Mary Jo Deschanel
Date of birth: 1945-11-25
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Known for: Acting
Also known as: Mary Jo Kennedy, Mary Josephine Weir
Biography
Mary Jo Deschanel (born 25 November 1945) is an American actress, known for her roles in the movies The Right Stuff and The Patriot, and for the TV series Twin Peaks. She is married to 6-time Academy Award nominated cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, and mother of actresses Emily Deschanel (Bones) and Zoey Deschanel (New Girl).
Movie Credits
The Right Stuff
1983-10-20
As the Space Race ensues, seven pilots set off on a path to become the first American astronauts to
Cameo by Night
1987-07-12
Failed TV pilot about Jennifer, a police secretary who goes undercover as rock fan Cameo to search t
Bark!
2002-01-11
Peter finds himself dumbfounded when a mysterious malady afflicts his wife… she thinks she’s a dog!
A Winner Never Quits
1986-04-13
Raised in a poor Pennsylvania mining town by his immigrant parents, Pete Grey lost his right arm whi
Secrets from Another Place: Creating Twin Peaks
2007-10-30
A select group of key creative forces involved in the making of Twin Peaks reveals their take on the
Breach
2007-02-12
Eric O'Neill, a low-level surveillance expert with the FBI, believes he is accomplishing his dream o
Ruby Sparks
2012-07-25
Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling
2010
1984-12-06
While planet Earth poises on the brink of nuclear self-destruction, a team of Russian and American s
Winter Passing
2006-02-07
Actress Reese Holden has been offered a small fortune by a book editor if she can secure for publica
Wendy
1966-01-01
Black and White UCLA Student Film, preserved by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. A silent short
My Sister's Keeper
2009-06-26
Sara and Brian live an idyllic life with their young son and daughter. But their family is rocked by
Twin Peaks
1989-12-08
An idiosyncratic FBI agent investigates the murder of a young woman in the even more idiosyncratic t
The Patriot
2000-06-28
After proving himself on the field of battle in the French and Indian War, Benjamin Martin wants not
Anatomy of a Crime
1969-06-13
Private detective David Ross has two apparently unconnected cases to investigate in the same day. In
The Wild Racers
1968-03-27
Promising young racing car driver Joe Joe Quillico leaves the stock car racing scene in the United S
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces
2014-07-16
Ninety minutes of deleted and alternate takes from Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me, assembled by David