Zoe Deschanel: biography of the actress, the best work in the movie

Zoey Deschanel has time to develop immediately in two ways: she starred in movies and often writes soundtracks for films with her own participation. In the lead roles, the actress can be seen infrequently, but her personal life is not bad. How has Deshanel's career developed all these years and in what projects is she busy now?

Zoe Deschanel: growth, parameters. The early years of the actress

Deschanel is a native of Los Angeles. French and Irish blood flows in her veins. According to the zodiac sign Zoe - Capricorn. The height of the girl is 168 cm. The actress has a sister Emily, who also has a relationship to the cinema.

Father Zoe Deschanel is a famous cameraman in Hollywood. In 2000, he filmed the painting "Patriot" with Mel Gibson, for which he was even nominated for an Oscar. In connection with the work of his father, the family often moved, which was very frustrating Zoe, because you had to constantly adapt to the new conditions of life.

In the senior classes, the journeys ended, and Deschanel began attending a private school in the city of Santa Monica. Her classmates were future movie stars: Jake Gyllenhaal ("Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time") and Kate Hudson ("The War of Brides").

In her youth Zoya was seriously interested in vocals and thought even to connect with music life. But soon she was fascinated by the world of cinema.

Zoe Deschanel: movies with the actress

For the first time, Deschanel appeared on the screens in the comic series Fraser, which was broadcast on American television for ten years, beginning in 1993. In 97, the girl got into a new long-playing project called "The Elephant of Veronica."

The 2000s were marked for the beginning actress in the role of Cameron Crowe's Roadmovie Almost Famous. In this film Deschanel had a chance to cooperate with her classmate Kate Hudson. Crow's ribbon even won an Oscar for the original script. Also Zoey Deschanel, whose films were not very profitable so far, was shot in 2000 in clips of various rock bands (The Offspring, Jimmy Fallon).

Despite the fact that Zoey almost did not trust the main roles, she managed to meet with a good half of Hollywood celebrities on the set: in the film "Maniac" - with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, in the comedy "Good Girl" - with Jennifer Aniston, in the film "Abandoned "- with Katie Holmes , etc.

The main roles that Zoe played

Zoe Deschanel for the first time received a central role in 2002 in the comedy "Cool guy." The hero of this picture Dizzy dreams of becoming the first macho in the new school. Deschanel played Nora - a girlfriend of Dizzy.

In 2005, the actress was invited to the role of Trillian in the adventure film "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy." This project paid off well at the box office.

Very colorful heroine went to Zoe in the comedy "Love and other troubles" with Sarah Jessica Parker. Deschanel played Paula's close friend - a professional seducer. Her heroine Zoya constantly irritated everything, she spent the evenings in an embrace with a bottle, and in general was distinguished by unsociability.

In 2007, Deschanel plays Pussy in the comedy of Michael Lehmann, and then appeared in the image of Ellison, along with Jim Carrey in the comedy "Unsafe."

The best work of the actress critics recognize participation in the film "500 Days of Summer". This romantic comedy was withdrawn by Mark Webb and narrated about the relationship of two young people. Zoe's beloved was played by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

In 2006, the actress began to star in the series "Novenaya", which was extended until 2016. Incidentally, in the US Deschanel recently identified mainly with her character Jess from this multi-series film. It's a little annoying Zoe, but still the project does not go away.

Musical projects

Zoe Deschanel not only studied in her youth vocals, but also mastered the game on keyboards, banjo, ukulele and percussion.

In 2004, the director of the movie "Living the Winter" became aware of the musical abilities of the actress, and he included her instrumental composition Bittersuite in the soundtrack of the picture. Also in the frame, the actress sings the song My Bonnie Lies over the Ocean.

Further, Deschanel repeatedly demonstrated her talents in films until fate brought her with the producer and guitarist Matthew Ward. He appreciated the actress's compositional talents and undertook to produce their joint work. So there was a duet She & Him, who recorded five albums already, and even in 2008 for two months were on an American tour.

Deschanel and Ward not only release songs of their own compositions, but often give a "new" life to old hits.

Personal life

Actress Zoe Deschanel first married in 2009 for the vocalist of the band "Death Cab for Cutie" - a certain Ben Gibbard. The union did not last long, after three years they divorced.

In 2015, Zoe again became his wife - this time producer Jacob Pechenik. They met when Zoe was in his film "Rock in the East". In July 2015, Deschanel gave birth to his wife Elsie.

Repeatedly the actress shared with the press that she is allergic to several food products - wheat flour, eggs and dairy products. In this regard, Zoe was a vegetarian for a long time, but then she had to return to the traditional diet.