How old is mischa barton

Words cannot easily express our relationship," she wrote to Instagram. But to all of you out there with your mum or without We've walked all over this planet together mama and I'm so proud to call you my mum. On The O. C, Barton was the only actor who played a character that was close to her real-life age. When the pilot made its debut on August , Barton was 17 years old playing a year-old character.

Meanwhile, Rachel Bilson, who played Summer Roberts, was The cast of The O. Bilson gushed about Barton during her Dancing With the Stars stint in Bilson took to Instagram to congratulate her former co-star at the time : "Got to give it up for mischamazing takes balls. Get it guurrrrlll! During the filming of The O.

The exes recently shared a sweet reunion after running into each other at the airport. All signs point to no. Despite fans begging for it, the showrunners don't seem keen on reviving the show. In January , Fox entertainment boss Michael Thorn confirmed that a revival of the teen drama is not in the works. While the other kids were running around outside, she was indoors writing monologues.

Acting is really what helped me come out of my skin. At eight, she was performing in professional plays in New York. Then she was in the indie movie Lawn Dogs. Then, when Barton was 17, she got her part in The OC. She had played a small role on the crime show Fastlane, and one of its producers, McG, who was also working on creating The OC, fought to get her the role of Marissa. She came under intense scrutiny, and some of it was vicious, particularly about her weight this was the size-zero era.

You just learn to disconnect from it. Has it left a lasting impact? But other aspects of that intense period continue to affect her.

It felt right to leave The OC in She pauses, choosing her words carefully. I had a couple of bad experiences behind the camera, and unfortunately that sort of set the tone for the rest of my experience on the show. And it was just a bit much for me. So maybe there was a misconception about how young I really was a lot of the time.

Although she worked steadily for the next few years, Barton became more famous for her turbulent life than for her career. In , she was held in a psychiatric hospital, the US equivalent of being sectioned.

At the beginning of , Barton was briefly taken to hospital again after behaving erratically in her back garden — cruelly, pictures taken by a neighbour appeared on a celebrity news website. In a statement afterwards, she said her behaviour had been caused by being drugged while out the night before.

In December , the technology company HP became the show's sponsor. She has since mainly filmed horror and thriller projects, taking roles in The Sibling , Cyberstalker , a Lifetime television film and Apartment 3D , the English-language remake of the Japanese horror film, Apartment In May , Barton discussed her recent preference for the horror genre, following roles in Homecoming , Apartment and Sibling "I literally became obsessed with that genre. I can't tell you.

Because I never watched it when I was younger; it used to be way too terrifying for me. In July , it was revealed that Barton would make her stage return in an Irish production of Steel Magnolias. Barton will play Shelby in the production, which will premiere at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin in September and will be followed by a nationwide tour.

After the premiere on 12 September, Barton received praise for her performance. The Evening Herald wrote "Barton sparkles from the moment she steps on stage Barton's Shelby is instantly magnetic". On 8 March , Barton was announced as one of the celebrities who will compete on the 22nd season of Dancing with the Stars. She was paired with professional dancer Artem Chigvintsev. On 4 April , Barton and Chigvintsev were eliminated from the competition and finished in 11th place. Later in Barton was praised for role in the independent drama, Starcrossed.

Writing in the Los Angeles Times , Katie Walsh described how "Barton is a standout as the alluring, broken young woman who hides as much as she reveals.

Most recently she has been critically recognized for her performance in Deserted , a psychological survival story written and directed by Ashley Avis.

Barton plays Jae, a young woman recently released from prison who goes on a soul-searching journey into the desert with her brother Robin, played by Jackson Davis. Barton has been in many television commercials and print advertising campaigns. She became the spokesperson for Keds Sneakers, substantially increasing their sales. In Australia, she appears in commercials for teen magazine Famous and was the guest of honour at retail giant David Jones Tahitian Summer Collection launch.

She has also endorsed Chanel jewelry, appearing at events for the brand. In a interview, she stated that she liked the Chanel brand because they produced a large number of clip-on earrings suitable for women who did not have pierced ears, as she did not at the time.

In , having had her ears pierced for her role in The Beautiful Life , she modeled jewelry for the company Inspired Creations, including pierced earrings and their Waxing Poetic range of charms. She told ASOS magazine that she first discovered the website through her sister.

In December , Barton premiered her line of headbands released on the Stacy Lapidus line. She also has a handbag line for London-based Ri2k, which is sold in the United Kingdom and Australia only. In early , she became the "new face" of Herbal Essences. In June she was announced as the face of Philipp Plein couture.

Plein revealed, "Being in the limelight for a young and beautiful girl, the looks of course always get a lot of attention, Mischa Barton got a lot and learned to live with her fame. For me it was the big challenge to again show her as a Diva, a Rock 'n' Roll Goddess".