Emily Erin Deschanel is an American actress. She portrayed Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan in the Fox crime procedural series Bones (2005–2017). Deschanel was born in Los Angeles, California, to cinematographer and director Caleb Deschanel and actress Mary Jo Deschanel (née Weir). Her younger sister is actress and singer-songwriter Zooey Deschanel. Her paternal grandfather was French, from Oullins, Rhône; her roots also include Swiss, Dutch, English, Irish, and other French ancestry. Deschanel attended Harvard-Westlake School and Crossroads School in Los Angeles before graduating from Boston University's Professional Actors Training Program with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater.
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Bones The Hope in the Horror |
2017 |
| Series | Boneheads with Emily Deschanel and Carla Gallo | 2024 |
| Movie | How I Became An Elephant | 2012 |
| Episode |
Providence The Eleventh Hour (1) |
2002 |
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Crossing Jordan All the News Fit to Print |
2004 |
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The Cleveland Show Hot Cocoa Bang Bang |
2011 |
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The Simpsons Bart's Not Dead |
2018 |
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Aisha Tyler/Emily Deschanel/The Go! Team |
2006 |
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Sleepy Hollow Dead Men Tell No Tales (2) |
2015 |
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The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Emily Deschanel, Rich Fulcher |
2011 |
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Free Radio Lance Gets a Manager |
2008 |
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Law & Order: Special Victims Unit Surveillance |
2002 |
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Conan (2010) Journey to the Return of Revenge Against the Fight |
2012 |
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The Rookie Brave Heart |
2021 |
| Episode |
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson Emily Deschanel, Terry Crews |
2009 |
| Episode |
Providence The Eleventh Hour (2) |
2002 |
| Episode |
American Idol The Finale |
2006 |
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The Cleveland Show Cleveland Live! |
2010 |
| Episode |
American Idol Top 12 Finalists Perform |
2007 |
| Episode |
Providence Cloak and Dagger |
2002 |
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Drunk History Sports Heroes |
2014 |
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Jimmy Kimmel Live! Dr. Mehmet Oz, Emily Deschanel, Mashup Monday with Of Monsters & Men At Work |
2016 |
