[Casandra]

PERSONAL INFORMATION

• Born January 17 1980 in Los Angeles.
• (from imdb.com) Her father, Caleb Deschanel is an Academy Award-nominated cinematographer (perhaps most notably for The Passion Of The Christ) and her mother, Mary Jo Deschanel (née Weir) is an actress who starred in Twin Peaks.
• Sister is Emily Deschanel (FOX's "Bones").
• (from imdb.com) Named for the male character in J.D. Salinger's "Franny and Zooey".
• (from imdb.com) Graduated from Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica, Attended Northwestern University.
• (from imdb.com) Is part of the cabaret group called If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies.

PERSONAL QUOTES
"I don't really like to go out very much. I'm not scandalous. I'm not, like, in this to be famous. I also find it so embarrassing when you read about people and it's like they were so trashed at Skybar and stumbling around. I don't want to be that person. That's just so embarrassing to have that written about you."

"I love old music, old movies, screwball comedies, vintage clothes, and basically I'm an old-fashioned gal."

"I don't want to go to another roller-coaster ride of a movie. If I want that, I'll go to Magic Mountain. I'm really interested in the young directors that are doing different things in cinema. I think the movies people will hold onto are the Rushmores and the Being John Malkoviches. Those are the kind of films I want to do; that's what I'm passionate about."

UPCOMING PROJECTS
"Simply Halston" (2007) (announced) Liza Minelli
"Barry Munday" (2007) (pre-production) (attached) Jennifer
"Surf's Up" (2007) (filming) (voice) Lani
"The Good Life" (2007) (filming) Frances
"The Assassination of Jesse James..." (2007) (post-production) Dorothy Evans
"Bridge to Terabithia" (2007) (post-production) Ms. Edmunds
"Flakes" (2006) (post-production) Miss Pussy Katz
"The Go-Getter" (2006) (post-production) Kate

FILM ROLES

(Missing: "Live Free or Die" (2006) Cheryl)


(Left) "Failure to Launch" (2006) Kit | (Right) "Once Upon a Mattress" (TV; 2005) Lady Larken


(Left) "Winter Passing" (2005) Reese Holdin | (Right) "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" (2005) Trillian


(Left) "Eulogy" (2004) Katie Collins | (Right) "Elf" (2003) Jovie


(Left) "It's Better to be Wanted for Murder..." (2003) Gas Station Girl | (Right) "All the Real Girls" (2003) Noel


(Left) "Abandon" (2002) Samantha Harper | (Right) "Sweet Friggin' Daisies" (2002) Zelda


(Left) "The New Guy" (2002) Nora | (Right) "Big Trouble" (2002) Jenny Herk


(Left) "The Good Girl" (2002) Cheryl | (Right) "Manic" (2001) Tracy


(Left) "Almost Famous" (2000) Anita Miller | (Right) "Mumford" (1999) Nessa Watkins

SHORTS


(Left) "House Hunting" (2003) Christy | (Right) "Whatever we do" (2003) Nikki

TELEVISION

(Missing: "American Dad" (Kim (voice) 2005))


(Left) "Cracking Up" (Heidi (2004)) | (Right) "Frasier" (Jen Doyle (2002))


"Veronica's Closet" (Elena (1998))

WEBSITES
The Nature of Zooey Deschanel
Zooey community at LJ

[Enigma]

I'm a huge fan of Zooey's!!!

[Melis]

I haven't seen much of her work, but I recently saw Failure to Launch. She was great in that, very funny. Loved her with Justin Bartha's character.

[adambrodyluva]

She's great. I loved her in Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy and Elf. She rocks!

[novaleigh]

I love her. She is so funny and talentd. i first saw her in Almost famous and she was great. Since then I saw Failure to Launch, Elf, the Good Girl and Elf just cause she was in them. She is starring with Brad Pitt in that Jesse james movie and i am looking forward to that as well. She is such a great actress. I am so glad that there is a thread for her.

[Enigma]

I loved her in Elf.

Still haven't seen Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy, but I've seen pretty much all of her other movies.

She has several movies coming up. I'm excited!!

[novaleigh]

i am excited about her upcoming movies too. cant wait.

[Starfield_Scribe]

Why is this all the way down here?

She's quite possibly my favorite actress ever, or at least in the top three * points at and under the icon for a big ol' guess of who the co-favorites are * I need more money so I can get her movies on DVD... I have Eulogy and Hitchhiker's on tape

[Enigma]

She is one of my favorites as well.

[Katie_Holmes]

[Starfield_Scribe]

Originally Posted by DreamWalker She is one of my favorites as well.

Hey hey! Someone I know!

Ooh love the pic... Got a Zooey icon with that pic

Anyone see her on Last Call last friday? It was a rerun but still... I hadn't seen it

[Enigma]

Thanks for the pic. I love both of them!

Moonie I know I was happy to see you had posted over here.

I would love an icon of that pic!!

I didn't see her on Last Call. Anything interesting?

[Starfield_Scribe]

Originally Posted by DreamWalker Thanks for the pic. I love both of them! Moonie I know I was happy to see you had posted over here. I would love an icon of that pic!! I didn't see her on Last Call. Anything interesting?

YOU need to get aim or msn so we can chit chat And then I can show you the Zooey icons I have

As for Last Call, I don't really remember the whole thing. It was to promote Failure to Launch

[Enigma]

Awesome. I will pm you with that.

And ok............I do remember seeing that before FTL came out.

[novaleigh]

what a great pic of Zoey and Emily. thanks so much for posting.