Emily Deschanel

American actress, director, and producer Emily Deschanel was born in Los Angeles, California, on October 11, 1976. She is best known for her role as Dr. Temperance 'Bones' Brennan in the FOX crime procedural series Bones, which ran from 2005 to 2017. She is also an influencer with 137,000 Instagram followers, and she is the older sister of actress Zooey Deschanel. Emily started acting in 1994 and is 5'9" tall with blue eyes and brown hair. She has maintained a consistent career for over three decades, balancing her work in front of and behind the camera.