Talk:Zooey Deschanel

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[edit] Quotes

is there a citation for those quotes? Streamless 13:40, 1 February 2006

[edit] Ethnic Background

I know that her family name is definitely of French origin but she is in the category for Irish Americans; is there any proof that her family (at least on her father's side) has Irish blood? Any information would be most appreciated.

Yes, I think her father is of French descent and her mother of Irish descent. At [1], "She has pinkish-fair skin and naturally dark hair, a combination of her black Irish and French ancestry -- "a natural goth," as she puts it." MadJack 20:44, 8 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Link Removed

I removed the Z. Deschanel link as it goes to a "suspended account".Estreya 20:14, 6 June 2006 (UTC)

No, it's an active link. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.194.104.5 (talkcontribs) 18:03, 13 March 2007

[edit] Pronounciation

Does anyone know how her name is actually pronounced? It keeps getting changed on the page. Qutezuce 22:49, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

It's pronounced De-sha-nel. It was in a trailer for "Elf" on scifi a few weeks back.

Vala M (talk) 17:29, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

There are two problems with the above explanation. First, "De-sha-nel" tells us almost nothing. How are the vowels pronounced? Which syllables have emphasis? Secondly, did she pronounce it that way or did someone else? The correct way is her way. Ward3001 (talk) 18:20, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

To answer your question, the commercial was a few weeks ago and I don't remember it too clearly but what I wrote is how I remember it anyway. I haven't heard her pronouce is but going from the other section on this below on this page, it is what is generally agreed upon in the TV/movie industry, how she pronounces it, I don't know.

Vala M (talk) 18:36, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

Actually that doesn't answer the question about pronunciation of "De-sha-nel". "De-sha-nel" doesn't provide any more information than "Deschanel". There probably are 10 to 15 different ways to say it: DEE-shah-nell, DAY-shah-nell, DEH-shah-nell, dee-shah-NELL, day-shah-NELL, etc. Ward3001 (talk) 19:55, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

It's 'Day-shun-nell' —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.24.112.103 (talk) 19:19, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

It's incredible to me that people have so much trouble understanding this: the edit above does not answer the question. Is it DAY-shun-nell, day-shun-NELL, or possibly even day-SHUN-nell? It's called "emphasis on a syllable". Ward3001 (talk) 19:28, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

Well, both those options sound virtually identical when actually said out loud, but if it means that much to you perhaps you'd like to look just two sections down where it's already answered. Now take a deep breath. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.24.112.103 (talk) 22:48, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

No, they don't sound alike. Do you grasp the concept of emphasis on a syllable? Apparently not, and that's why you thought "Day-shun-nell" would be said by everyone exactly the same way you say it. Words that otherwise would sound alike can sound differently depending on how you emphasize the syllables. Let me try to give you a very simple example. CON-duct as a noun (e.g., "The child's conduct in school was horrible") and con-DUCT as a verb (e.g., "He will conduct the orchestra") are spelled the same but emphasize different syllables and have different meanings. Almost any multisyllable word can be pronounced differently depending on which syllable is emphasized. So DAY-shun-nell and day-shun-NELL are not pronounced the same, and your useless statement that the name is pronounced "Day-shun-nell" tells us nothing. I took a deep breath, and it didn't make your edit any clearer. Ward3001 (talk) 23:45, 10 April 2008 (UTC)

[edit] All the Real Girls -- NPOV?

"She won high praise for her sensitive, naturalistic portrayal of an innocent, self-assured, sexually curious 18-year-old virgin who has a life-changing romance with an aimless 22-year-old man (Paul Schneider) in David Gordon Green’s acclaimed cult film All the Real Girls (2003)"

I love All the Real Girls, but this seems just a little over-the-top to me. Anyone up for revising it to tone down the praise while preserving the reference? 68.100.203.44 07:56, 29 August 2006 (UTC)

Done. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 132.178.170.41 (talkcontribs) 02:07, 21 September 2006.

[edit] Pronunciation

Her first name is pronounced the same as Zoe is normally pronounced, but how is her surname pronounced? If it's French, I would guess it's something like day-sha-nelle. Does anyone know?

  • I heard it pronounced "day-shah-nelle" - with a light stress on the last syllable - on several talk shows that she's appeared on. 70.106.137.43 03:50, 13 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Edit on Career section

I edited this today, 09/24/06 while not logged in. I tried to make it less like an advertisement, edited certain things like "critically acclaimed" for Almost Famous, since that's subjective and debatable. I also took out the part about her appearing on the "talk show circuit" and listing the Letterman show. I think that her agency or agent must have just pasted her agency bio or a press announcement.

