Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Claire Deschanel (Los Angeles, 17 January 1980) is an American actress and singer. ==Biography[ Edit] == Deschanel is the daughter of film director Caleb Deschanel and actress Mary Jo Weir. Her sister Emily is also an actress.

Deschanel broke in 1999 in the movie Mumford. They then played supporting roles in films such as Almost Famous (2000), Big Trouble and The Good Girl (both from2002). In 2003 she got a lead role in the film All the Real Girls. Since then she plays bigger roles, such as in The Hitchhiker's Guide to The Galaxy (2005), The Happening, and Yes Man (both from 2008). In the American television series Weeds , she played a small role as the eccentric friend of Nancy's brother-in-law Andy Botwin. Also she played the second cousin of Temperance Brennan in the crime series Bones .

In 2009 married Deschanel with musician Ben Gibbard (Death Cab For Cutie/The Postal Service). Together with m. Ward is the rock band She & Him. In november 2011, it was announced that Gibbard and Deschanel got divorced after two years of marriage. [1]

Since 2011 she has the lead role in the sitcom New Girl . ==Filmography[ Edit] ==