Mary Jo Deschanel
Biography
Mary Jo Deschanel is an American actress who was born Mary Josephine Weir in Los Angeles and began with small television appearances. Her first major film role was Annie Glenn, the wife of astronaut John Glenn, in The Right Stuff (1983), an adaptation of Tom Wolfe's 1979 book. In 1984 she played Betty Fernandez, the former wife of astronaut Dave Bowman, in 2010: The Year We Make Contact. She also played Mrs. Howard in The Patriot (2000). On television she played Eileen Hayward in Twin Peaks and appeared on House as Julia Kutner in the episode Simple Explanation. In Winter Passing (2005), she received full billing as Mary even though she was only seen in a photograph.
80years old
Turns 81 on November 25in 24 days
- Born Los Angeles
- Star sign: SagittariusThe sign runs November 22 to December 21
- Mary Josephine Weir (birth name)
Movie Career
- Films
- 5
- Career span
- 29 years1983 to 2012
Every film, newest first
- 2012Ruby SparksIMDb rating 7.2
- 2005Winter PassingIMDb rating 6.2
- 2002Bark!IMDb rating 4.9
- 19842010: The Year We Make ContactIMDb rating 6.7
- 1983The Right StuffIMDb rating 7.8
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Worked with
Mary Jo Deschanel shares two films with Ed Harris, 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.
Films together
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Antonio Banderas's page
Dennis Quaid's page
Helen Mirren's page
Jonathan DaytonDirector, 1 film, 2012
All films by Jonathan Dayton
Valerie FarisDirector, 1 film, 2012
All films by Valerie Faris
All films by Philip Kaufman
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