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Emily Deschanel
February 19th, 2010 by Lynn DeVries

Emily Deschanel: Plays Dr. Temperance Brennan, aka Bones

Full Name: Emily Erin Deschanel

[Photo: ©2010 FOX Broadcasting Co.]
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Birth Date: October 11, 1976
Astrological Sign: Libra
Birth Place: Los Angeles, CA
Spouse(s):
  • none
College:
  • Boston University, Boston, MA (BFA in Theater)
Awards:
  • 2007 Teen Choice Award: Choice TV Actress: Drama for: "Bones" (2005) -Nominated
  • 2006 Satellite Award: Best Actress in a Series, Drama for: "Bones" (2005) – Nominated
Fast Facts:
  • Her father is Oscar-nominated cinematographer Caleb Deschanel.
  • Was a member of Interact Theatre Company in Los Angeles.
  • After reading a review of her performance in Three Sisters, cried because it referred to her character as "wonderfully bitchy."
  • Was named one of six actors to watch in Interview magazine’s annual Young Hollywood issue in October 2004.
  • Emily cried after she read a review for The Three Sisters calling her "wonderfully bitchy."
  • As of May 2006, Emily has been a vegetarian for 12 years. She eats neither meat nor dairy products.
  • Emily played the receptionist in the 2004 film, Spider-Man 2.
  • Emily splits her time between living in New York and living in Los Angeles.
  • Emily is 5′ 9" tall.
  • Emily’s mother, Mary Jo Deschanel, is also an actress.
  • She is a member on the advisory board of the Adrienne Shelly Foundation, which supports female actors, writers, and directors in honor of the late filmmaker.
  • She owned a dog, a female Wheaten terrier, who now lives with her ex-boyfriend.
  • She is real-life best friends with Michaela Conlin who plays “Angela Montenegro”, her best friend on their show “Bones” (2005).
  • Emily has one sister named Zooey Deschanel who is also an actress.
Quotes:
  • Everything I know about makeup, I’ve learned from my sister.
  • David [Boreanaz] is also the first to drop his pants. On our [Bones] Christmas episode, everyone had to drop their pants on camera, and David was so happy. He spends a lot of time with his son, Jaden. At his last birthday party, David got him a bouncy castle, and I noticed that Jaden just had to take off his clothes in the castle. Like father, like son, I guess.
  • I was in school with Ginnifer [Goodwin]; she’s a couple of years younger than I am. She’s supersweet. She told me I gave her a pep talk once, even though I can’t remember it. And [Michael] Chiklis – I love “The Shield” (2002) – he’s so good. When I was in school, he came to speak to us about acting and told this story about how he had “As You Like It” on his resume; and a casting director asked if it were a soap opera. The casting guy said, “ABC? NBC?” and Chiklis said, “No, Shakespeare”. I’ll never forget it.
  • I’m a vegan, but you can be really unhealthy as a vegan, too. Vegan just means that you don’t use animal products, so you don’t wear leather, you don’t wear wool, and you don’t eat animal products. But you can eat french fries and stuff like that all day long.
  • (On similarities between her and her sister) We both tend not to pay much attention to what’s socially acceptable, and we like to do crazy stuff. We both love to dance and will dance whenever, wherever, whether there’s music playing or not. My whole family is very sarcastic and constantly making jokes.
  • Everything I know about makeup, I’ve learned from my sister.
  • (discussing her food as a child) No sugar cereal. Hot dogs with no nitrates. We weren’t allowed to have McDonald’s. When the babysitter came, we could have Kraft macaroni and cheese.
  • I’m definitely a people person. I love socializing and being around people and having a good conversation.
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