"Rachel Bilson"

Name: Rachel Bilson

Date of Birth: August 25, 1981

Place of Birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

MiniBio : Born in Los Angeles, California in 1981, Rachelle Jade Bilson was raised by Janice (a sex therapist and Danny Bilson a writer, director, and producer. Rachel has a lot of family members in the show business like her great-grandfather George Bilson who was the head of the trailer department at RKO. Her other great-grandmother was a screenwriter and Bruce Bilson, her grandfather is a film director. Rachel auditioned for roles during her early years at Notre Dame High School. She landed parts in Bye, Bye, Birdie, Once Upon a Mattress, and The Crucible. Bilson moved on to co-starring roles in television series such as Human Target, 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter, and Buffy the Vampire Slayer after her father's advice to purse a professional acting career. She had landed a solid role on a fantasy series called It's True in 1998, but the show never took off because CBS couldn't find the financing to air it. Despite this letdown, Bilson continued to plug away and starred in a television commercial for Subway, Raisin Bran and Pepto-Bismol before finally coming into her own. Bilson reached new heights in 2003, she appeared in an episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and 8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter before landing the lead role in a short film called Unbroken. She has also appeared in the feature film The Last Kiss.

Rachel Bilson was invited to attend an audition for FOX's potential new hit, The O.C. The show was aiming to target the same audience as previously successful shows like Beverly Hills, 90210 and Melrose Place. This was perfectly in line with Bilson's capabilities, whose youthful, vibrant personality and sexy look impressed the producers of The O.C. They cast her as Summer Roberts, best friend of Marissa Cooper (played by Mischa Barton) and spoiled beauty who personifies the "Valley Girl" stereotype. Since the show's smashing debut in the summer of 2003, Bilson has become a much-talked about new star and has been featured many magazines. In late 2006, Bilson was cast in the role of Millie in Doug Liman's thriller Jumper. It was on the set, where she met her on-screen boyfriend Hayden

Christensen. She appeared in a segment of the film New York I Love You, starring alongside Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Blake Lively and Shia LaBeouf. In September 2008 she started shooting the indie romantic film Waiting For Forever, directed by James Keach. Earlier in the year, Rachel got engaged to Hayden Christensen.

It was announced in 2011 that Bilson was set to star in a new The CW series called Hart of Dixie created by The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz. Bilson and Schwartz, who already had worked together on The O.C, were previously set to work again together on the NBC show Ghost Angeles, but the supernatural romantic comedy was dropped.

Bilson also launched a shoe range in 2011.

*On September 20, 2008, Rachel acted as maid of honor during the wedding of her close friend Jill Stonerick to creator Josh Schwartz. She also designed the dresses for the bridesmaids.

*Rachel has partnered with DKNY to create and market a designer jeans line called Edie Rose. It can be bought in Macy's, Nordstrom, and Lord & Taylor.

*Rachel is huge game show freak. Her favorite way to relax is to lie in bed and watch TV.

*Rachel's first real kiss was behind the school library. She was in 6th grade, about 11 or 12 years old.

*Rachel has a fear of beagles because when she was three years old, a beagle bit her and now she has a scar on her upper lip. She is also scared of mushrooms and their smell make her sick.

*Rachel is in a Neutrogena commercial about the black heads deep cleanser. She has also done commercials for Subway and Doritos Chips. Rachel was a spokesperson for Bongo jeans.