Rachel Bilson Profile and Biography

Rachel Bilson graduated from Walter Reed Middle School on 1995 and from Notre Dame High School on 1999. During her time at Notre Dame, Rachel Bilson appeared in productions of Bye Bye Birdie, Once Upon a Mattress and The Crucible.








In her career, Rachel Bilson attended Grossmont College in a suburb of San Diego, but dropped out after one year, taking her father’s advice to pursue a professional acting career and making several appearances in commercials, including advertisements for Subway restaurants, Raisin Bran and Pepto-Bismol. Rachel Bilson made her screen acting debut on early 2003, appearing in episodes of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. Rachel Bilson was subsequently cast in The O.C., which debuted on August 2003. Rachel Bilson’s character, Summer Roberts, was initially intended to appear in only a few episodes, but became a series regular after a successful run, as Rachel Bilson’s on-screen romance with Seth Cohen (Adam Brody) became a noted aspect of the series.

As a result of the success of The O.C., Rachel Bilson has become well-known among teenage audiences. At the 2005 Teen Choice Awards, Rachel Bilson collected two awards: “Choice TV Actress (Drama)” and “Best Onscreen TV Chemistry” (jointly won with Adam Brody). On 2005, Maxim magazine named her sixth in their annual “Hot 100 List”; on 2006, the publication awarded her #14. The UK edition of FHM Magazine named her 28th on the 2006 100 Sexiest Women in the World list, while the US Edition Ranked her 77th on 2005. Rachel Bilson was also named one of People magazine’s “100 Most Beautiful People” on 2006.

Rachel Bilson’s first film role was in The Last Kiss, a romantic comedy-drama also starring Zach Braff which opened on 2006. Rachel Bilson has stated that she prefers acting in feature films to appearing on television, and that she would like the kind of roles “that Natalie Portman and Scarlett Johansson are offered”. Rachel Bilson has specified that though she is “grateful” for the success of The O.C., Rachel Bilson feels that the show “is over” and that she is “ready to move on” to film roles. On September 2006, unconfirmed reports surfaced that Rachel Bilson was linked to star in a film version of the comic book character Wonder Woman; Rachel Bilson has stated that these reports were untrue.

Rachel Bilson on late 2006 was cast in the role of Millie in Doug Liman’s thriller Jumper, as the replacement for actress Teresa Palmer; the film was released on February 14, 2008. Rachel Bilson also appeared in a two-episode arc on The O.C. creator Josh Schwartz’s NBC comedy, Chuck, and in the film New York, I Love You, and appeared in the 100th episode of How I Met Your Mother (“Girls Versus Suits”) as Ted Mosby’s latest love interest. Rachel Bilson on September 2008 started shooting the indie romantic film Waiting for Forever, directed by James Keach. Rachel Bilson on September 2009 appeared as a celebrity guest judge in the third episode of Project Runway (season 6).

In her fashion life, Rachel Bilson has been recognized by several media sources as being a “fashion junkie”. Rachel Bilson has described herself as having a “vintage” sense of style, and noted Kate Moss and Diane Keaton as inspirations. Rachel Bilson’s clothes often have a “boho” feel to them. Rachel Bilson approached DKNY Jeans on late 2007 with a view to design a clothing line with the popular fashion brand. Together they created Edie Rose. The collection was launched on September 2008. It consisted of mainly black and white separates with a splash of yellow that could easily work with an existing wardrobe. Rachel Bilson’s idea was to keep fashionable items accessible to girls by keeping the prices of each piece under $100. An advertising image was released on July 2008 which featured Rachel Bilson modelling her Edie Rose collection. Of her line, Rachel Bilson said in an interview with Teen Vogue that “I wanted to keep it as separate as possible from Rachel Bilson the actress. I’m hoping people will appreciate it for the clothes, not the person behind them.” Much of Rachel Bilson’s fashion collection was lost when her home was burglarized on May 2009.

(Rachel Bilson Profile and Biography source: MadeMan.com, FanPix.Net, and Wikipedia.Org)