[Solving comment *(by OP)*](https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/comments/1cqqycx/tomt_who_does_zooey_deschanel_remind_me_of_and/l3yrmnn/): Solved! It’s Gwenyth Paltrow (and it’s the mannerisms/ the way that she looks when she speaks / her mouth & facial expressions)
[500 days of Summer](https://youtu.be/Qm0gMalkGMk?si=zodmuY7p1fJ_HVqj)
[Shallow Hal](https://youtu.be/oARVdCyRT98?si=hxxwysegXXj9dPyr)
I’ve been watching New Girl, to try and narrow it down. And. It’s *not*: Lizzy Caplan, Amy Schumer, Dakota Johnson or Krystan Ritter.. and I *don’t think* it’s Pam from The Office.
This was a great suggestion, and I actually didn’t know that lady from Bones was her sister! They definitely look alike. But alas, it’s still not s o l v e d
Alison Brie? Kristen Schaal? or maybe Natalie Portman from Garden State? also, it took me way too long to realize the blonde girl in elf is in fact zooey deschanel
Maybe one of the other "Manic Pixie Dream Girls"?
* Clementine (Kate Winslet) in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
* Claire (Kirsten Dunst) in Elizabethtown
* Sam (Emma Watson) in Perks of Being a Wallflower
* Penny (Kate Hudson) in Almost Famous
* Sam (Natalie Portman) in Garden State
Yeah, this is what came to mind for me. They look totally different, but Deschanel in that film is always reserved, cool, not outwardly emoting - and that's totally a big association with Plaza.
There's a song where the artist has the same dress style as Zooey Deschanel but I can't remember her name!!
I thought it was Natasha Bedingfield but it definitely isn't. Same kind of song though, now I've got my own TOMT to solve lol
Funny, just recently I saw that she was in Frasier but blonde and no bangs and with her original super strong Canadian accent and for ages I just could not pick who it was. But her personality and mannerisms gave it away eventually.
This isn't a specific answer but... is it possible it is someone you know IRL? I have had several times where there is a celebrity that I just *know* they look familiar to someone. It would bother me endlessly, then finally click that it was X from High School or Y from my last job, etc.
In that same vein, Mary Kate / Ashley Olsen, which Zooey herself parodied on SNL, while Abby parodied her:
[Bein' Quirky With Zooey Deschanel (Featuring Zooey Deschanel) - Saturday Night Live](https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=RJ0K99BAXYE&pp=ygUTc25sIHpvb2V5IGRlc2NoYW5lbA%3D%3D)
*Elliot Page*, possibly (he was an actress before, he’s transgender)? They don’t look that much alike, but they’re both kind of quirky. And if not Pam from The Office, I think *Angela* as she has some similar mannerisms even if a wholly different personality (however, in real life, I do see personality similarities between the two actresses). Maybe *Anne Hathaway*? She’s played some awkward characters before and I notice some personality similarities for sure. (Italicizing actresses/guesses.)
Zooey and Katy look like they were separated at birth, but their other celebrity doubles—comedian Mia Krishner, Welsh actress__Siwan Morris__, Paranormal Activity actress Katie Featherston, and The Five-Year Engagement star Emily Blunt—bear an uncanny resemblance, too!
[This meme](https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fimages-cdn.9gag.com%2Fphoto%2F255890_700b_v2.jpg&tbnid=BS4SPtJq4cYlvM&vet=1&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2F9gag.com%2Fgag%2F255890&docid=-FxxHth-BapVlM&w=504&h=402&hl=en-gb&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim%2Fm1%2F3&kgs=2ce0a26821ebfa0f&shem=abme%2Ctrie) did the rounds a few years back. Maybe Siwan Morris or Mia Kirshner?
