10 Fun Facts on Zooey Deschanel of New Girl

Zooey Deschanel is starring in the new Fox sitcom New Girl this fall. On that TV Show, her character Jess is a quirky girl who becomes roommates with three single guys after a bad breakup. Most people probably know the actress from her roles in movies like "Elf", "500 Days of Summer", and most recently "Our Idiot Brother". For ten fun facts on the New Girl actress, read on.

1. Zooey Deschanel is the "she" in the musical act "She & Him". Her favorite thing to do is to write music.

2. Her husband is Ben Gibbard of the band Death Cab for Cutie.

3. Zooey Deschanel on acting: "With a movie, it can be a really amazing collaboration but a lot of the time it can be a director saying 'Do it this way, do it that way' and it's not a reflection of who you are, it's a reflection of how well you're able to take in someone else's advice."

4. She doesn't enjoy going to places where all you do is relax for long periods of time like spas.

5. She likes to bake for others even though she doesn't really like to eat sweets herself.

6. The actress doesn't drink.

7. She'd rather listen to herself singing than watch herself acting.

8. Unlike some celebs, she wouldn't give her kid a weird name because of how kids are at school.

9. She likes "happy music" like The Beach Boys.

10. The actress is not the type to sleep in. Rather, she is an early to bed, early to rise sort of person.

Fact Sources
Guardian, "Zooey Deschanel: 'I don't have control over what's on the screen, and that's terrifying'" by Elizabeth Day.
Health, "Zooey Deschanel: Making the Healthy Life Rock".