Zooey Deschanel wasn't initially slated to portray Jovie, Buddy's other half and the unwilling Gimbel's elf. It was only after the first-choice actress withdrew that Zooey got her chance.

Walter Hobbs (James Caan), after learning that he is a human and not an elf as he’d always thought. Over the years, viewers have yearned for more from Buddy, his love Jovie (Zooey Deschanel ...

There were several actresses in the running to play Buddy's love interest and reluctant Gimbles elf Jovie and New Girl actress Zooey only got an audition after the chosen star pulled out.

The role of Jovie in “Elf,” she said, is very different from her own personality. “… So it was a challenge to find the right balance in how to portray her. she has a pretty cynical ...

Deschanel wasn't the first choice to play Jovie. "Elf" was the ninth feature-length film that Deschanel had appeared in since launching her acting career in 1998. At the time "Elf" debuted ...

Actually, I was so impressed by Ms. Jackson, and just now being informed that the role of Jovie is played in ELF the movie by Zooey Deschanel, I might, perhaps, rent the movie. Maybe. Also good to ...

“Someone told me 10 years ago that I would be the perfect Buddy the Elf in a musical ... You can’t escape being authentic.” Jovie, Buddy’s romantic interest in the story, was first ...

Henson currently stars as Buddy the Elf in the holiday engagement of the hit musical at the Marquis Theatre. In the exclusive clip, Buddy travels to New York City to find his long-lost father.

Joining Tony Award nominee Grey Henson as Buddy the Elf, and Oscar nominee and Screen Actors Guild winner Sean Astin as Santa, are: rising stage star Kayla Davion as Jovie; Tony Award ...

as the Elf leaves the North Pole. One particular scene in the film sees Buddy entering the women’s bathroom as Jovie is showering, as they then sing a duet on the controversial Christmas song ...