Zooey Deschanel

Actor and director. Born 17 January 1980 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

Titles on Fi1m7 acting · 1 directing

Average Fi1m scoreas actor · 7 titles

Emmy nomination

Born

17 January 1980, Los Angeles, California, USA

Active

2000–present

Frequently works with

Peyton Reed

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

67Fi1m

61Critics

We rate Zooey’s work 6 points above the press, across 7 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 792

Under 603

Of 7 reviewed titles as actor.

In numbers

Lead roles: 2 of 6 billed first or second
Reviewed: 6 films, 1 series
Screen time: 11 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $887m across 6 films with figures
Primetime Emmy Awards: 1 Emmy nomination
Active: 2000–present

Genres

Comedy4
Drama2
Family2
Fantasy2
Music2
Adventure1

Best and worst on Fi1m

The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford poster

84BestThe Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford2007

38WorstThe Happening2008

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

11980s

31990s

342000s

92010s

92020s

Directors most worked with

Peyton Reed2 titles

Awards

Primetime Emmy Awards1 nominated

Nominated2012Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series · New Girl

Other awards2 won · 1 nominated

Won2012Critics' Choice Awards: Best Actress in a Comedy Series · New Girl
Nominated2011Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media: Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media
Won2003Mar del Plata Film Festival: Mar del Plata Film Festival

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.