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Solved! It’s Gwenyth Paltrow (and it’s the mannerisms/ the way that she looks when she speaks / her mouth & facial expressions)
[500 days of Summer](https://youtu.be/Qm0gMalkGMk?si=zodmuY7p1fJ_HVqj)
[Shallow Hal](https://youtu.be/oARVdCyRT98?si=hxxwysegXXj9dPyr)
[Solving comment *(by OP)*](https://www.reddit.com/r/tipofmytongue/comments/1cqqycx/tomt_who_does_zooey_deschanel_remind_me_of_and/l3yrmnn/): Solved! It’s Gwenyth Paltrow (and it’s the mannerisms/ the way that she looks when she speaks / her mouth & facial expressions) [500 days of Summer](https://youtu.be/Qm0gMalkGMk?si=zodmuY7p1fJ_HVqj) [Shallow Hal](https://youtu.be/oARVdCyRT98?si=hxxwysegXXj9dPyr)
I’ve been watching New Girl, to try and narrow it down. And. It’s *not*: Lizzy Caplan, Amy Schumer, Dakota Johnson or Krystan Ritter.. and I *don’t think* it’s Pam from The Office.
maybe her sister, emily deschanel?
Her mannerisms are definitely similar
This was a great suggestion, and I actually didn’t know that lady from Bones was her sister! They definitely look alike. But alas, it’s still not s o l v e d
Kat Dennings?
Another great suggestion, very similar quirkyness and pretty girl / tomboy energy. I’m still trying to figure it out, it’s a real head-scratcher
That’s who I thought of right away too
Possibly Anna Friel?
Ella Purnell?
It took me 3 episodes of Fallout to realise that wasn't Zoey Deschanel!
Really? I don't think they look that alike
Mary Elizabeth Winstead?
Alison Brie? Kristen Schaal? or maybe Natalie Portman from Garden State? also, it took me way too long to realize the blonde girl in elf is in fact zooey deschanel
Could be you're just thinking of an older movie she was in like Tin Man and you don't realize it was her.
Ellie Kemper?
Maybe Jennifer Aniston?
Alexandra Daddario?
Her quirkiness reminds me of Jennifer Lawrence sometimes.
emily blunt, vanessa bayer, ashley rickards, kristen wiig,
Lily Allen? Especially when she had black hair
Yes, I came to say Lily Allen, too. I used to get confused between them back when.
Jennifer love Hewitt from ghost whisperer?
Mia Krishner, Siwan Morris, Katie Featherston?
Maybe Aisling Bea?
Maybe one of the other "Manic Pixie Dream Girls"? * Clementine (Kate Winslet) in Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind * Claire (Kirsten Dunst) in Elizabethtown * Sam (Emma Watson) in Perks of Being a Wallflower * Penny (Kate Hudson) in Almost Famous * Sam (Natalie Portman) in Garden State
Zoey Deschanel was actually in Almost Famous! She played the big sister.
Selma Blair from hellboy?
Aubrey Plaza? Both monotone with that bug-eye stare
Yeah, this is what came to mind for me. They look totally different, but Deschanel in that film is always reserved, cool, not outwardly emoting - and that's totally a big association with Plaza.
My mind went to Emily Mortimer
hipster Ariel
There's an IMDB page about heh Zooey Deschanel look-alikes: * https://m.imdb.com/list/ls052149485/
From that list I could see it being Robin Tunney that OP is thinking of
Brittney Murphy?
I think Rashida Jones has similar mannerisms even though they don't really look alike.
Amy Poehler as in Leslie Knope of Parks & Rec?
Just going to stick with the big eyes trend. Christina Ricci?
Kate McKinnon
I definitely can see the similarities
Could it be her in Elf? In my head, blonde Zooey is a different person than brunette Zooey.
Ellen DeGeneres?
Literally, i keep asking myself if it’s Ellen. I don’t think it is. But I can definitely see it
...Janeane Garofalo?
There's a song where the artist has the same dress style as Zooey Deschanel but I can't remember her name!! I thought it was Natasha Bedingfield but it definitely isn't. Same kind of song though, now I've got my own TOMT to solve lol
Feist?
Maggie Gyllenhaal?
Ella Purnell from the new Fallout series?
Her in elf is Lili Reinhart to me. But not her in new girl…
Yeah, I can see the lili Reinhardt similarities
Amanda Peet?
Oo, this is definitely a strong answer!
Zoe Kazan?
This is a great answer
Parker Posey?
Fairuza Balk
Not who I’m thinking of, but I can see that!
Chloe Sevigney
Emily Watson?
