Emily Deschanel
Biography
Emily Deschanel is an American actress who has worked in film and television. Born in Los Angeles, she graduated from Boston University's College of Fine Arts in 1998. Her feature film debut came in 1994 with It Could Happen to You, a romantic comedy drama on which her father, cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, worked. She went on to appear in Cold Mountain, The Alamo (2004) and Glory Road (2006), and had a supporting part as a receptionist in Sam Raimi's Spider-Man 2, released the same year Interview magazine named her one of six actresses to watch. From 2005 to 2017 she played Dr. Temperance Brennan in the Fox series Bones, a role she also produced, and earned a 2006 Satellite Award nomination and a 2007 Teen Choice Award nomination for it. She later starred in Devil in Ohio, a Netflix miniseries released in 2022.
50years old
Turns 51 on October 11in 363 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: LibraThe sign runs September 23 to October 22
- Also credited as Emily Erin Deschanel
Movie Career
- Films
- 7
- Career span
- 19 years2003 to 2022
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Behind the camera
On Bones, Deschanel took on co-producer duties alongside co-star David Boreanaz when the show's third season began, and both moved up to producers partway through season four.
Emily Deschanel movies on Netflix
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The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.
Worked with
Emily Deschanel shares two films with Jason Patric, and one with each of the others. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.
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All films by Nick Cassavetes
James GartnerDirector, 1 film, 2006
All films by James Gartner
All films by Stephen Kay
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