Emily Deschanel Biography
Emily Erin Deschanel is an American on-screen actress and producer. She is known for portraying Dr. Temperance ”Bones” in the Fox crime procedural series Bones (2005–2017). In 1994, Deschanel made her feature film debut in It Could Happen to You. Her next notable role was in Stephen King’s Rose Red in 2002.
How old is Emily Deschanel? – Age
The American actress is 44 years old as of 11th October 2020. She was born in 1976 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Who are Emily Deschanel Parents? – Father and Mother
The American actress was raised in Los Angeles, California, to cinematographer and director Caleb Deschanel her father and actress Mary Jo Deschanel her lovely mother. They both raised her well along with her sibling.
Emily Deschanel Siblings
The actress was raised together with her lovely sibling. Her younger sister is actress and singer-songwriter Zooey Deschanel. Her paternal grandfather was French, from Oullins, Rhone; her roots also include Swiss, Dutch, English, Irish and other French ancestry.
Emily Deschanel Education
The actress was brought up well and educated by her parents. She 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.
Is Emily Deschanel in a relationship? – Spouse
Yes, the actress is a married lady. She It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia actor and writer David Hornsby in a small private ceremony in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles, on 25th September, 2010. They all happily lived together as couples. After some months together they were blessed with a child.
Emily Deschanel Children
The actress after living together with his lovely husband, David Hornsby they were blessed with lovely children. She gave birth to their first son on 21st September 2011. He was named; Henry Lamar Hornsby. After some years later, She gave birth to their second son named; Calvin Hornsby. Both Pregnancies were written into Bones. They are raising their sons together as a family.
Emily Deschanel Career
The American actress made her Feature Film debut in the romantic comedy-drama It Could Happen to You, on which her father worked as chief cinematographer in 1994. Her next notable role was as Pam Asbury in Stephen King’s horror miniseries Rose Red in 2002. Then she appeared in Cold Mountain, The Alamo, and Glory Road and was named one of “six actresses to watch” by Interview Magazine in 2004.
In 2005, the actress was cast as Dr. Temperance Brennan with David Boreanaz as FBI agent Seeley Booth on the Fox crime procedural comedy-drama Bones, based on the novels and the career of forensic anthropologist and author Kathy Reichs, created by Hart Hanson. The series ran for 12 seasons from September 13, 2005 to March 28, 2017.
For her performance, she received a 2006 Satellite Award nomination and a 2007 Teen Choice Award nomination. Deschanel and Boreanaz served as co-producers at the start of the show’s third season, before becoming producers in the middle of the show’s fourth season.
While Bones was still in production, the actress also played the Brennan character on a 2015 episode of Sleepy Hollow and a 2016 episode of BoJack Horseman.
The actress, with Alyson Hannigan, Jaime King, Minka Kelly, and Katherine McPhee made a video Slumber Party featured on FunnyorDie.com to promote regular breast cancer screenings for the organization Stand Up 2 Cancer.
In recent years, her passion for animal welfare has led her to providing the narration for My Child Is a Monkey and serving as an associate producer on the documentary film How I Became an Elephant. She ranked number 72 in The 2012 Hot 100 on AfterEllen.
Emily Deschanel Net worth
The American actress has an estimated net worth of around $30 million as of 2021.