Zooey Deschanel has been largely absent from our screens over the past couple of years - but happily, it's for several solid reasons. Here's why you haven't seen Zooey Deschanel in TV or movies as much lately.
From 2011 to 2018, Zooey Deschanel starred as Jessica Day - a sweet, quirky teacher who moves in with three strangers in Los Angeles after a terrible breakup -- on the hit comedy New Girl.
Though the role netted her Emmy and Golden Globe nominations, it may have also pigeonholed her as a performer.
There's no question that Jess and Deschanel share a lot of traits, from their musical talents to their love of vintage clothing, and early seasons of New Girl really leaned on those similarities. The show sharpened a bit in later seasons, and even poked fun at Jess's highly manicured quirkiness. Unfortunately, if you didn't invest in New Girl long term, you missed all that evolution, which potentially made her harder to cast in roles that differed too drastically from Jess.
Aaron: New girl was the least funny programme I have ever seen. She was good in Elf and Yes man, that is it, awful actress, just awful. The whole quirky thing makes her even more irritating, now I find out she's a preachy vegan? Date: 2021-03-12
