Actress who played Anthropologist Dr. Temperance Brennan on the television series Bones. Her role earned her four award nominations from 2006 to 2012.
Her debut in film was as a paint-throwing fur Activist in the movie It Could Happen to You.
She is the eldest daughter of Cinematographer Caleb Deschanel.
She is the older sister of Actress Zooey Deschanel. She married David Hornsby in September 2010, and the couple had a son the following year and a second son in 2015.
She starred on Fox's hit TV series Bones alongside David Boreanaz.
