26 Facts About Rachel Bilson

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Rachel Sarah Bilson was born on August 25,1981 and is an American actress.

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Rachel Bilson made her movie debut in The Last Kiss and starred in the science-fiction-action film Jumper with her then-boyfriend Hayden Christensen.

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Rachel Bilson was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of Janice Stango, a therapist, and Danny Rachel Bilson, a writer, director, and producer.

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Rachel Bilson has an older brother and two younger half-sisters, Rosemary and Hattie.

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Rachel Bilson's mother is an Italian-American who was raised Catholic, and her father is Jewish; she has said that she grew up in a "Chrismukkah household".

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Rachel Bilson's British great-grandfather, George Bilson, who was born into an Ashkenazi Jewish immigrant family in Leeds, England, worked for RKO Pictures after immigrating to the United States, heading the movie trailer department, and her great-grandmother, Hattie Bilson, was a screenwriter whose credits included Pal, Canine Detective.

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Rachel Bilson attended Grossmont College, a community college in a suburb of San Diego, taking her father's advice to pursue a professional acting career.

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Rachel Bilson then made several appearances in commercials, including advertisements for Subway restaurants, Raisin Bran, and Pepto-Bismol.

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Rachel Bilson made her screen acting debut in early 2003, appearing in one episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter.

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Rachel Bilson was named one of People magazine's "World's Most Beautiful People" in 2006.

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Rachel Bilson played a college student who seduces Braff's character.

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One review of the film noted that Rachel Bilson played the role with "surprising depth", although another critic described her role as "Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction as an airhead valley girl with a hot bod".

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In late 2006, Rachel 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.

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Rachel Bilson appeared in a two-episode arc on The OC.

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Rachel Bilson appeared in the 100th episode of How I Met Your Mother as Ted Mosby's latest love interest and the Mother's roommate.

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In September 2009, Rachel Bilson appeared as a celebrity guest judge in the third episode of Project Runway.

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In 2011, Rachel Bilson began starring in The CW series Hart of Dixie, executive produced by The OC.

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In 2017, Rachel Bilson joined the cast of CMT's Nashville which reunited her with her former The OC.

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Rachel Bilson starred in the ABC drama series Take Two which premiered in June 2018; however, on November 21,2018, ABC cancelled the series after one season.

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Rachel Bilson has been recognized by several media sources as being a "fashion junkie".

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Rachel Bilson has described herself as having a "vintage" sense of style and has noted Kate Moss and Diane Keaton as inspirations.

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Rachel Bilson approached DKNY Jeans in late 2007 with a view to design a clothing line with the fashion brand.

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Rachel Bilson's idea was to keep fashionable items accessible to young women by keeping the prices of each piece under $100.

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In 2011, Rachel Bilson collaborated with her personal stylist, Nicole Chavez, and shoe industry leader Steve Madden, to launch the footwear destination ShoeMint, an "online customized shoe shopping experience".

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In February 2009, Rachel Bilson appeared publicly with what seemed to be an engagement ring, though no official announcement was made.

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Rachel Bilson started dating actor Bill Hader in 2019, ending the relationship less than a year later.