With a cinematographer for a father and a character actress for a mother, this blue-eyed, brunette beauty had showbiz embedded in her DNA. Still, Deschanel's career started slowly, with a handful of TV guest appearances and small roles in big films. In fact, her younger sister Zooey was well on her way to stardom years before Emily landed her breakout role as an irritable forensic anthropologist on
Bones, with her uncanny ability to convincingly spout science speak while retaining her sex appeal.
Emily Deschanel 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 Deschanel Relationships:
- Caleb Deschanel - Father
- Mary Jo Deschanel - Mother
- Zooey Deschanel - Sister
- College:
- Boston University, Boston, MA (BFA in Theater)
