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Zooey Deschanel Pushes Back Against Claims She's Benefited From Nepotism
Despite her father being an accomplished craftsman in Hollywood, Zooey Deschanel claimed she’s never received a job because of him
While the New Girl star, 44, comes from illustrious lineage — her father, Caleb, is a cinematographer, and her mother, Mary Jo, is an actress — Zooey balked at the suggestion she’s a “nepo baby.” While rejecting the nepo baby moniker — a distinction given to privileged individuals with famous parents, most usually used to define actors and other performers — Zooey was quick to acknowledge how fortunate she’s been in other ways. The actress earned her first acting credit with a guest appearance on the Kirstie Alley –starring NBC sitcom Veronica’s Closet in 1998 and made her film debut in 1999’s Mumford, written and directed by Lawrence Kasdan.
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