70 Facts About Peyton Sawyer

Peyton Sawyer was the host of her own show, MTV's Hits, helped launch the network's Beach House from the New Jersey shore in May 2002 and was a regular on TRL.

Peyton Sawyer was encouraged by subsequent callbacks, but did not land the role.

Peyton Sawyer has been described as beautiful, smart, fiercely independent, and as someone who is often a victim on the series.

Peyton Sawyer would drive around in a vintage car, listening to loud rock, often wearing a Ramones T-shirt.

Peyton Sawyer was further designed as an artist, in order to add more depth to the character and express what she cannot or does not want to say.

When Peyton is 8, her adoptive mother, Anna Sawyer, dies by running a red light on her way to pick her up from school.

Peyton Sawyer soon forges a powerful friendship with Brooke Davis, who comforts her over Anna's death, and they become best friends.

Peyton Sawyer immediately becomes interested in her ex's brooding half brother, Lucas, thanks to his goodness and being very kindred: in fact, through various interactions with Lucas, she finds that he is kind and thoughtful towards her.

Peyton Sawyer later goes to visit Lucas and professes that she wants to be with him too, but it is too late: Brooke, her best friend, has now become romantically involved with him.

In season 2, although she has initial success with getting the all-ages club TRIC opened, and with encouraging Haley to perform at the club, which eventually fuels Haley's desire to be a singer, Peyton Sawyer begins to get involved with cocaine.

Peyton Sawyer feels alone, as her father is away again, and she does not know where Jake is.

Peyton Sawyer feels down that everyone is dealing with their issues and not helping her or realizing that she is upset and going through a difficult time in her life.

Peyton Sawyer is accused of being a lesbian by Felix Taggaro and faces public humiliation when he writes DYKE on her locker, just so his sister, Anna Taggaro, will not be presumed a lesbian.

Hope comes for Peyton Sawyer, who is in deep despair and about to buy some cocaine, when Jake comes back into her life.

Soon, someone named Ellie Harp gets in contact with Peyton Sawyer saying that she is from Alternative Press magazine and wants to do an interview.

When Peyton Sawyer starts receiving strange e-mails from someone named WATCHMEWATCHU, she begins to suspect that it is Ellie.

In season 3, Lucas and Peyton Sawyer have spent the whole summer together, growing closer again and forming a great friendship by hanging out, sharing mutual secrets and intimate things and making their bond stronger than it has ever been while Peyton Sawyer has learnt from her father that she was adopted and that Ellie really is her biological mother.

Meanwhile, Peyton Sawyer is angry with Haley because she left Tree Hill to go on tour, but soon they make amends, and Peyton Sawyer reveals that her hostility towards Haley was because she was the only one that came back out of all the people who have left her.

Peyton Sawyer soon grows close to Ellie, and they collaborate on a CD called Friends with Benefit, which benefits breast cancer research; there will be a concert for it at TRIC and Haley is one of the performers.

Peyton Sawyer cannot walk due to the injury, so escaping is out of the question.

Lucas and Peyton Sawyer stay in hiding and Lucas wraps her leg, hoping to help the bleeding and pain subside.

Minutes later, after receiving a promise from Lucas that everything will be okay and he will get her out alive, Peyton Sawyer loses hope of surviving and kisses Lucas, wanting to let him know that she loves him before she dies.

Lucas, relieved and touched to hear that, returns the kiss and Peyton Sawyer soon falls unconscious.

However, Jake overhears Peyton Sawyer saying "I love you, Lucas" in her sleep.

Peyton Sawyer is then forced to tell Jake about what happened between her and Lucas on the day of the shooting.

So, Jake figures that Peyton Sawyer is still in love with Lucas, but is running away from her feelings because he's dating Brooke again: he tells her to go back to Tree Hill and to find out if Lucas is the one for her and, if he is not, Jake promises to still be there, waiting.

Meanwhile, Peyton Sawyer is determined not to give up on her love for Lucas anymore.

At the beginning of season 4, we see Peyton Sawyer burning some pictures of herself with Brooke.

Peyton Sawyer then discovers that she has a half-brother named Derek.

Peyton Sawyer is unwilling to ruin the friendship that she and Lucas have, especially until she is sure that he and Brooke are over.

That night, Lucas comes over to Peyton Sawyer's to tell her that it is finally and definitely over between him and Brooke.

