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Rachel Bilson, November 2006 |
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| Born | Rachel Sarah Bilson August 25, 1981 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Film, television actress |
| Years active | 2003–present |
Rachel Sarah Bilson (born August 25, 1981)[1] is an American actress. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic An actor, actress, player or thespian (see terminology) is a person who Acts in a Dramatic production and who works Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Year 1981 ( MCMLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays the 1981 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the After growing up in a California show business family, she made her television debut in 2003 and subsequently became well-known for playing Summer Roberts on the prime time dramedy series The O.C. Bilson made her film debut in the 2006 film The Last Kiss, appeared as Lou on the NBC show Chuck, and starred in the 2008 thriller Jumper. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Summer Roberts Cohen is a Fictional character on the FOX television series The O Prime Time is the major News analysis current affairs and Politics programme broadcast on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland Comedy-drama, also called dramedy and dramatic-comedy, is a style of Television and movies in which there is an equal or nearly equal balance This article is about the FOX television series For the location from which the series derives its name see Orange County California. For the Wayne Cochran song later covered by Pearl Jam, see Last Kiss. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Chuck is an Emmy Award winning action-comedy television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. Jumper is a 2008 Science fiction film from 20th Century Fox and New Regency Productions.
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Bilson was born in Los Angeles, California, the daughter of Janice (née Stango), a sex therapist, and Danny Bilson, a writer, director, and producer. Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West Sex therapy is the treatment of Sexual dysfunction, such as non- consummation, Premature ejaculation or Erectile dysfunction, low Libido Daniel 'Danny' Bilson is an American writer director and producer in movies television videogames and comic books [2] Rachel Bilson's father is Jewish and her mother is a Philadelphia-born Italian American. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə An Italian American is an American of Italian descent and/or dual citizenship [3][4] Bilson's father comes from a show business family; her great-grandfather, George Bilson, was the head of the trailer department at RKO Pictures, while her Brooklyn-born great-grandmother, Hattie Bilson, was a screenwriter and her grandfather, Bruce Bilson, is a film director. Brooklyn (named after the Dutch town Breukelen) is one of the five boroughs of New York City. Screenwriters or scenarists are Scriptwriters who write the Screenplays from which Films and Television programs are made Bruce Bilson (born May 19, 1928) is an American Film director. [5] Bilson's parents divorced during her childhood, and in 1997, her father remarried Heather Medway, an actress and the mother of Bilson's half-sister Hattie (born December 19, 2001). Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
Bilson has been noted as having a "self-destructive, rebellious period" during her teen years. [6] When she was 13, she and a group of her brother's friends were involved in a car accident, a head-on collision with another car. [7] As a result, Bilson was unconscious for a few days, had a scar above her right eye, and sometimes suffers from migraines and memory loss;[8] she has stated that the experience "changed" her,[7] encouraging her to "stop. Migraine is a neurological Syndrome characterized by altered bodily experiences painful headaches and nausea Memory loss can have many causes Alzheimer's disease is an illness which can cause mild to severe memory loss . . getting into trouble"[5] and stopping her from "going down that road". [7]
Bilson graduated from Walter Reed Middle School in 1996 and from Notre Dame High School in 1999. For schools of the same name see Notre Dame High School Notre Dame High School (NDHS in Sherman Oaks Los Angeles California, is a co-ed During her time at Notre Dame, she appeared in productions of Bye Bye Birdie, Once Upon a Mattress and The Crucible, and appeared on stage together with Katharine McPhee, who attended the same school and would later be a finalist on American Idol. Bye Bye Birdie is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart, lyrics by Lee Adams, and music by Charles Strouse. Once Upon a Mattress is a musical Comedy that opened Off-Broadway on May 11, 1959, and then moved to Broadway The Crucible by Arthur Miller is a play based upon the events in 1692, which led to the Salem Witch Trials, a series of hearings before Katharine Hope McPhee (born March 25, 1984) is an American pop & R&B Singer, actress and model American Idol, with the full title American Idol The Search for a Superstar for the first season only is an American reality-competition [9]
