Zooey Deschanel
Deschanel at a premiere for (500) Days of Summer in 2009
Born	Zooey Claire Deschanel ( 1980-01-17 ) January 17, 1980 (age 44) Los Angeles , California , U.S.
Alma mater	Crossroads School
Occupation(s)	Actress, singer-songwriter, musician, producer
Years active	1998?present
Spouse(s)	Ben Gibbard (m. 2009?2012, divorced ) Jacob Pechenik (m. 2015-2019)
Children	1
Parents	Caleb Deschanel (father) Mary Jo Deschanel (mother)
Relatives	Emily Deschanel (sister)

Zooey Claire Deschanel ( / ? z o? . iː d e? ? ? ? n ? l / ZOH -ee day-sh?- NEL ; born January 17, 1980) is an American actress, musician, and singer-songwriter .

Early life [ change | change source ]

Zooey Deschanel was born in Los Angeles in 1980. She is the younger daughter of Academy Award ?nominated cinematographer and director Caleb Deschanel and actress Mary Jo Deschanel ( nee Weir). Her paternal grandfather was French, from Oullins, Rhone. Her ancestry also includes Swiss, Dutch, English, Irish, and other French roots. ^{[1] [2]}

Acting career [ change | change source ]

She starred in movie (500) Days of Summer and plays the central character in TV series New Girl . She also produces the show.

Singing career [ change | change source ]

She and M. Ward are music duo She & Him . They have released five studio albums since 2008. She has collaborated with artists such as Prince and Brian Wilson . She wrote the main theme for New Girl and Winnie the Pooh: The Movie .

Personal life [ change | change source ]

She married musician Ben Gibbard on September 19, 2009. The couple are separated; she filed for divorce on December 27, 2011. It was finalized on December 12, 2012. She married producer Jacob Pechenik in 2015. They have a daughter born in July, 2015.

References [ change | change source ]

Other websites [ change | change source ]

• Zooey Deschanel on IMDb

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