Mischa Barton

Biography

Born in London and raised in New York.

From humble beginnings in New York Theater in 1994 where she trained with such esteemed director/writers as 'James Lapine'.

In 2012 Mischa went back to her Theatrical roots and starred in a production of "Steel Magnolias" at the Gaiety Theatre in Dublin.

Mischa has the following Films slated for release this year, 2013.

"Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain" opposite Martin Sheen, "A Resurrection" starring the late Michael Clarke Duncan and Devon Sawa "Apartment 1303 3D" with Rebecca De Mornay, "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" opposite Ryan Eggold and "Beauty and the Least: The Misadventures of Ben Banks".

She has just completed "Mining for Ruby" Directed by Zoe Quist, "Beyond Justice" with Danny Trejo and Vinnie Jones and will star opposite Billy Zane in "Elephant's Graveyard" and with Christopher Plummer and Timothy Hutton in "Butterfly Love" 2014.

Mischa has also made a major impression in the fashion and beauty world.

She has already graced the covers of countless international magazines and has become the face of numerous advertising campaigns.

She has developed her own Brand, her successful Handbag line having launched in 2008, together with Accessories, Clothing and Beauty products and her Flagship Boutique opened in Fashionable Shoreditch London in 2012.

This commercial and theatrical success has given the young woman an opportunity to take an extremely influential role in the global community.

She became the spokesperson for "Climate Star", an organization that fights global warming through social and legislative activism.

She serves as an "Entertainment Industry Foundation" ambassador teaming up with QVC to spread awareness and raise funds for women's cancer research through the "Fashion Footwear Association" of New York "Shoes on Sale Initiative" and is also involved in the "SAFE" campaign for skin cancer awareness.

She is an ambassador for "Save the Children" and the "One Water" campaign which brings water to remote locations in Africa, and is on the board of the "Lupus Research Committee" in Los Angeles.

Country: United Kingdom
Gender: Female
Education: Royal Academy of Dramatic Art
Place of birth: Hammersmith
Birth date: 24 January 1986
Nationality: British

Older sister of Hania Marsden-Barton & younger sister of Zoe Barton.
It Girl 2003, according to Entertainment Weeklys It List for top Creative People in Entertainment.
Is half English and half Irish.
Born in London, England, but moved to New York when she was still a toddler.
Attended The Professional Childrens School in Manhattan, New York. Was reportedly a straight-A student.
Has aspirations to attend the Yale School of Drama in New Haven, Connecticut after graduation from high school.
Favorite book: A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole.
Favorite author: William Shakespeare , George Orwell.
Favorite movies: Say Anything... , Almost Famous , The Godfather and The Graduate .
Pet: Angelo, a cat.

I like playing dark, offbeat, quirky characters.