Peyton Sawyer immediately confesses that she is in love with him, to which Lucas is left speechless because he was totally unprepared to such a declaration from her.

Peyton Sawyer is enraged at Brooke and punches her, giving her a black eye.

Peyton Sawyer learns that Psycho Derek's real name is Ian Banks.

Peyton Sawyer forgives him after discovering disturbing facts about his past, and tells him that she hopes he finds peace.

Lucas and Peyton Sawyer eventually make love together for the first time at Honey Grove Prom.

One year after season 4, Peyton Sawyer is surprised by Lucas when he comes to LA to propose to her.

Peyton Sawyer comes, but witnesses Lindsey Strauss giving Lucas a congratulatory kiss, assumes that Lindsey and Lucas are in a relationship, and leaves thinking there is no hope for her and Lucas to be together.

Lucas thinks Peyton Sawyer did not bother to come to the book signing, and consequently goes on his first date with Lindsey the same night and some time later begins dating her, despite his surviving feelings for Peyton Sawyer.

Peyton Sawyer still loves Lucas, but temporarily puts those feelings aside to force Nathan to come to terms with what he has become after his injury.

Peyton Sawyer later reveals to Lucas that she came back to Tree Hill for him and that she still loves him.

On Lucas and Lindsey's wedding day, Peyton Sawyer puts on a brave face while watching Lucas saying "I do" to Lindsey.

Peyton Sawyer then focuses on making Haley's new album and helping Brooke with baby Angie.

Peyton Sawyer gets him home, where he utters that he hates her.

Peyton Sawyer goes to the airport and they hop on a plane to Vegas to get married.

Peyton Sawyer sees that Brooke is beaten up, but Brooke lies and says she fell down the stairs, and Peyton Sawyer believes her, not knowing that Brooke was attacked.

Peyton Sawyer meets a famous musician named Mick Wolf, who used to know Ellie.

Peyton Sawyer is the one who asked Mia about Peyton during the tour.

Peyton Sawyer keeps dodging around the subject of Peyton's real father, but says a little more about him each time Peyton brings him up.

Peyton Sawyer continues to get to know Mick and continues to ask about her real father.

Peyton Sawyer invites him over for a nice dinner together, he instead goes and gets drunk at a bar after being sober for a year.

Peyton Sawyer closes herself off emotionally with regard to Mick and is angry with him for not being upfront with her about who he is.

Peyton Sawyer is later seen on the phone with Larry, her adoptive father.

Peyton Sawyer reconnects with her biological brother Derek, who has returned from the war.

Three weeks go by and Peyton Sawyer still has not told Lucas the truth about her romantic history with Julian.

Peyton Sawyer continues to connect with her brother, Derek, and clash with Julian over Lucas and his film.

Peyton Sawyer suggests to Mia that she listen to a CD of songs she could possibly sing.

Peyton Sawyer sees a doctor about it, and tells the doctor about Ellie's cancer.

Peyton Sawyer later finds out that she does not have cancer, but is actually pregnant.

Peyton Sawyer tells Lucas first and he is very happy and then Haley finds out in her own time, but Peyton seems hesitant to share her news with Brooke because she knows how much Brooke has wanted a family.

Peyton Sawyer eventually tells Brooke, and Brooke is really happy for her.

Peyton Sawyer has her first ultrasound, but is upset because she thinks that Lucas is too busy to come and has forgotten.

Later, Lucas and Peyton Sawyer learn that Peyton Sawyer has placenta praevia and that having this baby could mean the end of her life.

Lucas, afraid of losing her and raising a child that has to go through the same motherless state Peyton Sawyer did, tries to convince her into an abortion, but they decide to get through this and decide to have the baby.

Lucas and Peyton Sawyer get married at the lake where they met.

Peyton Sawyer is rushed to the hospital by a blood-covered Lucas, who begs her not to leave him.

Peyton Sawyer goes through an emergency caesarean section, and falls into a coma.

Peyton Sawyer later awakes with Lucas and Brooke by her side.

For season 7, Mark Schwahn, the series' creator, said Lucas and Peyton Sawyer are traveling the world; they are spending time with Karen and her husband Andy, and Lucas is writing a new book.

Peyton Sawyer has been described as "a very talented artist" who expresses her emotions through her work and guards her heart after losing so many important people in her life.