No, I've been singing forever. I started out doing musicals. I think that was part of the reason why they gave me the part, because I sang.

She has signed on to represent Rimmel a cosmetics brand. She has been nominated for Golden Globe Grammy and Emmy Awards. Deschanel sings "The Greatest Most Beautiful Love Song in All the Land" with James Franco in the film Your Highness.

In September 2009 Deschanel married Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard; however Zooey Deschanel filed for divorce from him in December 2011 and the divorce was finalized in December 2012. : /ˈzoʊ. In 1999 Deschanel made her film debut in Mumford followed by her breakout role as young protagonist William Miller's rebellious older sister Anita in Cameron Crowe's 2000 semi-autobiographical film Almost Famous.