• Getting pumped for the playoffs

  ESPN.com - Found 3 hours ago ... round picks: Anna Torv, Olivia Wilde, the guy from 'The Wire' and 'Lost,' Kiefer Sutherland, Emily Deschanel, Eliza Dushku and Stewie Griffin.

• Link Party: Angelina Jolie Gets Salty

  EOnline.com - Found Nov. 17, 2009 Pompeo','Elton John','Elvis Presley','Emile Hirsch','Emilio Estevez','Emily Deschanel','Emily Mortimer','Emily Procter','Emily Van Camp...

• Bitch-Back! Is Religion a Laughing Matter?

  EOnline.com - Found Nov. 16, 2009 Dear Ted: I would have to agree with the person who asked the question about David Boreanez and Emily Deschanel.

• Bones Season 5 Episode 8 Preview

  dingoRUE - Found Nov. 15, 2009 (BON-508) (TV-14 D) Cast: Emily Deschanel as Dr. Temperance Brennan; David Boreanaz as FBI Special Agent Seeley Booth;

• Bitch-Back! Are the Muscle Buddies Dunzo?

  EOnline.com - Found Nov. 13, 2009 Is there anything fishy going on between David Boreanaz and Emily Deschanel?

• Taylor Lautner Wears a Shirt on Men's Health Cover?What's Wrong ...

  EOnline.com - Found Nov. 10, 2009 Pompeo','Elton John','Elvis Presley','Emile Hirsch','Emilio Estevez','Emily Deschanel','Emily Mortimer','Emily Procter','Emily Van Camp...

• Exclusive Video Interview: Emily Deschanel of 'Bones'

  BuddyTV - Found Oct. 1, 2009 Sitting across from Emily Deschanel, it's difficult to remember you're not about to be analyzed by the cold logic of Dr. Temperance Brennan.

• Rumer Willis visiting 'Letterman,' Emily Deschanel doing 'Ferguson'

  From Inside the Box - Found Aug. 31, 2009 Rumer Willis visiting 'Letterman,' Emily Deschanel doing 'Ferguson' Think Rumer will promote her upcoming guest spot on "90210" tonight?

• Emily Deschanel Promises "More Kissing" on Bones

  EOnline.com - Found Aug. 29, 2009 We just chatted up series stars Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz and Michaela Conlin and got them to spill on the season to come...

• Emily Deschanel Talks Bones' Past and Future

  IGN.com - Found Sep. 16, 2009 ... a rare two-season pickup, which will take it through Season 6. I recently spoke to Bones star Emily Deschanel, to chat about all the busy...

Emily Deschanel
Deschanel at the 2009 premiere of Serious Moonlight
Born	Emily Erin Deschanel October 11, 1976 (1976-10-11) (age 33) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation	Actress
Years active	1994–present

Emily Erin Deschanel ([deɪʃə'nɛl]; born October 11, 1976)¹ is an American actress and television producer, best known for playing Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan in the crime drama Bones.²

Early life

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.

Career

Emily Deschanel at 23rd Genesis Awards - March 2009.

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 5 seasons. The show was recently commissioned for a sixth season. 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 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. ³

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.⁴ She graduated from Boston University's Professional Actors Training Program with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater.⁵

Filmography

Television

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Emily Deschanel

• Emily Deschanel at the Internet Movie Database
• Video Interview with Emily Deschanel on AfterEllen.com
• Access Hollywood Thanking the Monkey Book Launch Video
• Video for Thanking The Monkey