Zooey is 5′ 6″ (1.68m) high. She has blue eyes and her hair is naturally thick and dark brown.
Her unique name comes from the male character “Zooey Glass” in J.D. Salinger’s “Franny and Zooey”.
Zooey’s name is pronounced ‘ZOh-ee DAY-shuh-NELL‘ (Hear it in this video).
She has a nickname: Zo.
Zooey likes to wear blue.
Went to high school with Jake Gyllenhall and her “Almost Famous” co-star Kate Hudson.
Took dancing and voice training lessons at a young age.
Graduated from Crossroads School for Arts and Sciences in Santa Monica.
Has been singing much longer than she has been acting and seems to prefer her musical career.
Trained for four months to sing in the style of Janis Joplin in preparation of playing her in a biopic about the singer, before the project was shelved in 2007.
Spent many summers at camp upstate New York at French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts.
Featured in the video for The Offspring’s song “She’s Got Issues” and the accompanying MTV documentary The Offspring Complete Music Video Collection.
Dropped out of Northwestern University after one year, to take up acting.
Wrote a screenplay titled “Circus Girl” with friend Jackson Nash (involves a witch, evil flying red balloons and a giant diamond) in which Zooey plans to star in the film as the nerdy main character.
Is a big fan of actress Parker Posey and also admires Audrey Hepburn.
Collects bath robes, vintage coats and oversized sunglasses.
Often shops for second hand clothes and goods at flea markets.
Enjoys running, pilates, knitting and crochet.
Her interests include jazz singing, philosophy, fashion and photography.
Plays the keyboard, piano, banjo, guitar, percussion and the baritone ukulele.
Wrote and performed a little ditty about fabric for a cotton commercial in the US.
Has performed with Jackson Nash’s comedy group, “Manifest Destinyfest”.
She won’t watch her own films without an audience.
Turned down a role in “Bully” to star in “Big Trouble”.
Loves Ella Fitzgerald, Skeeter Davis and Jerry Lewis.
Is part of the LA cabaret group called “If All the Stars Were Pretty Babies” with Samantha Shelton.
Ranked #95 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2008 list.
Zooey is a healthy eater. She is allergic to wheat gluten, dairy, eggs and soy, although she does eat lean meat.
She is also allergic to cats and dogs.
Likes to listen to Beach Boys, Nina Simone, and legendary country singer Skeeter Davis.