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

Zoey Deschanel has time to develop at once in twodirections: she acts in films and often records 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 Dejanel'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 famous in Hollywoodcameraman. 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 the father, the family often moved, which was very frustrating Zoe, because you had to constantly adapt to the new conditions of life.

In high school travel has ended, andDeschanel 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 the Bride").

In her youth, Zoya was very keen on vocals and thought of even associating life with music. But soon she was carried away by the world of cinema.

Zoe Deschanel: movies with the actress

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

2000s were marked for the beginning actressrole in the road-movie Cameron Crowe "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 particularly profitable so far, was shot in 2000 in clips of various rock bands (The Offspring, Jimmy Fallon).

Despite the fact that Zoe almost did not trustshe starred on the set with a good half of Hollywood celebrities: in the film "Maniac" - with Joseph Gordon-Levitt, in the comedy "Good Girl" - with Jennifer Aniston, in the film "Abandoned" - with Katie Holmes, e.

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 comedy"Love and other troubles" with Sarah Jessica Parker. Deschanel played a close friend of Paula, a professional seducer. Her heroine Zoya constantly irritated everything, she even spent the evenings wrapping her arms around the bottle, and in general was notable for being unsociable.

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 recognizeparticipation in the film "500 Days of Summer". This romantic comedy was filmed by Mark Webb and narrated about the relationship of two young people. Zoe was beloved by Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

In the year 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 did her vocals in her youth, but also mastered the game on keyboards, banjo, ukulele and percussion.

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

Further, Deschanel repeatedly demonstrated hertalents in films, while fate did not bring it together 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 of She & Him, who recorded five albums 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, in 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 thatshe is allergic to several foods - 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.