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Emily Deschanel

Emily Deschanel
Emily Erin Deschanel was born on the 11th October 11 1976 in Los Angeles in California.
She is of Irish and French ancestry (her surname means "from the channels" in French).
Emily graduated from Boston University's Professional Actors Training Program with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre.
Emily has had several guest starring roles in tv shows such as Crossing Jordan and Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
She has also had roles in the films: It Could Happen to You as a Paint Throwing Fur-Activist and in the film called It's a Shame About Ray as Maggie.
Emily appeared in Spider-Man 2 in the small part of a receptionist, in the film called Easy as Laura and in the film called Old Tricks.
She has had roles in Cold Mountain as Mrs Morgan alongside Jude Law, Nicole Kidman and Renee Zellweger, The Alamo as Rosanna Travis opposite Dennis Quaid as Gen. Sam Houston, Billy Bob Thornton as David Crockett and Jason Patric as Col. James Bowie and in Boogeyman as Kate the childhood friend of Tim Jensen (played by Barry Watson).
Emily also had a role in the film called Glory Road as Mary Haskins the widow of the late Coach Don Haskins and a part in the short film called That Night as Annie.
Emily has also starred in the tv series The Heart Department and the mini series called Rose Red also known as Stephen King's Rose Red. Emily plays the part of Pam Asbury who has the power of Psychometry.
But perhaps Emily Deschanel's most notable role is that of playing forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan. She works at the Jeffersonian Institution in Washington D. C. and is paired with Special FBI Agent Seeley Booth to work on cases which require both their expertise, in the hit drama series of Bones - Season 1, Bones - Season 2, Bones - Season 3, Bones - Season 4 and Bones - Season 5 alongside David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin, Eric Millegan, T.J. Thyne, John Francis Daley and Tamara Taylor.
Seeley nicknames Temperance "Bones", referring to her job as a forensic anthropologist.
Emily Deschanel is a vegan, and a supporter of animal rights causes. She is also a member of PETA.
She has also starred in My Sister's Keeper as Dr. Farquad with Cameron Diaz, Alec Baldwin, Abigail Breslin, Sofia Vassilieva, Jason Patric and Evan Ellingson.






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Emily Deschanel - what members say


  • Bones - Season 1
  • Bones - Season 1 review by PaulaWestwood from Mossley, Lancs.
    Rated - 4.0 stars Another good U.S. series.... 30 March 2007
    ... follows on in the same tradition. The chemistry between 'Bones' Temperance (Emily Deschanel) and Sealey (David Boreanaz) is fun and watchable, and the whole thing is made ...   Read customer review
  • Bones - Season 2
  • Bones - Season 2 review by Jeffa from Southampton
    Rated - 5.0 stars Great TV chemistry!!!! 19 July 2008
    ...First of all let's look at the cast. All the cast except Emily Deschanel and David Boreanis have either stared or been part of one crime show at one time or another. I noticed...   Read customer review

Emily Deschanel - filmography


  • The Perfect Family (2012)
    Starring: Emily Deschanel,  Jason Ritter,  Kathleen Turner
    Director: Anne Renton
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Suburban mother and devout Catholic Eileen Cleary has always kept up appearances. When she runs for the Catholic Woman of the Year title at her local parish-an award she has coveted for years-her final test is introducing her family to the board for the seal of approval. Now she must finally face ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 77% from 4 members
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  • Bones - Season 6 (2010)
    Starring: Emily Deschanel,  David Boreanaz,  Michaela Conlin
    Director: Ian Toynton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A darkly amusing procedural centred on a highly skilled forensic anthropologist whose expertise lies in her uncanny ability to read clues left behind in the victim’s bones. She partners with an FBI agent on murder investigations when the standard methods of identifying a body are useless. In ..read more »
    4 stars out of 5 82% from 201 members
    Not available for rental
  • Bones - Season 6 - Blu-ray (2010)
    Starring: Emily Deschanel,  David Boreanaz,  Michaela Conlin
    Director: Ian Toynton
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A darkly amusing procedural centred on a highly skilled forensic anthropologist whose expertise lies in her uncanny ability to read clues left behind in the victim’s bones. She partners with an FBI agent on murder investigations when the standard methods of identifying a body are useless. In ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 85% from 18 members
    Not available for rental
  • Bones - Season 2 (6 discs) (2006)
    Starring: Emily Deschanel,  David Boreanaz
    Director: David Duchovny,  Jesus Trevino
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    All 22 episodes from season 2 of the US forensic investigation drama. Dr Temperance Brennan (Emily Deschanel) is a highly skilled, lonely forensic anthropologist who works at the Jeffersonian Institute and writes novels as a sideline. Ambitious FBI agent Seeley Booth (David Boreanaz) of the FBI's ..read more »
    4.5 stars out of 5 89% from 4,922 members
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  • Boogeyman on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Robyn Malcolm,  Emily Deschanel,  Barry Watson
    Director: Stephen T. Kay
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Tim is a seemingly normal, twenty-something guy. He's got a decent job and is moving fast in his relationship with his girlfriend Jessica. But an intense, paralyzing fear that has been terrifying him since childhood is tearing him apart. When Tim was eight, each night his dad would put him to sleep ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 49% from 16,533 members
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  • Cold Mountain - Blu-ray (2003)
    Starring: Jude Law,  Nicole Kidman,  Renee Zellweger
    Director: Anthony Minghella
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Sweeping American Civil War drama based on the novel by Charles Frazier, directed by Anthony Minghella (The English Patient, The Talented Mr Ripley). Jude Law stars as Inman, a wounded Confederate soldier who is slowly making the perilous journey back to his home town of Cold Mountain in North ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 220 members
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  • Cold Mountain on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Jude Law,  Nicole Kidman,  Renee Zellweger
    Director: Anthony Minghella
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Watch now: Included in all packages with LOVEFiLM Instant
    Sweeping American Civil War drama based on the novel by Charles Frazier, directed by Anthony Minghella (The English Patient, The Talented Mr Ripley). Jude Law stars as Inman, a wounded Confederate soldier who is slowly making the perilous journey back to his home town of Cold Mountain in North ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 49,353 members
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Emily Deschanel facts

5 most recent films

The Perfect Family - 4.0 stars
Bones - Season 7 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Bones - Season 7 - 4.0 stars
Bones - Season 5 - Blu-ray - 4.5 stars
Bones - Season 6 - 4.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Bones - Season 5 - 4.5 stars
Bones - Season 4 - 4.5 stars
Bones - Season 2 - 4.5 stars
Bones - Season 3 - 4.5 stars
Bones - Season 5 - Blu-ray - 4.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Boogeyman - Blu-ray - 2.0 stars
The Perfect Family - 4.0 stars
Bones - Season 6 - Blu-ray - 4.5 stars
Boogeyman - 2.5 stars
Cold Mountain - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

David Boreanaz - 34 times - show films
Michaela Conlin - 27 times - show films
T.J. Thyne - 27 times - show films
Tamara Taylor - 20 times - show films
John Francis Daley - 16 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Ian Toynton - 33 times - show films
Allan Kroeker - 13 times - show films
Dwight Little - 9 times - show films
Steven DePaul - 8 times - show films
Dwight H. Little - 8 times - show films