Zooey Deschanel, 1980
Actors · January 17, 1980
Zooey Deschanel
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Zooey Deschanel is 46 years old, born January 17, 1980 in United States · Capricorn.
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About
Zooey Deschanel built a dual career as an actress and singer, moving between deadpan comedy films and jazz-inflected indie pop. Born in 1980, she made her film debut in Mumford and became known for roles in The Good Girl, Elf, and 500 Days of Summer. From 2011 to 2018, she starred as Jessica Day on Fox's New Girl, earning Emmy and Golden Globe nominations. In 2006, she co-founded She & Him with M. Ward, releasing six albums including their debut Volume One. A Capricorn, she also co-founded the media site HelloGiggles.
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Biography
Zooey Deschanel is an American actress and singer born January 17, 1980. Her film debut came in Mumford, followed by a supporting role in Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous. Throughout the 2000s, she became a fixture in comedy—The Good Girl, The New Guy, Elf, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Failure to Launch, Yes Man, 500 Days of Summer, and Our Idiot Brother showcased her deadpan range. She also pursued dramatic work in Manic, All the Real Girls, Winter Passing, Bridge to Terabithia, The Happening, and The Driftless Area. Her breakthrough television role was Jessica Day on Fox's New Girl, which ran from 2011 to 2018 and earned her a Primetime Emmy nomination and three Golden Globe nominations. As a performer, Deschanel spent several years starting in 2001 in the jazz cabaret act If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies alongside actress Samantha Shelton. In 2006, she partnered with M. Ward to form She & Him, debuting with Volume One in 2008. The duo has released six studio albums: Volume Two, A Very She & Him Christmas, Volume 3, Classics, Christmas Party, and Melt Away: A Tribute to Brian Wilson. She received a Grammy nomination for Best Song Written for Visual Media for "So Long," from the Winnie the Pooh soundtrack. Beyond singing, she plays keyboards, percussion, banjo, and ukulele. Deschanel also co-founded HelloGiggles, a female-focused website acquired by Time Inc. in 2015. As a Capricorn, her disciplined approach to genre-hopping—balancing film, television, and music—reflects her grounded ambition.
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Trivia
- She performed in the jazz cabaret act If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies from 2001, collaborating with actress Samantha Shelton.
- She plays keyboards, percussion, banjo, and ukulele in addition to her vocals.
- HelloGiggles, the female-focused website she co-founded, was acquired by Time Inc. in 2015.
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Numerology
LIFE-PATH NUMBER
The Humanitarian
Idealistic and global. Zooey Deschanel often use their platform for causes and tend to build broad, internationally diverse audiences.
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Birthday compatibility
By Chinese zodiac — san-he trine for best matches, opposing pair for the most friction-prone.
HIGHLY COMPATIBLE
- Seol In-ahRat · 1996
- Rae Lil BlackRat · 1996
- Yung GravyRat · 1996
- Griffin GluckDragon · 2000
- Jade PettyjohnDragon · 2000
CHALLENGING
- Hunter SchaferTiger · 1998
- Dylan Wang
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- Zooey Deschanel is a Capricorn, born January 17, 1980.
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- Zooey Deschanel was born in 1980, the year of the Metal Monkey.
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