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Bitch-Back! Renée and Bradley Still Going Strong?

EOnline.com - Found Mar. 11, 2010
Dear Ted: I'd appreciate it if you can tell us Bones fans about the relationship between Emily Deschanel and David Boreanaz.

Posted on March 11, 2010, 9:09 am

Bitch-Back! When Does the Media Cross the Line?

EOnline.com - Found Mar. 10, 2010
Now you bring him up again, but instead of with Emily Deschanel, you mention Sarah Michelle Geller.

Posted on March 10, 2010, 7:16 am

Celebrity Vintage Spot - Emily Deschanel

Shrimpton Couture Blog www.shrimptoncouture.com - Found Mar. 4, 2010
Emily Deschanel wearing sparkly 1980s vintage at the American Society of Cinematographers 24th Annual Outstanding Achievement Awards. I usually...

Posted on March 4, 2010, 2:16 am

Zooey and Emily Deschanel: Awards Show Sisters

Associated Content - Found Feb. 28, 2010
GossipCenter.com Takeaways Zooey & Emily Deschanel present their father Caleb with the ASC Lifetime Achievement Award24th Annual American Society of

Posted on February 28, 2010, 5:12 am

Zooey Deschanel: Making the Healthy Life Rock

Health.com - Found Mar. 19, 2010
A: Not anymore. My older sister [ Bones star Emily Deschanel] has been a very, very committed vegan since high school.

Posted on March 19, 2010, 4:27 am

Laura Brounstein: On Prime Time, Women Lead the Charge

Huffington Post - Found Mar. 18, 2010
Emily Deschanel gives Brennan the perfect mix of prickly brilliance and vulnerability.

Posted on March 18, 2010, 4:53 am

married in Sept. 2008

People - Found Mar. 16, 2010
Also reportedly on the guest list? Fred Savage (who has directed several Sunny episodes) and Bones star Emily Deschanel.
It's Always Sunny stars expecting baby - Hollywood
It's Always Sunny Stars Expecting a Baby - People
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Posted on March 16, 2010, 1:37 pm

Human Target is just plain good fun

Ottawa Citizen - Found Mar. 10, 2010
In tonight's outing, a psychic alerts Booth (David Boreanaz) and Brennan (Emily Deschanel) to the possibility of a mass grave beneath a...

Posted on March 10, 2010, 3:31 am

'White Ribbon' ties up ASC Award

Hollywood Reporter - Found Feb. 27, 2010
Caleb Deschanel was presented the ASC Lifetime Achievement Award by his daughters, actresses Zooey and Emily Deschanel. Deschanel earned Oscar...
?White Ribbon? earns top cinematography prize - MSNBC
`White Ribbon' Earns Top Cinematography Prize - ABC News
'White Ribbon' ties up ASC honors - Variety
'White' night - Hollywood Reporter
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Posted on February 27, 2010, 11:41 am

Ellen Gray: Off-kilter characters: TV shows feature kids (and ...

Philadelphia Inquirer - Found Mar. 1, 2010
... s.' " Still, he acknowledged, in Sheldon's world "it's very common, that type of personality." Emily Deschanel, who plays "Bones' " brilliant...
Ellen Gray: Off-kilter characters: TV shows feature kids (and ... - Philadelphia Daily News
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Posted on March 1, 2010, 3:17 am

Emily Deschanel Biography

Emily Deschanel
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Emily Deschanel

Deschanel at the 2009 premiere of Serious Moonlight
Born Emily Erin Deschanel
October 11, 1976 (1976-10-11) (age 33)1
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation Actress
Years active 1994–present

Emily Erin Deschanel (pronounced /deɪʃəˈnɛl/; born October 11, 1976) is an American actress and television producer, best known for playing Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan in the crime drama Bones.2

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Early life

Deschanel was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Academy Award-nominated cinematographer and director Caleb Deschanel and actress Mary Jo Deschanel (née Weir). Her mother is Irish American and her grandfather was French. She has one younger sister: actress, songwriter and musician Zooey Deschanel.

Career

Deschanel made her feature film debut in 1994's It Could Happen to You. Her next notable role was in Stephen King's Rose Red in 2002. She then appeared in Cold Mountain, The Alamo and Glory Road and was named one of "six actresses to watch" by Interview Magazine in 2004.

After starring in 2005's Boogeyman, Deschanel landed the role of Dr. Temperance Brennan on Fox's Bones, a series based on the real-life forensic anthropologist Kathy Reichs. She has been playing this role in Bones for 5 seasons. The show was recently commissioned for a sixth season. For her performance she received a 2006 Satellite Award nomination, a 2007 Teen Choice Award nomination, a 2009 Ewwy Award win and has served as co-producer since the start of the show's third season, and as producer since the middle of the show's fourth season.

Deschanel, with Alyson Hannigan, Jaime King, Minka Kelly, and Katharine McPhee made a video slumber party featured on FunnyorDie.com to promote regular breast cancer screenings for the organization Stand Up 2 Cancer.3

Personal life

Deschanel is a vegan and a committed supporter of animal rights causes. She can be seen in an Access Hollywood video at the book launch event of Karen Dawn's Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way We Treat Animals, discussing how vegetarian and vegan diets help the environment, and a video on the homepage of the book's website talking about the importance of animal rights.4 She graduated from Boston University's Professional Actors Training Program with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theater.5

Filmography

Film

Emily Deschanel at 23rd Genesis Awards - March 2009.
Year Film Role Notes
1994 It Could Happen to You Paint Throwing Fur-Activist
2000 It's a Shame About Ray Maggie
2001 The Heart Department Maude Allyn TV Movie
2002 Rose Red Pam Asbury aka Stephen King's Rose Red
2003 Cold Mountain Mrs. Morgan
Easy Laura
2004 Old Tricks Woman
Spider-Man 2 Receptionist
The Alamo Rosanna Travis
2005 Boogeyman Kate Houghton
Mute Claire
That Night Annie
2006 Glory Road Mary Haskins
2009 My Sister's Keeper Dr. Farquad

Television

Year Title Role Notes
2002 Providence Annie Frank Episode: "Cloak & Dagger"
Episode: "The Eleventh Hour"
Law & Order: SVU Cassie Germaine Episode: "Surveillance"
2003 The Dan Show Sam
2004 Crossing Jordan Michelle Episode: "All the News Fit to Print"
2005–present Bones Dr. Temperance Brennan Leading role
Co-producer with David Boreanaz

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