Mischa Barton Biography

Fast Facts

• Is the spokesperson for Climate Star, an organization that fights global warming through social and legislative action
• Is a spokesperson for Skin Awareness for Everyone campaign and the Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development
• Avid supporter of Cancer Research UK, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Elton John AIDS Foundation, Make-A-Wish Foundation and Save the Children
• Is on the board of the Lupus Research Committee in Los Angeles
• Nominated for a Prism Award in 2007 for Performance in a Drama Series Episode for "The O․C․"
• Serves as an Entertainment Industry Foundation Ambassador to spread awareness and raise funds for women's cancer research
• Took classes at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London
• Sister to barrister Zoe and actress Hania Barton
• Born to photographer Naula and exchange broker Paul Barton
• Discovered by a talent agent after writing a monologue while at summer camp at the age of eight
• Stage debut was the lead role in Tony Kushner's "Slavs!"
• Was signed to the Ford Modeling Agency prior to entering her teenage years
• Quote: "(On her time Off-Broadway) "It was a great place for me to start as a kid because I was really shy, believe it or not․ I didn't feel comfortable anywhere․ Definitely didn't feel comfortable with kids my own age․""
• Known for her roles as Marissa Cooper in "The O․C․," Aiden Ashley in "Cyberstalker" and Sophia Monet in "I Will Follow You Into the Dark․"
• Appears in the music video "Goodbye My Lover" by James Blunt in 2005
• Has appeared on covers for several magazines such as InStyle, Marie Claire, Cosmopolitan, and Elle