27 Famous People You Probably Forgot Appeared On "New Girl"

Between Taylor Swift, Prince, and Olivia Rodrigo...New Girl really had some of the best guest stars.

1. Prince

Fox / Alamy

Who he played: Himself, he helps get Nick and Jess back together

Episode he appeared on: Season 3, Episode 14 "Prince"

2. Taylor Swift

Fox / Alamy

Who she played: Elaine, Cece's fiance's ex 

Episode she appeared on: Season 2, Episode 25 "Elaine's Big Day"

3. Quinta Brunson

Fox

Who she played: Annabelle, a waitress at a restaurant Jess and Nick are late to

Episode she appeared on: Season 7, Episode 6 "Mario"

4. Megan Fox

Fox

Who she played: Reagan, one of Nick's girlfriends

Episodes she appeared on: Season 5, Episode 6 "Reagan," Season 5, Episode 7 "Wig," Season 5, Episode 8 "The Decision," Season 5, Episode 9 "Heat Wave," Season 5, Episode 10 "Goosebumps Walkaway," Season 5, Episode 21 "Wedding Eve," Season 5, Episode 22 "Landing Gear," Season 6, Episode 10 "Christmas Eve Eve," Season 6, Episode 11 "Raisin's Back," Season 6, Episode 12 "The Cubicle," Season 6, Episode 13 "Cece's Boys," Season 6, Episode 15 "Glue," Season 6, Episode 19 "Socalyalcon VI," Season 6, Episode 20 "Misery," and Season 6, Episode 21 "San Diego"

5. Olivia Rodrigo

Fox

Who she played: Terrinea, a student at Jess's school who loves The Pepperwood Chronicles 

Episode she appeared on: Season 6, Episode 18 "Young Adult" 

6. Jamie Lee Curtis

Fox / Alamy

Who she played: Joan Day, Jess's mom

Episodes she appeared on: Season 2, Episode 8 "Parents," Season 3, Episode 13 "Birthday," Season 3, Episode 16 "Sister," Season 3, Episode 21 "Big News," Season 4, Episode 16 "Oregon," and Season 7, Episode 7 "The Curse of the Pirate Bride"

7. Merritt Wever

Fox/Alamy

Who she played: Elizabeth, one of Schmidt's girlfriends

Episodes she appeared on: Season 2, Episode 22 "Bachelorette Party," Season 2, Episode 23 "Virgins," Season 2, Episode 24 "Winston's Birthday," Season 2 Episode 25 "Elaine's Big Day," Season 3, Episode 1 "All In," Season 3, Episode 2 "Nerd," and Season 3, Episode 3 "Double Date"

8. Linda Cardellini

Fox

Who she played: Abby Day, Jess's sister

Episodes she appeared on: Season 3, Episode 16 "Sister," Season 3, Episode 17 "Sister II," and Season 3, Episode 18 "Sister III"

9. Brenda Song

Fox / Alamy

Who she played: Daisy, one of Winston's girlfriends

Episodes she appeared on: Season 2, Episode 15 "Cooler," Season 2, Episode 17 "Parking Spot," Season 2, Episode 23 "Virgins," and Season 3, Episode 2 "Nerd"

10. Taye Diggs

Fox

Who he played: Artie, a guy Jess dates

Episode he appeared on: Season 3, Episode 7 "Coach" 

11. Peter Gallagher

Fox / Alamy

Who he played: Gavin, Schmidt's dad

Episodes he appeared on: Season 5, Episode 12 "D-Day," Season 5, Episode 20 "Return to Sender," Season 5, Episode 22 "Landing Gear," and Season 6, Episode 7 "Last Thanksgiving"

12. Josh Gad

Fox

Who he played: Bearclaw, a guy Nick accidentally sets Jess up on a date with 

Episodes he appeared on: Season 2, Episode 2 "Katie," Season 3, Episode 13 "Birthday," and Season 4, Episode 18 "Walk of Shame"

13. Kal Penn

Fox

Who he played: Tripp, Aly's boyfriend

Episodes he appeared on: Season 5, Episode 16 "Helmet," and Season 5, Episode 18 "A Chill Day In"

14. Margo Martindale

Fox / Alamy

Who she played: Bonnie, Nick's mom

Episode she appeared on: Season 2, Episode 20 "Chicago"

15. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar

Fox

Who he played: Himself, he works with Winston and shares a cubicle wall with him

Episode he appeared on: Season 1, Episode 20 "Normal"

16. Andy Samberg

Fox

Who he played: Jake Peralta, he bumps into Jess while she and the gang are in Brooklyn 

Episode he appeared on: Season 6, Episode 4 "Homecoming"

17. Adam Brody

Fox / Alamy

Who he played: Berkley, a guy Jess goes on a double date with

Episode he appeared on: Season 3, Episode 15 "Exes"

18. Clea DuVall

Fox

Who she played: Camilla, a woman Reagan is casually dating and trying to break up with

Episode she appeared on: Season 5, Episode 7 "Wig"

19. J. J. Watt

Fox

Who he played: Himself, he attends a funeral that Jess crashes

Episode he appeared on: Season 4, Episode 19 "The Right Thing"

20. Natasha Lyonne

Fox

Who she played: Gretchen, a woman who flirts with Schmidt at a wedding

Episode she appeared on: Season 1, Episode 3 "Wedding" 

21. Henry Winkler

Fox / Alamy

Who he played: Flip, the dad of one of Jess's boyfriends

Episode he appeared on: Season 5, Episode 2 "What About Fred"

22. Tiffany Haddish

Fox

Who she played: Leslie, a woman who dates Coach

Episode she appeared on: Season 3, Episode 15 "Exes"

23. Joey King

Fox

Who she played: Brianna, the bully in Jess's class

Episode she appeared on: Season 1, Episode 14 "Bully"

24. Billy Eichner

Fox

Who he played: Barry, a flight attendant

Episode he appeared on: Season 4, Episode 11 "LAXmas"

25. Gordon Ramsay

Fox

Who he played: Himself, he helps Jess feel better about being single on Valentine's Day

Episode he appeared on: Season 6, Episode 16 "Operation: Bobcat"

26. Lisa Bonet

Fox / Alamy

Who she played: Brenda Brown, an "education guru" who leads a teachers conference that Jess attends

Episode she appeared on: Season 4, Episode 8 "Teachers"

27. And finally, Regis Philbin

Fox

Who he played: Himself, he's on a crepe pan infomercial 

Episode he appeared on: Season 4, Episode 22 "Clean Break"

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