- 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 (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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