Zooey Deschanel reveals she almost missed out on “Elf” role: 'We offered it to Katie Holmes'

Deschanel played Jovie, Buddy's love interest, who meets the man-sized elf while working the holiday shift at Gimbels. Buddy falls for her when he overhears her singing in the shower at the department ...

Zooey Deschanel says her role in "Elf" was initially given to Katie Holmes

Call Her Daddy with Alex Cooper, the New Girl alum opened up about her audition for the film, which came when was 21 years old.Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay ...

Zooey Deschanel originally lost "Elf" role because "We just offered it to Katie Holmes"

Zooey Deschanel revealed during an interview on the “Call Her Daddy” podcast that she was offered the female lead in Jon Favreau’s 2003 Christmas movie classic “Elf” only after Katie Holmes dropped ...
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The 'Elf' cast now: What the stars of the holiday classic have been up to since the movie debuted

The beloved holiday movie "Elf" was released in 2003. Will Ferrell has been in other projects like "Step Brothers" and "Will & Harper." Zooey Deschanel starred in the series "New Girl" shortly after ...

Elf fans floored after learning iconic role was originally meant for someone else

Christmas megahit Elf was released in 2003 and stars Will Ferrell as Buddy the Elf alongside a supporting cast made up of James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, Zooey Deschanel, Ed Asner and Bob Newhart ...
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Zooey Deschanel Reveals Her Kids Think One of Her Most Famous Roles Is ‘A Little Weird’

While Elf is basically required yearly viewing in my house, the same can’t be said for one of the Christmas film’s stars Zooey Deschanel. She just revealed that her kids think her timeless holiday rom ...
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Zooey Deschanel Says Her Role in “Elf” Was Initially Given to Katie Holmes

Deschanel played Buddy the Elf's love interest Jovie in the 2003 film, which follows a human who, after learning he was adopted and raised by Santa's elves, heads to New York City to find his ...