The actress, who costarred with Rob Reiner on 'New Girl,' says, "We are all devastated" Liz McNeil is an Editor at Large at PEOPLE, where she's worked for over 30 years. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Jesse ...

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 ...

Zooey Deschanel is doing things her own way — even if it seems a little unusual. The New Girl alum opened up about her unconventional co-parenting style with ex Jacob Pechenik in a new interview, and ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Actress and singer Zooey Deschanelis getting candid about planning her upcoming wedding. "It's really like a lot of pressure, ...

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, 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 ...

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 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 ...

There is no bad blood between Zooey Deschanel and her ex-husband Jacob Pechenik. “It’s awesome because my kids’ dad is a great dad,” Deschanel, 45, said during an interview on the “Call Her Daddy” ...