Rachel Bilson

Full name: Rachel Sarah Bilson 
Date of birth: 25 August 1981
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA 
Height: 5' 2" (1.57 m)

Biography

Rachel Bilson was born and raised in Los Angeles, to Janice (Stango) and Danny Bilson. Her father is Ashkenazi Jewish and her mother is of Italian descent. She 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, 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.