Zooey Deschannel is an American actress who is best known for her role in the
Will Ferrell movie
Elf. She has also appeared in such films as Mumford, Almost Famous, Manic, The New Guy, The Good Girl, All the Real Girls, Eulogy, Winter Passing, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy,
Failure to Launch,
Bridge to Terabithia, Surf’s Up, Tin Man, The Happening, and Yes Man.
In addition to being a stellar actress, she is also an accomplished jazz singer, even contributing a song to the
Elf soundtrack. She has also achieved great success with her band She & Him, a collaborative effort between her and musician M. Ward.
In her personal life, she was connected to actor Jason Schwartzman for several years before the relationship dissolved. She still considers him one of her best friends and the two have performed music on stage together since. In 2008, she became engaged to musician Ben Gibbard of the band Death Cab for Cutie.
