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20 Oct, 2015

Reveals baby name: Elsie Otter

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In an interview on Today, Deschanel reveals her daughter’s name — Elsie Otter.

We just really liked the name Elsie and then we both love otters — they’re very sweet and they’re also smart. They use tools … they hold hands while they sleep, there’s so many amazing things about otters. They’re wonderful animals.

23 Sep, 2014

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Deschanel returns as a guest on Conan and talks about having Prince on the set of New Girl and his prowess in almost everything he does. O’Brien also shows her a montage of various male celebrities with her eyes Photoshopped on their faces.

He’s good at everything. Crazy. It’s amazing at basketball and very athletic. He cooks things. I don’t know.

Zooey Deschanel's Eyes On Male Celebs Is Mesmerizing | CONAN on TBS

29 Jan, 2014

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Elle Magazine interviews Deschanel about what music provides her that acting does not.

When I sit at the piano and come up with melodies and arrangements that I like, it’s a very joyful thing for me. It also gives me something different, because writing music is very solitary, but with a TV show there’s, like, 150 people on the crew.

8 Jan, 2013

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Seacrest interviews Deschanel during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about her role in the TV show New Girl.

I’m just so grateful. I signed on to the show because I really believed in the material and I loved the character. I really love the people I’m working with, so I feel like I really lucked out. I love our writers.

4 Oct, 2011

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Seacrest interviews Deschanel during On Air With Ryan Seacrest about her role in the tv series New Girl. 

Think in the end, it’s about these characters that create comedic situations. It’s really well written, and we’ve got an amazing cast. It’s so much fun to make. I think people sense how fun it is to make because we’re just having the best time making it.