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Life and career. Deschanel was born Mary Josephine Weir. Her ancestry includes Irish, French, Swiss, Dutch, and English. After small television appearances, Deschanel's first major film role was portraying Annie Glenn, the wife of the astronaut John Glenn (played by Ed Harris), in the 1983 film The Right Stuff, an adaptation of the 1979 book of the same name by Tom Wolfe.
Zooey Claire Deschanel was born in Los Angeles, California on January 17, 1980, [2] the younger daughter of cinematographer and director Caleb Deschanel and actress Mary Jo Deschanel (née Weir). Her paternal grandfather was French, from Oullins, Rhône, and her paternal grandmother came from a Quaker family; she also has Swiss, Dutch, English ...
Caleb Deschanel. Joseph Caleb Deschanel, ASC (born September 21, 1944) [1] is an American cinematographer and director of film and television. [1] He has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography six times. [2] He is a member of the National Film Preservation Board of the Library of Congress, representing the American Society ...
Zooey Deschanel, whose father is Oscar-nominated cinematographer Caleb Deschanel and mother is actor Mary Jo Deschanel, explains why she's not a nepo baby in a recent podcast appearance.
Meanwhile, the Elf star’s mother is Twin Peaks actor Mary Jo Deschanel (formerly Weir), and her sister is Bones and Spider-Man 2 star Emily Deschanel. ... (AFP via Getty Images)
Zooey Deschanel Momodu Mansaray/FilmMagic Despite her family’s rich history in Hollywood, Zooey Deschanel wants to make it clear she carved out a career all on her own. While the New Girl star ...
Deschanel was born in Los Angeles, California, to cinematographer and director Caleb Deschanel and actress Mary Jo Deschanel (née Weir). Her younger sister is actress and singer-songwriter Zooey Deschanel. Her paternal grandfather was French, from Oullins, Rhône; her roots also include Swiss, Dutch, English, Irish, and other French ancestry.
The New Girl actress recently posted two Instagram photos that shocked fans. In each of the selfies, Zooey's long brown locks are gone, and instead, she's rocking a blonde, Farrah Fawcett hair 'do.