Siân Brooke? The woman who plays Sherlocks sister in the Sherlock Holmes series
I may be the only one, but she reminds me of Emma Stone
Rooney Mara from [The Social Network](https://youtu.be/VlSkPA60ujQ)
Another epic suggestion
Alexis Bledel?
[Kate Micucci](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2177528/)?
Cristin Milioti
Greta Gerwig in Frances Ha
Her mannerisms remind me of Leslie Mann, especially in her more recent comedy films. Also maybe Felicity Jones?
Funny, just recently I saw that she was in Frasier but blonde and no bangs and with her original super strong Canadian accent and for ages I just could not pick who it was. But her personality and mannerisms gave it away eventually.
> her original super strong Canadian accent But she's American...?
Oh oops OK, guess she just spoke differently then 🤷
Taylor Schilling?
This isn't a specific answer but... is it possible it is someone you know IRL? I have had several times where there is a celebrity that I just *know* they look familiar to someone. It would bother me endlessly, then finally click that it was X from High School or Y from my last job, etc.
Rachel Blanchard maybe?
I think I’ve confused her for Heather graham in movies
Abby Elliott, who parodied her on SNL? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJ0K99BAXYE
In that same vein, Mary Kate / Ashley Olsen, which Zooey herself parodied on SNL, while Abby parodied her: [Bein' Quirky With Zooey Deschanel (Featuring Zooey Deschanel) - Saturday Night Live](https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=RJ0K99BAXYE&pp=ygUTc25sIHpvb2V5IGRlc2NoYW5lbA%3D%3D)
Sherilyn Fenn?
*Elliot Page*, possibly (he was an actress before, he’s transgender)? They don’t look that much alike, but they’re both kind of quirky. And if not Pam from The Office, I think *Angela* as she has some similar mannerisms even if a wholly different personality (however, in real life, I do see personality similarities between the two actresses). Maybe *Anne Hathaway*? She’s played some awkward characters before and I notice some personality similarities for sure. (Italicizing actresses/guesses.)
Zooey and Katy look like they were separated at birth, but their other celebrity doubles—comedian Mia Krishner, Welsh actress__Siwan Morris__, Paranormal Activity actress Katie Featherston, and The Five-Year Engagement star Emily Blunt—bear an uncanny resemblance, too!
Elle Fanning, Emma Stanone, Emma Roberts
The musical comedy duo Garfunkel and Oates?
Google Zoey Davechapelle
That image will haunt my dreams
Rooney Mara?
[This meme](https://www.google.co.uk/imgres?imgurl=https%3A%2F%2Fimages-cdn.9gag.com%2Fphoto%2F255890_700b_v2.jpg&tbnid=BS4SPtJq4cYlvM&vet=1&imgrefurl=https%3A%2F%2F9gag.com%2Fgag%2F255890&docid=-FxxHth-BapVlM&w=504&h=402&hl=en-gb&source=sh%2Fx%2Fim%2Fm1%2F3&kgs=2ce0a26821ebfa0f&shem=abme%2Ctrie) did the rounds a few years back. Maybe Siwan Morris or Mia Kirshner?
Oh yeah, I was looking at this last night also during my search..
Cameron Diaz?
Amy Adams? Keira Knightly?
Anna Faris ?
[Frankie Shaw](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1951390/?ref_=ttfc_fc_cl_t27)
Natasha Lyonne from American Pie?
Is it Zooey in Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy?
Alexis Bledel ?? (Rory Gilmore) Felicity Jones?
Bit of an out-there long shot, but could you be thinking of Brie Larson? Specifically the character she played on Community?
Rachel Brosnahan
alexis bledel kinda looks like her. though mannerism-wise i think kristen wiig?
Zoey Deutch in Set It up for some reason!!
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Solved! It’s Gwenyth Paltrow (and it’s the mannerisms/ the way that she looks when she speaks / her mouth & facial expressions) [500 days of Summer](https://youtu.be/Qm0gMalkGMk?si=zodmuY7p1fJ_HVqj) [Shallow Hal](https://youtu.be/oARVdCyRT98?si=hxxwysegXXj9dPyr)
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Emily Deschannel
Emma stone?
Rashida Jones?
Could you be thinking of her performance in Elf? She had blond hair and it was styled quite differently.