Mischa Barton Biography

Biography

screen in 1999 through "Pups," she once again garnered critical acclaim for her excellent performance as a teenage bank robber. Still in the same year, she made her way to appear in two blockbuster movies, "Notting Hill" and "The Sixth Sense." Although only got the minor roles, the youngster managed to display a fabulous acting, especially when she played the ghost of a sickly girl who seeks help from Haley Joel Osment in the latter one.

The next couple years saw Mischa actively involved herself in both film and TV productions while attending Manhattan's Professional Children's School from which she later graduated in 2004. 2000 found her starring alongside Jennifer Jason Leigh and Drew Barrymore in "Skipped Parts" as well as becoming one of the title characters in a TV movie entitled "Frankie and Hazel." However, fame apparently was still beyond her reach by 2001 as she only succeeded in securing supporting roles as seen in "Lost and Delirious", "Julie Johnson", and "Tart."

Finally able to get the top billing like she had before in "Lawn Dogs" and "Pups" through Disney's TV movie, "A Ring of Endless Light" (2002), it was not until the airing of "The O.C." (2003) that ...

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Mischa at last came to vast prominence in the industry. Portraying a wealthy, popular, yet problematic high school student named Marissa Cooper, she helped the FOX teen drama series to strive as a popular melodrama in U.S. In the same year, she also began to date Brandon Davis, the oil heir to billionaire Marvin Davis, yet the relationship sadly did not last long as the pair decided to break-up in July 2005.

Easily found a new love in Cisco Adler, the vocalist of rock band Whitestarr, shortly thereafter, Mischa shockingly took her departure from "The O.C." in the third-season finale in May of 2006, which saw her character get killed in a car crash. Following the exit, she completely moved to the big screen, marking the transition with a starring role in 2006 comedic flick "The OH in Ohio." Numerous film stints came afterwards, like those in "St. Trinian's", "Virgin Territory", "The Sophomore", and thriller movie "Walled In", all set for 2008 release. Amidst the success, however, the beauty once again had to face a failure in her love life when she and Adler concluded to part ways in February 2007 after an 18-month togetherness.

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