Zooey Deschanel

Biography

Born 01/17/1980

It took little time for actress-singer Zooey Deschanel – a petite and enigmatic beauty – to gain a devoted audience. Taking up acting as a teenager in the late 1990s and moving into highly-monitored prestige projects such as “Almost Famous” (2000) and “All the Real Girls” (2003)...
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Highlights

  • In 2009, Co-starred with Joseph Gordon-Levitt in the romantic comedy "(500) Days of Summer"
  • In 2009, Played a quirky rich girl, opposite Paul Dano, in the independent film "Gigantic"
  • In 2008, Co-starred with Jim Carrey in "Yes Man"

Family & Companions

  • Jason Schwartzman: Companion (Dated for several years c. 2005; no longer together)
  • Ben Gibbard: husband (Lead singer of Death Cab for Cutie and The Postal Service; announced engagement in December 2008; married Sept. 19, 2009)
  • Caleb Deschanel: father (Has been nominated for five Academy Awards in the field of cinematography; was an original member of the American Zoetrope production team, along with George Lucas and Francis Ford Coppola)

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