I'd also call into question the whole "private life" section because dating the bassist from AFI and the kid from American Pie seems like a pretty ridiculous thing to have in an encyclopedia. But I'll leave that to someone else. Fermentor 07:50, 24 September 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Re: Career section

I did an edit on the career section, filling it in a little more and reconstructing some of the sentences. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Kc12286 (talkcontribs) 02:35, 24 September 2006.

It should also be noted that the album she's putting out with M. Ward is under the name "She And Him", it's coming out in March 2008, and it will be tentatively titled "Volume One" I have no idea how to add a link, so I'll say it's via Zooey's MySpace page. schmalzbauer 03:03, 12 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Blur music video?

Does Zooey play the daughter in the Blur music video of Coffee & TV?

Skittlesjc 17:54, 17 November 2006 (UTC)

No it's not her, but I can definitely see a resemblance! The video is on youtube if anyone else wants to look: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWUil383us4 TheExtruder 20:08, 25 November 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Shrek the Third?

I see we have Zooey named as in the cast for this movie.. IMDB has no record of it. http://imdb.com/title/tt0413267/fullcredits Can we cite a source for this, other than the WP page for Shrek the Third? -- Alucard (Dr.) 03:59, 8 January 2007 (UTC)

Someone today removed the {{fact}} from the article saying she is in Shrek the Third. Since the WP page on Shrek the Third does not list her as part of the cast, nor does IMDB, I am removing it. If someone can find a citation that she is in the cast, then that needs to be provided if the entry is re-established. Thanks. -- Alucard (Dr.) 14:13, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Simply Halston

I can find no mention on IMDB of her participation in this film, in fact there is no listing for the movie at all in IMDB, we will need to quote some reliable source on this one. -- Alucard (Dr.) 14:31, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

In fact http://www.hollywood.com/movies/detail/id/3507039 has Jane Krakowski playing the lead role, although there was a rumour that that had changed. Killer Films, the company that is supposed to be making it has no record of it on their website. -- Alucard (Dr.) 14:36, 11 January 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Fansite Links

I know that it's not suppose to be a links page, but the fansite that is listed there hasn't been updated since 2005. There's a couple of active ones that could be put there, like http://zooey-deschanel.us/ I'd add it, but I'm probably not authorized since it says unverified links will be deleted.

[edit] Songs she sings in Terabithia?

Sorry, this is not a Wikipedia issue, but what are the names of the songs that Mrs. Edmunds (Zooey's character in Terabithia) sings with her class in the film? Please reply on my talk page. Thanks.  MortonDevonshire  Yo  · 09:20, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Notable roles

Right now, Zooey has seven roles in her "notable roles" infobox, which seems like too many. Can someone who has seen more of the films narrow it down? --GargoyleMT 14:05, 1 July 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Reorganized biography

I have reorganized Deschanel's biography, integrating her film and television roles with her singing career. I feel that this makes for a more linear, readable article, and also makes sense in light of the fact that her film and singing careers have overlapped (she has sung in several films and performed in the musical "Once Upon a Mattress"), and have the potential to overlap even more (e.g., the Janis Joplin biopic--how could that be placed in either "film" or "singing"?). Hobbesy3 02:40, 2 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New CD

Zooey said in a recent interview that she had a CD coming out in March called "She and Him Volume One". It's with M. Ward, and the band is called She and Him. Just thought you guys would want to add it! --Sjb121590 (talk) 16:44, 17 January 2008 (UTC)

Need a specific source before it can be added. Ward3001 (talk) 17:54, 15 January 2008 (UTC)
She spoke about it in a conversation with KCRW Radio, an LA radio station. It occured on 1/6/08, and I have a link to download the radio if you'd like, I also have an Amazon link where you could buy the CD, but it's under the band's name "She and Him" not "Zooey Deschanel".
http://www.mediafire.com/?5mwgwv1yhbq (beware of popups)
http://www.amazon.com/One-She-Him/dp/B0012IWHQO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1200452169&sr=1-1
Hope that's good enough. :) --Sjb121590 (talk) 16:44, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
There's also a seven paged article about the album in "Under the Radar Magazine" coming out January 29th. And I added my signiture to the above, I always forget to sign in and do that. --Sjb121590 (talk) 16:47, 17 January 2008 (UTC)
Actually there's an article about the group and another for the record Doc StrangeMailboxLogbook 13:45, 6 April 2008 (UTC)