Zooey Deschanel, 45, says she doesn't let her two kids see her insecure. That's because kids "get their self-esteem from their parents," the actor said. Although Hollywood can be brutal to women, she ...

Actress and singer Zooey Deschanelis getting candid about planning her upcoming wedding. "It's really like a lot of pressure, because he designs like incredible spaces. And I'm like there's like no ...

Zooey Deschanel recalls originally losing her 'Elf' role to Katie Holmes. Kristina Bumphrey/PMC/New Line/Courtesy Everett Collection Although Zooey Deschanel broke through with her romantic leading ...

Buddy almost had a different Jovie. Zooey Deschanel revealed that she originally was not cast as Will Ferrell’s love interest in the beloved holiday hit “Elf.” Instead, Katie Holmes was offered the ...

The ‘Merv’ actress opened up about her ex-husband's relationship with her 'Property Brothers' star fiance during her recent appearance on ‘Call Her Daddy’ Natalia Senanayake is an Editorial Assistant, ...

The couple, who got engaged in 2023, previously showed off their fantastical 'Cartoon Dream' Christmas decorations exclusively to PEOPLE Marina Watts is a Digital Writer, Music at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Zooey Deschanel revealed during an interview on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that she was offered the female lead in Jon Favreau’s 2003 Christmas movie classic “Elf” only after Katie Holmes dropped ...

Zooey Deschanel and Jonathan Scott have been engaged since 2023. Here's the awkward first date moment that almost made Deschanel give up on their romance. In December 2025, Deschanel went on the Call ...

Zooey Deschanel owes one of her first big breaks to a Hollywood superstar passing on the female lead role in Elf. Originally, Deschanel’s character Jovie was meant for a more well-known actor. But, ...

Zooey Deschanel is taking a look back at the beginning of her romance with now-fiancé, Jonathan Scott. "I was going through a divorce that was kind of under wraps because we were ... for our kids, we ...