Emily Deschanel arriving at the Fox ECO Casino Party at The London West Hollywood Hotel. West Hollywood, CA - 09-08-09

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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....
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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.
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Family

Father:  Caleb Deschanel  ((cinematographer))
Mother:  Mary Jo Deschanel  ((actor))
Sister:  Zooey Deschanel  ((actor))

Education

Boston University, Boston, MA (BFA in Theater)
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