Emily Deschanel

Emily Erin Deschanel (born October 11, 1976) is an American actress, director and producer. She portrays Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan on Bones.
==Biography==
Deschanel was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Academy Award-nominated cinematographer and director Caleb Deschanel and actress Mary Jo Deschanel (née Weir). Her mother is Irish American and her grandfather was French. She has one younger sister: actress, songwriter and musician Zooey Deschanel.
Deschanel made her feature film debut in 1994's "It Could Happen to You". Her next notable role was in Stephen King's "Rose Red" in 2002. She then appeared in "Cold Mountain", "The Alamo" and "Glory Road" and was named one of "six actresses to watch" by Interview Magazine in 2004.
After starring in 2005's Boogeyman, Deschanel landed the role of Dr. Temperance Brennan on Fox's Bones, a series based on the heroine in the novels of real-life forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs. She has been playing this role in Bones for 11 seasons. For her performance she received a 2006 Satellite Award nomination, a 2007 Teen Choice Award nomination, a 2009 Ewwy Award win and has served as co-producer since the start of the show's third season.
Deschanel, with Alyson Hannigan, Jaime King, Minka Kelly, Taryn Southern, and Katharine McPhee made a video slumber party featured on FunnyorDie.com to promote regular breast cancer screenings for the organization Stand Up 2 Cancer.
In January of 2018, Deschanel featured on the debut album 'Better... With Friends' of actor and singer Eric Millegan (aka Zack Addy). The song is called 'A Penny For Your Thoughts With Emily Deschanel'. 
==Personal life==
Deschanel is a vegan and a committed supporter of animal rights causes. She can be seen in an Access Hollywood video at the book launch event of Karen Dawn's Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals, discussing how vegetarian and vegan diets help the environment, and a video on the homepage of the book's website talking about the importance of animal rights. She graduated from Boston University's Professional Actors Training Program with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater.
She married actor/writer David Hornsby on September 25th, 2010. On March 31st, 2011 it was announced the couple were expecting their first child during the fall. Her son Henry Hornsby was born on September 21st, 2011. On June 8, 2015, she gave birth to their second son. Both pregnancies were written into Bones.
==Filmography==
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|-|Filmography=
Year	Film 	Role 	Notes
1994	It Could Happen to You	Paint Throwing Fur-Activist	
2000	It's a Shame About Ray	Maggie 	
2001	The Heart Department 	Maude Allyn 	TV Movie
2002	Rose Red 	Pam Asbury 	aka Stephen King's Rose Red
2003	Cold Mountain 	Mrs. Morgan 	
2003	Easy 	Laura 	
2004	Old Tricks 	Woman 	
2004	Spider-Man 2 	Receptionist 	
2004	The Alamo 	Rosanna Travis 	
2005	Boogeyman 	Kate Houghton 	
2005	Mute 	Claire 	
2005	That Night 	Annie 	
2006	Glory Road 	Mary Haskins 	
2007	The Diagnosis 	Maggie 	
2009	My Sister's Keeper 	Dr. Farquad 	
2011	The Perfect Family 	Shannon Cleary 	
2015	Unity 	Narrator 	
TBA 	Continue 	Janet Tex 	
TBA 	The Rescuers 	Madame Medusa 	
|-|Television=
Year 	Title 	Role 	Notes
2002 	Providence 	Annie Frank 	Season 5, Episodes 3 and 11
2002 	Law & Order: SVU	Cassie Germaine 	Season 3, Episode 17
2003 	The Dan Show 	Sam 	
2004 	Crossing Jordan 	Michelle 	Season 3, Episode 9
2005-2017	Bones 	Dr. Temperance Brennan	Star; co-producer with David Boreanaz since season 3
2019 	Animal Kingdom 	Angela 	Guest star; Season 4
2021 	"The Rookie" 	Sarah Nolan 	Guest star; Season 3
</tabber>
==References==
== Related links ==
*Official site
* on Wikipedia
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