Zooey Deschanel acts.
A Very She & Him Christmas is the first Christmas album and the third studio album by the folk/indie rock band She & Him , consisting of actress and musician Zooey Deschanel and musician M. Ward . Elf (film) . It stars Will Ferrell , James Caan , Zooey Deschanel , Mary Steenburgen , Daniel Tay , Edward Asner , and Bob Newhart . Volume One is the first album by She & Him , a collaboration between M. Ward and actress Zooey Deschanel . Zooey Deschanel . Since 2011 , she has played Jessica Day on the Fox sitcom New Girl , for which she has received an Emmy Award nomination and three Golden Globe Award nominations .