Back to peopleEmily DeschanelKnown forActingAge50 yearsPlace of birthLos Angeles, California, USABiographyLife and careerEmily Erin Deschanel (born October 11, 1976) is an American actress, director and producer. She is best known for starring in the Fox crime procedural comedy-drama series Bones as Dr. Temperance Brennan from 2005 to 2017.Filmography7 filmsAll7Acting7My Sister's Keeper2009as Dr. FarquadGlory Road2006as Mary HaskinsBoogeyman2005as Kate HoughtonSpider-Man 22004as ReceptionistThe Alamo2004as Rosanna TravisCold Mountain2003as Mrs. MorganIt Could Happen to You1994as Paint-Throwing Fur Activist