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Rachel Bilson
Birth at
25 August 1981
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Rachel Bilson was born on August 25, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Her father, Danny Bilson, is a screenwriter, director and producer, and her mother, Janice, is a sex therapist. Her parents divorced when Rachel was only nine years old. In 1997, Rachel's father married actress Heather Medway. Rachel herself admits that as a teenager she was a rebellious girl prone to self-destruction. When she was 14, she was in a car accident with her friends. Bilson was in the hospital for several days
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Rachel Bilson was born on August 25, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Her father, Danny Bilson, is a screenwriter, director and producer, and her mother, Janice, is a sex therapist. Her parents divorced when Rachel was only nine years old. In 1997, Rachel's father married actress Heather Medway. Rachel herself admits that as a teenager she was a rebellious girl prone to self-destruction. When she was 14, she was in a car accident with her friends. Bilson was in the hospital for several days unconscious, after which there was a scar over the right eye, as well as infrequent migraine attacks and memory lapses. According to the actress, this event forced her to reconsider her views on life and stop getting involved in dubious events. After the accident, she began taking piano lessons. In 1995, Rachel graduated from high school, and in 1999 – from Notre Dame High School, where she often took part in theater productions. Bilson attended Grossmont College in suburban San Diego, but dropped out after finishing her first year. On the advice of her father, she decided to try to become an actress and began acting in commercials. She started her film career in 2003.
Rachel's first works were episodic roles in TV series, among which
"Buffy the Vampire Slayer" Eight simple rules for a friend of my teenage daughter. In the same, 2003, she successfully passed the casting and got the role of Summer Roberts in the TV series Lonely Hearts. Rachel was supposed to star in only a few episodes, but her performance was so pleased that the role was expanded to the main one. Thanks to this, the actress became popular in a wide range of young people.
Bilson has three awards for her work in TV series, her beauty is recognized by many eminent magazines, and she is included in the lists of the most beautiful people in the world.
The first role of Rachel Bilson in a big movie was the work on the romantic melodrama “Farewell Kiss”. She says in interviews that she prefers working in movies to television series and that she dreams of a role that would be offered by Scarlett Johansson or Natalie Portman.
After playing Rachel in the TV series Lonely Hearts, where her partner was Adam Brody, they had an affair that lasted three years. The relationship ended in late 2006. After that, Rachel is increasingly noticed in the company of actor Hayden Christensen.