From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rachel Bilson
Rachel Bilson
Rachel Bilson actress and the mother of Bilson’s half-sisters Hattie and
Rosemary.
Bilson had what has been described as a "self-destruc-
tive, rebellious period" during her teen years.[6] When
she was 14, she and a group of her brother’s friends were
involved in a car accident, a head-on collision with an-
other car.[7] As a result, Bilson was unconscious for a few
days, has a scar above her right eye, and sometimes suf-
fers from migraines and memory loss.[8] She has stated
that the experience "changed" her,[7] encouraging her
to "stop... getting into trouble"[5] and stopping her from
"going down that road" and because of this experience
she learned to play the piano.[7] Bilson graduated from
Walter Reed Middle School in 1995 and from Notre Dame
High School in 1999. During her time at Notre Dame, she
appeared in productions of Bye Bye Birdie, Once Upon a
Mattress and The Crucible.[9]
Bilson on the set of Jumper, November 2006.
Born Rachel Sarah Bilson Career
August 25, 1981 (1981-08-25)
Los Angeles, California, U.S. Bilson attended Grossmont College in a suburb of San
Diego, but dropped out after one year,[10] taking her fa-
Occupation Actress
ther’s advice to pursue a professional acting career.[5]
Years active 2003–present She then made several appearances in commercials, in-
cluding advertisements for Subway restaurants, Raisin
Rachel Sarah Bilson (born August 25, 1981) is an Ameri- Bran and Pepto-Bismol.[5] She made her screen acting
can actress and designer. Bilson grew up in a California debut in early 2003, appearing in one episode of Buffy
show business family, and made her television debut in the Vampire Slayer and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage
2003, subsequently becoming well known for playing Daughter. Bilson was subsequently cast in The O.C., which
Summer Roberts on the prime time drama series The O.C. debuted in August 2003. Her character, Summer Roberts,
Bilson made her film debut in the 2006 film The Last Kiss was initially intended to appear in only a few episodes,
and starred in the 2008 action/science fiction film Jumper. but became a series regular after a successful run, as Bil-
She is currently starring as Dr. Zoe Hart on The CW’s Hart son’s on-screen romance with Seth Cohen (Adam Brody)
of Dixie. became a noted aspect of the series.[10]
As a result of the success of The O.C., Bilson has be-
Early life come well known among teenage audiences. At the 2005
Teen Choice Awards, Bilson collected three awards:
Bilson was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Janice "Choice Hottie Female", "Choice TV Actress (Drama)" and
(née Stango), a sex therapist, and Danny Bilson, a writer, "Best Onscreen TV Chemistry" (jointly won with Adam
director, and producer.[1] Her father is Jewish and her Brody).[11] In 2005, Maxim magazine named her sixth in
mother, a native of Philadelphia, is Italian Ameri- their annual "Hot 100 List";[12] in 2006, the publication
can.[2][3][4] Bilson’s father comes from a show business awarded her #14.[13] The UK edition of FHM Magazine
family; her great-grandfather, George Bilson (born in named her 28th in the 2006 100 Sexiest Women in the
Leeds, West Yorkshire, England), was the head of the World list,[14] while the US Edition Ranked her 77th in
trailer department at RKO Pictures; her Brooklyn-born 2005.[15] Bilson was also named one of People magazine’s
great-grandmother, Hattie Bilson, was a screenwriter; "100 Most Beautiful People" in 2006.[16]
and her grandfather, Bruce Bilson, is a film director.[2][5] Bilson’s first film role was in The Last Kiss, a romantic
Bilson’s parents divorced when she was nine years old, comedy-drama also starring Zach Braff. In the film,
and in 1997, her father remarried Heather Medway, an which opened in 2006, she plays a college student who se-
duces Braff’s character. It was reported that she called for
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rachel Bilson
Film
Year Title Role Notes
2006 The Last Kiss Kim Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Breakout – Female
2008 Jumper Millie Harris Teen Choice Award for Choice Movie Actress – Drama/Action Adventure
2009 New York, I Love You Molly
2011 Waiting for Forever Emma Twist
2011 L!fe Happens Laura Post-production
2013 The To Do List Maggie Carey Filming
a body double during the sex scenes because she was un- Bilson also launched a shoe range in 2011.[28]
comfortable being nude in front of the camera. She does
appear in the scene for the final film, wearing a flesh-col-
ored bra. "I was terrified!" she admitted. "But Zach real-
Personal life
ly helped me through it, and we’re friends, so he made Bilson and Adam Brody, her co-star on The O.C., dated for
it very comfortable, and Tony made it very comfortable, three years, ending in 2006.[29] She met Hayden Chris-
