Mary Jo Deschanel (

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Weir; born November 25, 1945) is an American actress. She is known for roles in the film '' The Right Stuff'' and the television series ''

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''.

Life and career

Deschanel was born as Mary Josephine Weir. Her ancestry includes Irish, French, Swiss, Dutch, and English. After small television appearances, Deschanel's first major film role was portraying Annie Glenn, the wife of the

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(played by

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), in the movie adaptation of the

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book '' The Right Stuff''. The next year, Deschanel played Betty Fernandez, the remarried former wife of the astronaut Dave Bowman (played by

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), in the film ''

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''. She also played the role of Mrs. Howard in the 2000 film '' The Patriot''. Deschanel played

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in the TV series ''

''. She has appeared in the TV series ''

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'' in the episode "

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" as Julia Kutner, the adoptive mother of recently deceased Dr. Lawrence Kutner. Deschanel was featured a second time as the wife of a character played by Ed Harris, in the movie '' Winter Passing'' (2005), although she was only seen in a photograph on the wall. Despite never physically appearing in this movie, she did receive full billing in the credits as the character "Mary". She is married to cinematographer

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. Her daughters,

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and Zooey, are also actresses.

Filmography

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Deschanel, Mary Jo 1945 births Living people American film actresses Actresses from Los Angeles University of California, Los Angeles alumni American people of Dutch descent American people of English descent American people of French descent American people of Irish descent American people of Swiss descent