Bilson attended Grossmont College in San Diego, but dropped out after one year,[10] taking her father's advice to pursue a professional acting career[5] and making several appearances in commercials, including advertisements for Subway restaurants, Raisin Bran and Pepto-Bismol. Grossmont College is a Community college located in El Cajon, California (county of San Diego) Raisin Bran is manufactured by several companies under a variety of brand names including General Mills ' Total Raisin Bismuth subsalicylate, with a chemical formula C7H5BiO4 is a drug used to treat Nausea, Heartburn, Indigestion, [5] She made her screen acting debut in early 2003, appearing in episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter, and in the short film Unbroken. Fictional narratives (and works of art exist beyond their completion e 8 Simple Rules (Also known as 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter) was an American television Sitcom that originally Bilson was subsequently cast in The O.C., which debuted in August 2003. This article is about the FOX television series For the location from which the series derives its name see Orange County California. August 2003: January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - Her character, Summer Roberts, was initially intended to appear in only a few episodes, but became a series regular after a successful run, as Bilson's on-screen romance with Seth Cohen (Adam Brody) became a noted aspect of the series. Summer Roberts Cohen is a Fictional character on the FOX television series The O Seth Cohen is a Fictional character on FOX series The OC, played by Adam Brody. Adam Jared Brody (born December 15, 1979) is an American Film and Television Actor. [10]
As a result of the success of The O. C. , Bilson has become well-known among teenage audiences. At the 2005 Teen Choice Awards, Bilson collected three awards: "Choice Hottie Female", "Choice TV Actress (Drama)" and "Best Onscreen TV Chemistry" (jointly won with Adam Brody). The Teen Choice Awards is an awards show presented annually by FOX. Adam Jared Brody (born December 15, 1979) is an American Film and Television Actor. [11] In 2005, Maxim magazine named her sixth in their annual "Hot 100 List";[12] in 2006, the publication awarded her #14. Maxim is an international men's magazine based in the United Kingdom and known for its revealing pictorials featuring popular Actresses [13] The UK edition of FHM Magazine named her 28th in the 2006 100 Sexiest Women in the World list,[14] while the US Edition Ranked her 77th in 2005. FHM or For Him Magazine is an international monthly Men's Lifestyle magazine. [15] Bilson was also named one of the "50 Most Beautiful People" in 2006 People magazine. [16] In January 2008, radio host Howard Stern named her the "hottest chick in Hollywood. PortalCurrent events International holidays January 1 - New Year's Day January 1 - Independence Howard Allan Stern (born January 12 1954 is an American radio host and Television personality. " [17]
Bilson's first film role was in The Last Kiss, a romantic comedy-drama also starring Zach Braff and Jacinda Barrett. For the Wayne Cochran song later covered by Pearl Jam, see Last Kiss. Comedy-drama, also called dramedy and dramatic-comedy, is a style of Television and movies in which there is an equal or nearly equal balance Zachary Israel "Zach" Braff (born April 6, 1975) is an Independent Spirit Award -winning American Television and Film Jacinda Barrett (born 2 August 1972 is an Australian model turned Actress. In the film, which opened on September 15, 2006, Bilson plays a college student who seduces Braff's character. Events 668 - Eastern Roman Emperor Constans II is assassinated in his bath at Syracuse Italy. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bilson had long wanted to work with Braff, having admired the film Garden State, which he directed and starred in. Garden State is a 2004 film written directed by and starring Zach Braff, with Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard and co-starring [18] A body double was used for the film's sexual scene between Bilson and Braff's characters, as Bilson specified that she "feel[s] really strong[ly]" about not appearing in a nude scene. Body Double is a 1984 film directed by Brian De Palma. Starring Craig Wasson, Melanie Griffith, and Dennis Franz. [19] One review of the film noted that Bilson played the role with "surprising depth",[20] although another critic described her role as "Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction as an airhead valley girl with a hot bod". Glenn Close (born March 19, 1947) is an American Singer and Actress of stage and screen, perhaps best known Fatal Attraction is a 1987 thriller about a married man who has a weekend Affair with a woman who refuses to allow it to end and who becomes An airhead is a designated area in a hostile or threatened territory which when seized and held allows the air landing of further troops and Matériel via an airbridge Valley Girl (less commonly Val) is a term referred to affluent middle-class young girls living in the neighborhood of San Fernando Valley. [21]
Bilson has stated that she prefers acting in feature films to appearing on television, and that she would like the kind of roles "that Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson are offered". Natalie Portman (נטלי פורטמן born Natalie Hershlag June 9 1981 is an Israeli American Actress. Scarlett I Johansson (born November 22 1984 is an actress and Singer, of dual American and Danish citizenship [10] She has specified that though she is "grateful" for the success of The O. C. ,[22] she feels that the show "is over" and that she is "ready to move on" to film roles. [23] In September 2006, unconfirmed reports surfaced that Bilson was linked to star in a film version of the comic book character Wonder Woman;[24] Bilson has stated that these reports were untrue. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative [25] These reports spawned solely from a Wonder Woman costume she wore in an episode of The O. C.