and it was actually a really nice setting. And I’m hap- tensen on the set of Jumper in 2007 and became engaged
py I did it, because I can say I did my first sex scene, in 2008.[30] In mid-2010 the couple split up, but were dat-
and I never have to do that again!"[17] One review of the ing again a few months later.[31][32][33][34]
film noted that Bilson played the role with "surprising Bilson has been recognized by several media sources
depth",[18] although another critic described her role as as being a "fashion junkie".[35][36][37] She has described
"Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction as an airhead valley girl herself as having a "vintage" sense of style, and has noted
with a hot bod".[19] Kate Moss and Diane Keaton as inspirations.[37] Her
Bilson has stated that she prefers acting in feature clothes often have a "boho" feel to them. She approached
films to appearing on television, and that she would like DKNY Jeans in late 2007 with a view to design a clothing
the kind of roles "that Natalie Portman and Scarlett Jo- line with the popular fashion brand.[38] Together they
hansson are offered".[10] She has specified that though created Edie Rose. The collection was launched in
she is "grateful" for the success of The O.C.,[20] she feels September 2008. It consisted of mainly black and white
that the show "is over" and that she is "ready to move separates with a splash of yellow that could easily work
on" to film roles.[21] In September 2006 unconfirmed re- with an existing wardrobe. Her idea was to keep fash-
ports surfaced that Bilson was linked to star in a film ver- ionable items accessible to young women by keeping the
sion of the comic book character Wonder Woman;[22] Bil- prices of each piece under $100.[39] An advertising image
son has stated that these reports were untrue.[23] was released in July 2008 which featured Bilson model-
In late 2006, Bilson was cast in the role of Millie in ling her Edie Rose collection.[40] Of her line, she said in
Doug Liman’s thriller Jumper, as the replacement for ac- an interview with Teen Vogue that "I wanted to keep it
tress Teresa Palmer; the film was released on February as separate as possible from Rachel Bilson the actress.
14, 2008.[24] She also appeared in a two-episode arc on I’m hoping people will appreciate it for the clothes, not
The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz’s NBC comedy, Chuck,[25] the person behind them."[41] Much of her fashion collec-
and in the film New York, I Love You, and appeared in tion was lost when her home was burgled in May 2009.[42]
the 100th episode of How I Met Your Mother ("Girls Versus Before appearing in Maxim, Bilson had turned down re-
Suits") as Ted Mosby’s latest love interest.[26] In Septem- quests to appear seminude in men’s magazines, speci-
ber 2008 she started shooting the indie romantic film fying that she feels that her body "is sacred" and "not
Waiting For Forever, directed by James Keach. In Septem- there for the whole world to see".[43] Bilson’s fashions
ber 2009 Rachel appeared as a celebrity guest judge in the and sense of style made her the unwitting target of the
third episode of Project Runway (season 6). She stars in Bling Ring, who burgled her home on several occa-
the upcoming indie film BBF & Baby next to Krysten Rit- sions.[44][45]
ter and Kate Bosworth. The film began production in Los
Angeles in October 2010.
It was announced in 2011 that Bilson was set to star in
Filmography
a new The CW series called Hart of Dixie created by The O.C.
creator Josh Schwartz. Bilson and Schwartz, who already References
had worked together on The O.C, were previously set to
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Rachel Bilson
Television
Year Title Role Notes
2003 8 Simple Rules Jenny 1 episode: "Career Choices"
2003 Buffy the Vampire Colleen 1 episode: "Dirty Girls"
Slayer
2003–2007 The O.C. Summer 92 episodes
Roberts Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress – Drama
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress – Drama/Action Adven-
ture
Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Chemistry
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice Breakout TV Star – Fe-
male
Nominated—Teen Choice Award for Choice TV Actress – Drama/Ac-
tion Adventure
2004 That ’70s Show Christy 1 episode: "5:15"
2007 Chuck Lou Palone 2 episodes: "Chuck Versus the Truth" and "Chuck Versus the Im-
ported Hard Salami"
2010 How I Met Your Cindy 2 episodes: "Girls Versus Suits" and "Big Days"
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[44] ABC News: "Exclusive: Inside Hollywood’s ’Bling
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[45] Vanity Fair: "The Suspects Wore Louboutins" Page names
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Date of birth August 25, 1981
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