Emily Deschanel

Biography: With a cinematographer for a father and a character actress for a mother, Deschanel had showbiz embedded in her DNA. Still, her career started slowly, with a handful of TV guest appearances and small roles in big films. In fact, her younger sister, Zooey, was well on her way to stardom years before Emily landed her breakout role as an irritable forensic anthropologist on Bones, with her uncanny ability to convincingly spout science speak while retaining her sex appeal.