Mischa Anne Barton (born 24 January 1986) is a British-American film, television, and stage actress, and occasional fashion model. She began her acting career on stage, appearing in Tony Kushner's Slavs! and leading in James Lapine's Twelve Dreams at New York's Lincoln Center. She made her screen debut with a guest appearance on the American soap opera All My Children (1996) and voiced a character on the Nickelodeon cartoon series KaBlam! (1996–97). Her first major film role was as the protagonist of Lawn Dogs (1997). She appeared in films such as Notting Hill (1999), The Sixth Sense (1999), and the indie crime drama Pups (1999).
Barton later appeared in Lost and Delirious (2001) and guest-starred on ABC's Once and Again (2001–02). She is known for her role as Marissa Cooper in the Fox series The O.C. (2003–06), for which she received two Teen Choice Awards. Barton appeared in St Trinian's (2007), Closing the Ring (2007), and Assassination of a High School President (2008). She starred in the CW series The Beautiful Life: TBL (2009) and returned to the stage in 2012 in the Irish production of Steel Magnolias.
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