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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 review by PaulaWestwood from Mossley, Lancs.

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 review by Jeffa from Southampton

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

Bones - Season 5 - Blu-ray (2010)
Starring: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin
Director: Dwight H. Little, Ian Toynton, Chad Lowe
Certificate:
As Season Five begins, Booth and Brennan contend with the emotional fallout resulting from the sea-change in their relationship brought about by events at the end of last season: Brennan's request to have Booth father her child, as well as the strange, profound - almost psychic - link they shared ..read more »

85% from 57 members
Not available for rental

Bones - Season 6 (2010)
Starring: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin
Director: Ian Toynton
Certificate:
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 »

90% from 89 members
Not available for rental

Bones - Season 6 - Blu-ray (2010)
Starring: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin
Director: Ian Toynton
Certificate:
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 »

84% from 7 members
Not available for rental

Bones - Season 5 (6 discs) on DVD (2009)
Starring: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin
Director: Dwight H. Little, Ian Toynton, Chad Lowe
Certificate:
As Season Five begins, Booth and Brennan contend with the emotional fallout resulting from the sea-change in their relationship brought about by events at the end of last season: Brennan's request to have Booth father her child, as well as the strange, profound - almost psychic - link they shared ..read more »

90% from 1,494 member

Bones - Season 4 (7 discs) on DVD (2008)
Starring: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin
Director: Ian Toynton, Steven DePaul, Jeff Woolnough
Certificate:
From executive producers Hart Hanson, Barry Josephson and Stephen Nathan comes the fourth exciting season of Bones, a darkly amusing procedural with humor, heart and character, inspired by real-life forensic anthropologist and novelist Kathy Reichs. Episodes Comprise: 1. Yanks in the U.K. 2. The ..read more »

90% from 2,781 members

Bones - Season 3 (5 discs) on DVD (2007)
Starring: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin
Director: Ian Toynton, Allan Kroeker, Craig Ross Jr.
Certificate:
Forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperence Brennan, who works at the Jeffersonian Institution and writes novels as a sideline, has an uncanny ability to read clues left behind in a victim's bones. Consequently, law enforcement calls her in to assist with murder investigations when the remains are so ..read more »

89% from 4,378 members

Bones - Season 2 (6 discs) on DVD (2006)
Starring: David Boreanaz, Emily Deschanel
Director: David Duchovny, Jesus Trevino, Kate Woods
Certificate:
Forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperence Brennan, who works at the Jeffersonian Institution and writes novels as a sideline, has an uncanny ability to read clues left behind in a victim's bones. Consequently, law enforcement calls her in to assist with murder investigations when the remains are so ..read more »

89% from 4,671 members

Bones - Season 1 (6 discs) on DVD (2005)
Starring: Emily Deschanel, David Boreanaz, Michaela Conlin
Director: Greg Yaitanes, Allan Kroeker, Tawnia McKiernan
Certificate:
Crime drama BONES follows the investigations of Temperance 'Bones' Brennan (Emily Deschanel, LAW AND ORDER: SPECIAL VICTIMS UNIT), a forensic anthropologist who attempts to identify corpses that are badly burned, decomposed or destroyed. She is frequently paired with Special Agent Seeley Booth (..read more »

81% from 7,744 members

Boogeyman on DVD (2005)
Starring: Barry Watson, Emily Deschanel, Skye McCole Bartusiak
Director: Stephen T. Kay
Certificate:
A man traumatized by the memories of terrible events he experienced in his childhood bedroom is forced to return home several years later to face his fears.

49% from 16,347 members

Cold Mountain on DVD (2003)
Starring: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger
Director: Anthony Minghella
Certificate:
Directed by Anthony Minghella (THE ENGLISH PATIENT), this Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Far more than a simple love story, Minghella's film captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left ..read more »

65% from 47,946 members

Cold Mountain - Blu-ray (2003)
Starring: Jude Law, Nicole Kidman, Renee Zellweger
Director: Anthony Minghella
Certificate:
Directed by Anthony Minghella (THE ENGLISH PATIENT), this Civil War saga addresses romance, friendship, and the ravages of war--both in the field and on the home front. Far more than a simple love story, Minghella's film captures the horrors of war for both those fighting it, and for those left ..read more »

70% from 92 members

Emily Deschanel facts

5 most recent films

Bones - Season 5 - Blu-ray - 4.5 stars
Bones - Season 6 - 4.5 stars
Bones - Season 6 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Bones - Season 5 - 4.5 stars
Bones - Season 4 - 4.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Bones - Season 6 - 4.5 stars
Bones - Season 5 - 4.5 stars
Bones - Season 4 - 4.5 stars
Bones - Season 3 - 4.5 stars
Bones - Season 2 - 4.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Bones - Season 6 - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Boogeyman - 2.5 stars
Cold Mountain - 3.5 stars
Cold Mountain - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Bones - Season 1 - 4.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

David Boreanaz - 38 times - show films
Michaela Conlin - 31 times - show films
T.J. Thyne - 31 times - show films
Tamara Taylor - 24 times - show films
John Francis Daley - 22 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Ian Toynton - 24 times - show films
Allan Kroeker - 13 times - show films
Jeff Woolnough - 8 times - show films
Steven DePaul - 8 times - show films
Dwight H. Little - 8 times - show films

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