Rachel Bilson Profile
Posted on Jan 20, 2008 under Actress |
Rachel Bilson was born August 25, 1981, in Los Angeles. Interested in acting since she was a little girl, she started working at age 7. After various theater roles in plays such as Bye Bye Birdie, The Crucible, and Once Upon a Mattress, the actress made the jump to television. She appeared in series such as 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter and Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Bilson’s vibrant personality and good looks made her an obvious choice to join the cast of The O.C. in 2003.
The actress has a passion for basketball, likes to collect vintage shoes and purses, and is a spokesperson for Bongo jeans. She has been linked to her O.C. co-star Adam Brody.
Coming from a long line of filmmakers going back to her great-grandparents producer George Bilson and writer Hattie Bilson, Rachel Bilson rose to fame almost immediately after entering the acting game. After only a handful of TV guest roles, she landed a recurring part on Fox’s hit teen soap The O.C. in 2003 and was soon bumped up to regular cast member. In 2006, Bilson parlayed her small-screen success to the female lead opposite Zach Braff in the romantic drama The Last Kiss.
