Buddy the Elf almost fell in love with a different retail Mrs. Claus. On the latest episode of the Call Her Daddy podcast, Zooey Deschanel revealed that she almost wasn’t in Elf, as another A-list ...

Zooey Deschanel has heaped praise on Rob Reiner, her former co-star. Opinion: How President Trump ruined Christmas A couple renovated their kitchen—and stumbled upon buried treasure from the 17th ...

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 ...

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 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 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 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 ...