Rachel Sarah Bilson (born August 25, 1981) is an American actress. Born to a Californian show-business family, Bilson made her television debut in 2003, and then landed the role of Summer Roberts on the prime-time drama series The O.C. Bilson made her movie debut in Bilson The Last Kiss (2006) and starred in the science-fiction-action film Jumper (2008) with her then-boyfriend Hayden Christensen. From 2011 to 2015, she starred as Zoe Hart on The CW series Hart of Dixie.
Rachel Bilson- Facts
- Born : Rachel Sarah Bilson, August 25, 1981 (age 42), Los Angeles, California, U.S.
- Education : Grossmont College
- Occupation : Actress
- Years active : 1997–present
- Partner : Hayden Christensen
- Children : 1
- Parent : Danny Bilson (father)
- Relatives : Bruce Bilson (grandfather)
Bilson – Early life
Bilson was born in Los Angeles,[2] the daughter of Janice Stango, a therapist, and Danny Bilson, a writer, director, and producer. She has an older brother[citation needed] and two younger half-sisters, Rosemary and Hattie. Her mother is an Italian-American who was raised Bilson Catholic, and her father is Jewish; she has said that she grew up in aBilson “Chrismukkah household”.
Bilson’s father comes from a show business family; he is the son of Mona (Weichman) (1933-2023) and producer-director Bruce Bilson (b. 1928).Her British great-grandfather, George Bilson (1902–1981), who was born into an Ashkenazi Jewish immigrant family in Leeds, England, worked for RKO Pictures after immigrating to the United States, heading Bilson the movie trailer department, and her great-grandmother, Hattie Bilson (1907–2004), was a screenwriterwhose credits included Pal, Canine Detective (1950).
Bilson Career
Bilson attended Grossmont College, a community college in a suburb of San Diego, taking her father’s advice to pursue a professional acting career. She then made several appearances in commercials, including advertisements for Subway restaurants, Raisin Bran, and Pepto-Bismol.
She made her Bilson screen acting debut in early 2003, appearing in one episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. Bilson was subsequently cast in The O.C., which debuted in August 2003. 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.
At the 2005 Teen Choice Awards, she collected three awards:Bilson “Choice Hottie Female”, “Choice TV Actress (Drama)”, and “Best Onscreen TV Chemistry” (jointly won with Adam Brody). In 2005, Maxim magazine named her sixth in their annual “Hot 100 List”; in 2006, the publication Bilson awarded her.
BilsonThe UK edition of FHM Magazine named her 28th in the 2006 100 Sexiest Women in the World list,while the US Edition Ranked her 77th in 2005. Bilson was also named one of People magazine’s “World’s Most Beautiful People” in 2006.[16] Before appearing in Maxim, Bilson had 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”.
Bilson’s first film role was in The Last Kiss, a romantic comedy-drama also starring Zach Braff in 2006. She played a college student who seduces Braff’s character. One review of the film noted that Bilson played the role with “surprising depth”, although another critic described her role as Bilson “Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction as an airhead valley girl with a hot bod”.
Bilson In late 2006, Bilson was cast in the film Doug Liman’s thriller Jumper, as the replacement for actress Teresa Palmer; the film was released on February 14, 2008. She appeared in a two-episode arc on The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz’s NBC comedy, Chuck, and in the film New York,Bilson I Love You. She appeared in the 100th episode of How I Met Your Mother (“Girls Versus Suits”) as Ted Mosby’s latest love interest and the Mother’s roommate.
Bilson In September 2008, she started shooting the indie romantic film Waiting for Bilson Forever, directed by James Keach. In September 2009, Bilson appeared as a celebrity guest judge in the third episode of Project Runway (season 6). Bilson starred in the 2011 indie film L!fe Happens. In 2011, Bilson began starring in The CW series Hart of Dixie, executive produced by The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz. On May 7, 2015, the CW officially canceled the show after four seasons. In 2017, Bilson joined the cast of CMT’s Nashville which reunited her with her former The O.C. co-star Bilson Chris Carmack.
Bilson starred in the ABC drama series Take Two which premiered in June 2018; however, on November 21, 2018, ABC cancelled the series after oneBilson season.
In April 2021, Bilson and her former The O.C. co-star Melinda Clarke launched a podcast titled Welcome to the OC, Bitches!. The podcast focuses on the hosts and guests re-watching and discussing episodes of The O.C.Several notable guests have appeared on the podcast such as Mischa Barton, Adam Brody, Peter Gallagher, Josh Schwartz, Jem, Bonnie Somerville and Elizabeth Bilson Gillies.
Bilson In May 2022, Bilson and longtime friend Olivia AllenBilson launched another podcast called Broad Ideas with Rachel Bilson. On each episode, Bilson and Allen interview one or more people from the entertainment industry in a casual, conversational format. The first guest on the show was Kristen Bell, and other notable guests have included Aubrey Plaza, Zooey Deschanel, Elisha Cuthbert,Bilson Mena Suvari, and Seth Meyers.
Bilson Fashion design
Bilson stated that she wanted to keep her fashion line “as separate as possible from Rachel Bilson, the actress. I’m hoping people will appreciate it for the clothes, not the person behind them.”Much of her fashion collection was lost when her home was burglarized in May 2009. Bilson’s fashions and sense of style made her the unwitting target of the Bling Ring, who burglarized her home onBilson several occasions.
Bilson Personal life
Bilson After she and Brody broke up, Bilson began a relationship with actor HaydenBilson Christensen, with whom she had co-starred in the film Jumper.By January 2008, the pair had been seen and photographed together around Los Angeles for almost a year, without confirming a relationship. In February 2009, Bilson appeared publicly with what seemed to be an engagement ring, though no official announcement was made. In August 2010,Bilson Bilson’s representative confirmed there had been an engagement that had since been called off, giving no other details.The two reconciled three months later, and had a daughter in October 2014. Bilson and Christensen separated in September 2017.
Bilson and Christensen are both supporters of the No Kids Policy, a celebrity coalition which seeks to prevent children of celebrities from being photographed without parental consent.Bilson briefly dated actor Bill Hader in 2019.