Mischa Anne Marsden Barton was born on 24 January 1986 and is a British-American film, television, and stage actress.
58 Facts About Mischa Barton
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Mischa Barton appeared in major pictures such as the romantic comedy Notting Hill and M Night Shyamalan's psychological thriller The Sixth Sense.
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Mischa Barton starred in the indie crime drama Pups.
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Mischa Barton played Marissa Cooper in the Fox television series The OC.
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Mischa Barton returned to television, starring in the short-lived Ashton Kutcher-produced CW series The Beautiful Life.
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Mischa Barton appeared alongside Martin Sheen in Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain.
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Mischa Barton has garnered critical praise for her roles in independent films, with the Los Angeles Times praising her "standout" performance in Starcrossed.
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Mischa Barton was cast in the first season of the MTV series The Hills: New Beginnings, a reboot of The Hills.
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Mischa Barton's maternal grandfather was an Irish language professor at Queen's University Belfast.
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Mischa Barton has two sisters, Hania and Zoe, the latter a barrister in London.
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Mischa Barton has stated that she briefly attended St Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith, but her father's work took the family to New York City when Mischa Barton was five years old.
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Mischa Barton is eligible for Irish citizenship through her mother.
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Mischa Barton graduated from the Professional Children's School in Manhattan in 2004, and took a summer short course called Acting Shakespeare at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, in June and July 2006, at Sir Richard Attenborough's urging, after he directed her in Closing the Ring.
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Mischa Barton appeared in several other Off-Broadway productions, taking a lead role in James Lapine's Twelve Dreams alongside Marisa Tomei at Lincoln Center.
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Canby again praised Mischa Barton, noting that she "has a sweet gravity as the doomed Emma".
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In 1996 Mischa Barton had a supporting role in Catherine Butterfield's Where the Truth Lies which opened at New York's Irish Repertory Theatre.
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Mischa Barton made her film debut in Lawn Dogs, which won awards at film festivals around the world.
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Mischa Barton won critical favour for her role, with Janet Maslin of The New York Times praising her "poised" performance and Empire celebrating her "hypnotic central performance".
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Mischa Barton then appeared in Notting Hill and The Sixth Sense.
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Mischa Barton first appeared on television in 1994, playing a young Corvina Lang in flashbacks in the soap opera All My Children.
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Mischa Barton guest-starred in eight episodes of the television series Once and Again as Jessie Sammler's girlfriend, Katie Singer.
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Mischa Barton starred in Julie Johnson alongside Lili Taylor and Courtney Love, playing the daughter of a woman in a lesbian relationship.
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Mischa Barton had a supporting role in the independent teen drama Tart with Brad Renfro and Dominique Swain.
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Mischa Barton appears as the love interest in James Blunt's music video "Goodbye My Lover" and in Enrique Iglesias' music video "Addicted".
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Mischa Barton departed from the show in the third-season finale in May 2006.
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Mischa Barton was celebrated by Glamour as the "Next Big Thing".
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In July 2006, Mischa Barton appeared on the British comedy variety show The Friday Night Project as a guest host.
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In 2007, Mischa Barton appeared in the films The Oh in Ohio and the comedy film Virgin Territory with Hayden Christensen.
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Mischa Barton joined Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer in Richard Attenborough's war drama Closing the Ring.
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Mischa Barton appeared in Assassination of a High School President, co-starring Bruce Willis, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival.
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Mischa Barton starred in the horror film Walled In, which was released straight-to-DVD in March 2009.
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Mischa Barton did not attend the premiere of the psychological thriller due to a medical issue.
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Mischa Barton starred in the 2009 film Don't Fade Away.
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Mischa Barton has since mainly filmed horror and thriller projects, taking roles in The Sibling, Cyberstalker, a Lifetime television film and Apartment 1303 3D, the English-language remake of the Japanese horror film, Apartment 1303.
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Mischa Barton appeared alongside Ryan Eggold in Mark Edwin Robinson's supernatural romance thriller, Into the Dark.
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In July 2012, Mischa Barton made her stage return in an Irish production of Steel Magnolias, playing Shelby.
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On 8 March 2016, Mischa Barton competed on the 22nd season of Dancing with the Stars.
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Later in 2016 Mischa Barton received praise for her role in the independent drama Starcrossed.
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Mischa Barton plays Jae, a young woman recently released from prison who goes on a soul-searching journey into the desert with her brother Robin, played by Jackson Davis.
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Mischa Barton was announced as part of the cast of the new series.
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Mischa Barton had a cameo appearance in Spree, which starred Joe Keery of Stranger Things and premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
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In October 2021, Mischa Barton was tapped to play an aspiring detective Miranda Green in the crime thriller film Invitation To A Murder, directed by Stephen Shimek.
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Mischa Barton has been in many television commercials and print advertising campaigns.
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Mischa Barton became the spokesperson for Keds Sneakers, substantially increasing their sales.
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Mischa Barton has endorsed Chanel jewelry, appearing at events for the brand.
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Mischa Barton became a spokesperson for the SAFE campaign in 2007.
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Mischa Barton told ASOS magazine that she first discovered the website through her sister.
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In December 2008, Mischa Barton premiered her line of headbands released on the Stacy Lapidus line.
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Mischa Barton has a handbag line for London-based Ri2k, which is sold in the United Kingdom and Australia only.
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In May 2011, Mischa Barton became the "exceptional godmother" of the Catalan designer Rosa Clara for her 2011 collection at Barcelona Bridal Week.
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In October 2011, Mischa Barton appeared in a meat-themed photoshoot for Tyler Shields that was showcased at the Imitate Modern Gallery in London.
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Mischa Barton purchased a home in Beverly Hills at age nineteen, and subsequently sold the home in 2016.
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Mischa Barton was previously in long-term relationships with the oil heir Brandon Davis, musician Cisco Adler, and the Australian model, James Abercrombie.
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Mischa Barton revealed that persistent press attention and paparazzi intrusion led to her having PTSD.
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In 2023, an article from 2005 circulated in which Mischa Barton stated a Hollywood publicist told her to sleep with Leonardo DiCaprio when she was just 18 years old in order to benefit her career.
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In 2009, Mischa Barton served as the spokesperson for Climate Star, an organization that fights global warming through social and legislative activism.
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In 2006, Mischa Barton served as a spokesperson for the SAFE campaign and lent her name to the TRAID campaign in 2007, in association with Visa Swap.
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In 2007, Mischa Barton served as an ambassador for Save the Children and the "One Water" campaign which brings water to remote locations in Africa, and was on the board of the Lupus Research Committee in Los Angeles.