Date of Birth
25 August 1981, Los Angeles, California, USA
Birth Name
Rachel Sarah Bilson
Height
5' 2" (1.57 m)
Mini Biography
Born and raised in
Los Angeles, Rachel Bilson began acting while still at Notre Dame High School.
She graduated high school in 1999 and went to Grossmont College but dropped out
after a year and was encouraged to pursue a career in acting by her father, Danny
Bilson, himself a writer, director and producer.
She worked in commercials and landed a few one-off roles in high profile TV shows before landing the part of Summer Roberts in the hit TV series "The O.C." (2003), establishing herself as a household name.
She worked in commercials and landed a few one-off roles in high profile TV shows before landing the part of Summer Roberts in the hit TV series "The O.C." (2003), establishing herself as a household name.
Trivia
Graduated from Notre
Dame High School in 1999
Participated in
stage productions of "Bye Bye Birdie," "Once Upon A
Mattress" and "The Crucible."
She has a younger
step-sister (born 2001).
Grandaughter of Bruce Bilson
Niece of Julie Ahlberg
Was a recurring
character on "The O.C." (2003) until she was offered a
contract, and became a regular. She was added to the opening credits in the
episode, "The Countdown".
Has a passion for
basketball and is a fan of the Los Angeles Lakers.
Is a fan of fashion.
Her favourite designers are Stella
McCartney and Coco Chanel.
Resides in a
two-bedroom condo in Hollywood Hills that has been in her family for years with
her best friend.
Some of her favorite
actors include Kate Winslet, Johnny Depp, Audrey Hepburn, and Woody Allen.
Is the spokesperson
for Bongo jeans.
Daughter of
writer/director Danny Bilson and stepdaughter of Heather Medway.
Great-granddaughter
of George Bilson and Hattie
Bilson
She has a passion
for shoes and loves to shop at Target.
Measures a 34C
bustline. (Source: Celebrity Sleuth magazine)
She likes to collect
vintage shoes and purses.
Attended the same
high school (Notre Dame High School in Los Angeles) as Kirsten Dunst, but was a grade ahead
of her, and Katharine McPhee.
Named #6 on the
Maxim magazine Hot 100 Women of 2005 list.
Ranked as #77 in
FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement.
(2005)
At age 14, she was
involved in a head-on car accident, was unconscious for 4 days and as a result
has a scar above her right eyebrow.
Split from her
boyfriend of over two years, her "The
O.C." (2003) co-star Adam Brody.
Ranked #39 on the
Maxim magazine Hot 100 Women of 2007 list.
Her favorite animal
are pigs; she will not eat any pork products.
Is of Italian
ancestry on her mother's side, and her father is Jewish.
Ranked #28 on the
Maxim magazine Hot 100 Women of 2008 list.
Was engaged to her Jumper (2008) co-star and then boyfriend Hayden Christensen from February 2009 until June 2010.
She has partnered
with DKNY to create and market a designer jeans line called Edie Rose.
Is best friend with Mischa Barton and Samaire
Armstrong.
She has described
herself as having a "vintage" sense of style, and noted Kate Moss and Diane
Keaton. as inspirations.
She's InStyle's
columnist.
Has two younger
half- sisters, Hattie & Rosemary, from her father's second marriage.
Learned to play the
piano after a serious car accident when she was younger to help with her hand
eye coordination.
On September 20,
2008, Rachel acted as maid of honor during the wedding of her close friend,
Jill Stonerick, to "The
O.C." (2003) creator Josh Schwartz. She also designed the
dresses for the bridesmaids.
Shares a birthday of
August 25 with her great-grandfather George Bilson.
Ranked #49 in the
2011 FHM Australia list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".
Ranked #34 in the
2010 FHM UK list of "100 Sexiest Women in the World".
