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Zooey Deschanel: Northwestern University
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Zooey Deschanel made her acting debut at the age of 17 on the TV sitcom Veronica's Closet. Her first film role came shortly after, starring in Lawrence Kasdan's 1999 ensemble drama Mumford, prompting her to leave her studies at Northwestern University and pursue acting full-time.
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Big break: -- Zooey got her big break aged 17 playing a model in TV sitcom "Veronica's Closet" (1997). She got her first film role the following year in Mumford (1999), which prompted her to quit university to pursue acting full-time.
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Deschanel attended the Crossroads School in Santa Monica, California and French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts, an elite performance summer camp located in New York. She attended Northwestern University before dropping out to pursue her acting career.
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