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Mischa Barton was "a loner" at school. The former 'O.C.' star - who played wild child Marissa Cooper in the hit TV show and stars as the most popular girl in school in new movie 'Assassination of a High School President' - has revealed her own school days were very different from her acting roles.
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British actress Mischa Barton received wide recognition for portraying girl-next-door Marissa Cooper on Fox's hit teen drama The O.C. (2003-present). Winning her first notable big screen role as a rich 10-year-old girl in the film Lawn Dogs (1997), Barton later landed roles in such box office hits as Notting Hill (1999) and The Sixth Sense (1999). She will ... appear in the upcoming films The OH in Ohio and The Decameron.
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As a beautiful and popular teenager, Marissa Cooper, of Harbor School and Newport Beach, Mischa Barton has yet again shown her range as an actor. She gained mass popularity while 'The O.C.' catapulted her acting career to new heights. Currently, two of her movies are awaiting release, while she is shooting films 'Malice in Sunderland' and 'Hexxx.'
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Actress Mischa Barton is seen during MTV's "Total Request Live" in New York. Fox's "The O.C." closed its third season May 18 with a deadly twist. Marissa Cooper, played by Barton, was killed in a car crash.
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Mischa Anne Barton (born January 24 1986) is an English/American actress and former child fashion model, who is best known for her role as Marissa Cooper on the popular TV series The O.C.. Early life Mischa Barton was born in Hammersmith, London, England, to an English father, Paul Barton, and an Irish mother, Nuala Smith. She moved to New York City when she was five years old and was naturalized as a citizen of the United States in Los Angeles on February 3, 2006. She has an older sister, Zoe Barton, and a younger sister, Hania Barton. Barton graduated from the Professional Children's School in
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When Mischa Barton played troubled teenager Marissa Cooper on The O.C. her best friend was bratty Summer Roberts, played by the striking Rachel Bilson. Of course, Barton went on to forge her own path to fame -
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