Rachel Bilson Biography

Fast Facts

• Grew up in a showbiz family that extends back to her great-grandfather George Bilson who was head of the trailer department at RKO Pictures and her great-grandmother Hattie Bilson who was a screenwriter
• First screen appearance was at age 7 in The Wrong Guys with Louis Anderson; the film was directed by her father
• Attended the same high school as Kirsten Dunst and Katharine McPhee, where she appeared in plays and musicals, including The Crucible and Bye Bye Birdie
• Landed several guest spots on series such as Buffy the Vampire Slayer and 8 Simple Rules before being cast as Summer Roberts on The O
• C
• in 2003
• Launched her own fashion line, Edie Rose, in 2008 for DKNY Jeans
• Is a passionate basketball fan who loves the L
• A
• Clippers
• Appeared on the silver screen with Hayden Christensen in Jumper (2008) and New York, I Love You (2008)
• Was cast in a recurring role as a love interest on the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother in 2010