In late 2006, Bilson was cast in the role of Millie in Doug Liman's thriller Jumper, as the replacement for actress Teresa Palmer; she began filming the role in October of that year and the film was released on February 14, 2008. Doug Liman (born July 24 1965) is an American Film director and producer best known for The Bourne Identity Jumper is a 2008 Science fiction film from 20th Century Fox and New Regency Productions. Teresa Edwina Palmer (born 26 February 1986) is an Australian Model and Actress. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common [26] Rachel also appeared in a two-episode arc on The O. A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as Television, Comic books Comic strips C. creator Josh Schwartz's NBC comedy, Chuck. Josh Schwartz (born August 6, 1976) is an American screenwriter and television producer The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Chuck is an Emmy Award winning action-comedy television program from the United States created by Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak. [27]
She is currently shooting a new film titled New York, I Love You, starring alongside Natalie Portman, Robin Wright Penn, Blake Lively and Shia LaBeouf. Natalie Portman (נטלי פורטמן born Natalie Hershlag June 9 1981 is an Israeli American Actress. Robin Gayle Wright Penn (born April 8, 1966) is an American film Actress. Blake Christina Lively (born August 25 1987 is an American actress Shia Saide LaBeouf (ˈʃaɪə ləˈbʌf "SHY-uh luh-BUFF" born June 11 1986 is an American actor and Comedian.
Bilson began dating her The O. C. co-star Adam Brody in 2003. Adam Jared Brody (born December 15, 1979) is an American Film and Television Actor. In 2004, it was reported the two were engaged. In 2005, Brody gave Bilson a pit bull, Penny Lane, as a birthday present. This article is about the group of breeds commonly called "Pit Bulls The couple later adopted another dog, Thurmen Murmen. In late 2006, Bilson and Brody ended their relationship. [28]
Bilson has been recognized by several media sources as being a "fashion junkie". [29][30][31] She has described herself as having a "vintage" sense of style, and noted Kate Moss and Diane Keaton as inspirations. Kate Moss (born January 16 1974) is an English model who has appeared on over 300 magazine covers. Diane Keaton (born Diane Hall on January 5 1946 is an Oscar -winning American film Actress, director and producer [31] Her clothes often have a "boho" feel to them. Boho-chic is a style of female Fashion drawing on various bohemian and Hippie influences that at its height in 2004-5 was associated particularly with Bilson enjoys watching television game shows, especially Jeopardy!,[5] and has stated that if she were not acting, she would be a pre-school teacher. [31] Her favorite designers are Stella McCartney, Marc Jacobs and Chanel. Stella Nina McCartney (born September 13 1971) is an English Fashion designer. Marc Jacobs (born April 9, 1963 in New York City) is an American Fashion designer He is the head designer for Marc Jacobs Chanel SA ʃəˈnɛɫ) is a Parisian fashion house created by Coco Chanel. Bilson has turned down requests to appear seminude in men's magazines, specifying that she feels that her body "is sacred" and "not there for the whole world to see". This is a list of Magazines primarily marketed to Men. The list has been split into subcategories according to the target audience of the magazines [32] However, she has been featured in a pictorial in the men's magazines Stuff and GQ [33] and has posed for mildly salacious photographs wearing colourful panties. Stuff is a men's magazine featuring Interviews pictorials and other articles of interest to a predominantly male audience GQ (originally Gentlemen's Quarterly) is a monthly men's Magazine focusing upon Fashion, style and culture for men through articles She currently resides in Los Angeles. She is a vegetarian.
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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| 2003 | 8 Simple Rules | Jenny | 1 episode |
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer | Colleen | 1 episode | |
| Unbroken | Rachel | Short film | |
| The O.C. | Summer Roberts | 2003–2007 | |
| 2004 | That '70s Show | Christy | 1 episode |
| 2006 | The Last Kiss | Kim | |
| 2007 | Chuck | Lou | 2 episodes |
| 2008 | Jumper | Millie Harris | |
| New York, I Love You | Molly | post-production |
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| NAME | Bilson, Rachel Sarah |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION | American actress |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 25, 1981 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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