Movies

Ouija House
2018
A graduate student, who is trying to finish the last of her research on a book project that she hopes will help her down-on-her-luck mother, brings friends to a house with a dark past, where they soon unwittingly summon an evil entity who makes the house part of its game….
The Malevolent
2017
Executor
2017
Kyle (Markiss McFadden), one of the many orphans raised in an orphanage by Father Antonio (Paul Sorvino) is an assassin who is sent on missions; from God.
Legacy of the Ripper
2016
A high-profile trial and similar murders in Malta and Warsaw, Poland help Inspector Mike Holland link these events together revealing shocking details in the case of Jack Thomas Reid as the "Legacy of Jack the Ripper.
Requiem for the Ripper
2016
David Hemswell is a criminal psychologist living off the coast of Scotland.
The Hoarder
2015
When Ella discovers her Wall Street banker boyfriend is renting a secret storage unit, she suspects he's using it to hide an affair.
Deserted
2015
When twenty-four-year-old Jae is released from prison for killing her mother, she returns to her childhood home in small-town Ridgecrest.
L.A. Slasher
2015
Incensed by the tabloid culture which celebrates it, the L.
Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard
2015
The rural town of Elwood is a "bubble" against the backdrop of a suspected global infection that appears connected to natural gas fracking.
American Beach House
2015
What happens when six lucky strangers, three handsome young guys and three beautiful sexy young women, from all over the world, win a random contest-- an all expenses paid trip to an amazing beach house in glamorous Malibu, California, thanks to a big Internet company--only to discover they have to share it with each other..
Starcrossed
2015
Kat and Ben, both locked in affairs, desire more from life.
Butterfly Love
2015
By Love Reclaimed
2015
Jean Harlow returns to clear husband's name - On July 2, 1932, after a three year secret love affair, MGM producer, Paul Bern marries screen icon Jean Harlow.
Backsliding
2015
A former live-in boyfriend and girlfriend, backslide into the horrible sex-based relationship they had.
SWAT: Unit 887
2015
A non-stop, race against time action packed thriller that follows an elite SWAT Team as they try to stop a domestic terrorist from killing innocent hostages and destroying the city of Los Angeles.
Daisy Scarlett
2015
An MI6 Officer tracks a psychotic former member of the SAS who is trafficking human organs, discovering they are intended for a darker, more sinister purpose..
Ghost Station
2015
Hope Lost
2015
A young Romanian girl, bored with small-town life, dreams of entering the glamorous world she sees on Italian soap operas.
Checkmate
2015
Six people are thrown together during an elaborate bank heist where any move can alter the outcome.
Operator
2015
When the daughter of veteran 911 call center operator Pamela (Mischa Barton), and her estranged husband Jeremy (Luke Goss), a Senior Police Officer, is kidnapped and held hostage, they are left desperate, with no choice but to follow the kidnapper's rules: send messages through dispatch for all police and fire units to scatter to remote locations throughout the city where they are met with chaos.
Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain
2014
In 1984, a few months before the Bhopal disaster, Dilip (Rajpal Yadav), a rickshaw driver, loses his pay source as his rickshaw breaks down while transporting an employee to the Union Carbide pesticide plant in Bhopal.
Becoming
2014
A couple on a road trip through America encounter a terrifying dark force older than the country itself.
Mining for Ruby
2014
A widower dealing with his depression falls for an environmental activist..
Phantasmagoria: The Movie
2014
Young married couple inherits an old Southern plantation, once owned by an eccentric 19th Century magician..
A Resurrection
2013
A Resurrection (also titled The Sibling) is an American horror-thriller film written and directed by Matt Orlando.
Gutsy Frog
2013
A frog is hopping in an empty lot, when middle schooler Frankie trips over a rock and squashes him.
Apartment 1303 3D
2012
In Detroit, Janet Slate is happy since she has just rented the apartment 1303 of the Lake View Residence and will leave her alcoholic mother Maddie Slate.
Beauty and the Least: The Misadventures of Ben Banks
2012
A hopeless slacker, portrayed by the character's real-life namesake, finds his ambition awakened by a gorgeous waitress who is hiding from her past.
Cyberstalker
2012
Thirteen years ago, Aiden Ashley's world was torn apart after an online stalker followed her into the real world and broke into the Ashley family home to claim the object of his desire.
I Will Follow You Into the Dark
2012
Story follows Sophia, who is severely depressed after the deaths of both her parents within six months.
Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds: Everybody's on the Run
2012
You and I
2011
Two girls, Lana and Jane, from vastly different worlds, bond as they persevere to become a part of the glamorous lifestyle offered by the power's high society.
Don't Fade Away
2010
Life was easy for Jackson White.
Walled In
2009
A young woman who recently graduated from engineering school travels to a remote location to supervise the demolition of a mysterious building.
Homecoming
2009
Mike was the star quarterback in a blue-collar small town where football is everything.
The 2009 Whitney Museum Gala
2009
Hotel Gramercy Park
2008
A charming and compelling story of a hotel that is a New York City legend..
Assassination of a High School President
2008
High School.
Where Music Meets Film
2008
One hour TV special of the three night live music event at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival with acoustic performances by 12 Warner Brothers artists, including Josh Groban, Michelle Branch, Jason Mraz, Jack's Mannequin and Missy Higgins..
Forbes 20 Under 25: Young, Rich and Famous
2007
VH1 News Presents: Hollywood Secrets Revealed - Scenes They Don't Want You to See
2006
The Orange British Academy Film Awards
2005
3rd Irish Film and Television Awards
2005
Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards '04
2004
The O.C.: A Day in the Life
2004
The 30th Annual People's Choice Awards
2004
The O.C.: Obsess Completely
2004
Octane
2003
Divorced business-bitch Senga Wilson grudgingly drives daughter Nathalie 'Nat' home after a visit to her dad, far away.
A Ring of Endless Light
2002
Based on the Novel by Madeline L'Engle.
Tart
2001
After her only friend is expelled from their private school in the Upper East Side of Manhattan, Cat Storm wants to get close to a boy she is attracted to and recreate herself with new friends.
Julie Johnson
2001
A New Jersey housewife is dissatisfied with her everyday life because she is smarter than she or anyone else knows.
Lost and Delirious
2001
Mary is a new student at the all girls' boarding school, and dorms with Paulie and Victoria.
Skipped Parts
2000
A woman and her son must leave a small South Carolina town because of her wild behavior..
Frankie & Hazel
2000
Actress JoBeth Williams directed this Showtime family feature starring The Sixth Sense's Mischa Barton for Barbra Streisand's Barwood Films.
VH1/Vogue Fashion Awards
2000
Pups
1999
Pups is a 1999 American independent crime drama film written and directed by Ash, and stars Mischa Barton, Burt Reynolds and Cameron Van Hoy.
An Off-Beats Valentine's
1999
Lawn Dogs
1997
Newly arrived in an up-market housing development, quiet ten-year-old Devon doesn't quite fit in.
New York Crossing
1996
Polio Water
1995
In the polio epidemic of the 1950s, a parochial school girl finds a miraculous escape from her gothic childhood..

TV

The Beautiful Life: TBL
2009
Show revolves around a group of models living together in a co-ed residence in New York..
One Shot
2003
Travel onto the red carpet and into the high-pressure world of the celebrity event photographer-a craftsman whose livelihood depends on being where today's most glamorous moments are breaking.

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