, 1959, and then moved to Broadway Winter Passing is a 2005 American Drama film written and directed by first-timer Adam Rapp, also known for his work on the show The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is a science fiction comedy film based on the book of the same name by Douglas Adams. Tricia McMillan aka Trillian is a Fictional character from Douglas Adams ' series The Hitchhiker's Failure to Launch is a 2006 American Romantic comedy Film. It is a loose remake of the French film Tanguy Live Free or Die is a 2006 American Comedy Film starring Aaron Stanford, Paul Schneider, Zooey Deschanel Raving is a 2007 American Short film written and directed by Julia Stiles. The Go-Getter is a 2007 American Independent film directed and written by Martin Hynes. Bridge to Terabithia is a 2007 film directed by Gábor Csupó (co-founder of Klasky-Csupo) for Walt Disney Pictures and Surf's Up is a 2007 American Academy Award -nominated computer-animated Mockumentary Film produced by Sony Pictures The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford is a 2007 Western Drama film adapted from Ron Hansen 's 1983 novel Tin Man is a three-part Television miniseries reimagined continuation of L The Happening is a 2008 American apocalyptic film written co-produced and directed by M Yes Man is an upcoming American Comedy film directed by Peyton Reed and starring Jim Carrey. The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily Newspaper published in Los Angeles California and distributed Retrieved on 2007-12-01. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican
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