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:

• Is an Italian-American.
• Niece of 'Julie Ahlberg' (qv)
• Participated in stage productions of "Bye Bye Birdie," "Once Upon A Mattress" and "The Crucible."
• Some of her favorite actors include 'Kate Winslet' (qv), 'Johnny Depp' (qv), 'Audrey Hepburn' (qv), and 'Woody Allen' (qv).
• Ranked as #77 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement. (2005)
• Great-granddaughter of 'George Bilson' (qv) and 'Hattie Bilson' (qv)
• Met boyfriend 'Hayden Christensen' (qv) on the set of _Jumper (2008)_ (qv).
• She has a passion for shoes and loves to shop at Target.