Rachel Bilson's Main TV Roles Show Character(s) Hart Of Dixie Zoe Hart The O.C. Summer Robe… Take Two Sam

Main Movie Roles

BIOGRAPHY:

Rachel Bilson (born August 25, 1981) and raised in Los Angeles, to Janice (Stango) and Danny Bilson. Her father is Ashkenazi Jewish and her mother is of Italian descent. She began acting while still at Notre Dame High School. She graduated high school in 1999 and went to Grossmont College but dropped out after a year and was encouraged to pursue a career in acting by her father, himself a writer, director and producer.

She worked in commercials and landed a few one-off roles in high profile TV shows before landing the part of Summer Roberts in the hit TV series The O.C. (2003), establishing herself as a household name.


TRIVIA:

• Has a passion for basketball and is a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers.
• Named #6 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2005 list.
• Daughter of writer/director 'Danny Bilson' (qv) and stepdaughter of 'Heather Medway' (qv).
• Participated in stage productions of "Bye Bye Birdie," "Once Upon A Mattress" and "The Crucible."
• Ranked as #77 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
• Split from her boyfriend of over two years, her _"The O.C." (2003)_ (qv) co-star 'Adam Brody (I)' (qv).
• Ranked #39 on the Maxim magazine Hot 100 of 2007 list.
• Was a recurring character on _"The O.C." (2003)_ (qv) until she was offered a contract, and became a regular. She was added to the opening credits in the episode, "The Countdown".