Zooey Deschanel

Zooey Claire Deschanel, {pronounced Zoh-Ee Day-sha-nel}, is an American actress, musician and singer. Deschanel made her film debut in 1999's Mumford and soon became known for memorable, deadpan supporting roles in films such as Almost Famous, The New Guy, Big Trouble and The Good Girl. She then began playing lead roles, All the Real Girls, Elf, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Winter Passing, Failure to Launch in 2006, Tin Man in 2007 and Bridge to Terabithia.

Since 2001, Deschanel has performed in the jazz cabaret act If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies with fellow actress Samantha Shelton. She has sung in several of her films, and her debut album Volume One was released on March 18, 2008.