- Born
- Birth nameMary Josephine Weir
- Height5′ 2″ (1.57 m)
- Mary Jo Deschanel was born on November 25, 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA. She is an actress, known for The Right Stuff (1983), 2010: The Year We Make Contact (1984) and The Patriot (2000). She has been married to Caleb Deschanel since July 8, 1972. They have two children.
- SpouseCaleb Deschanel(July 8, 1972 - present) (2 children)
- Children
- Mother of actress Zooey Deschanel and actress Emily Deschanel.
- She played an astronaut's wife two years in a row: one historic, one fictional: In 1983 as the wife of John Glenn (Ed Harris) in The Right Stuff and Dave Bowman's wife in 2010: The Year We Make Contact.
- Mother-in-law of David Hornsby.
- Grandmother of Henry Hornsby.
- Ex-mother-in-law of Benjamin Gibbard.
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