Zooey Deschanel was spotted in action on the seaside set of her new movie Merv in North Carolina.
The 44-year-old actress — who is engaged to Jonathan Scott — wore a long-sleeved zip-up swimsuit as she got into character on Tuesday.
Her dark locks were pulled up into a bouncy ponytail with her signature bangs as she splashed around in the ocean.
There was a cast of white sunscreen across the bridge of her nose and on her cheeks as she kicked off filming for the upcoming Amazon romantic comedy.
Her role in the Jessica Swale-directed feature was announced in March.
Zooey Deschanel was spotted in action on the seaside set of her new movie Merv in North Carolina
The 44-year-old actress wore a long-sleeved zip-up swimsuit as she got into character
Merv was written by Linsey Stewart and Dane Clark.
The movie follows an estranged couple that learns their dog is depressed as a result of their breakup.
The pair decide to take the pup on a trip to Florida to improve its mood, making for an uncomfortable reconciliation between the former lovebirds.
Zooey will next star in the live-action iteration of the children’s book Harold and the Purple Crayon, which comes out in August.
Her day of filming on Kure Beach, NC comes after she appeared on social media earlier this week to celebrate Earth Day.
She was dressed in a pale blue ensemble as she stood near fresh lettuce.
Sharing a video, she wrote to her 7.7 million fans: ‘Listening for the lettuce to give me some grand Earth Day advice.’
A voiceover on the clip stated, ‘If you listen hard enough you can hear every living thing breathing together.’
Her dark locks were pulled up into a bouncy ponytail with her signature bangs as she splashed around in the ocean
Earlier this week Zooey celebrated Earth Day with a video clip shared on Instagram
As for her personal life, Zooey and her Property Brothers star fiancé have been engaged since August 2023.
They met during a 2019 episode of Carpool Karaoke and connected instantly.
‘The very first date we went on, you were impressed because I sent you a schedule,’ Jonathan shared with People about their outing to an escape room.
Agreeing, Deschanel added, ‘I was like, “Oh my God. He sent me an itinerary. This is like my dream.” I’m a Capricorn, so…’
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