{{Short description|British and American actress (born 1986)}} {{pp-semi-blp|small=yes}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}} {{Use British English|date=September 2013}} {{Infobox person | name = Mischa Barton | image = Mischa Barton 2017.png | caption = Barton in 2017 | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1986|1|24}} | birth_name = Mischa Anne Marsden Barton | birth_place = Hammersmith, London, England | citizenship = {{hlist|United Kingdom |United States}} | occupation = {{hlist|Actress|model|fashion designer}} | years_active = 1995–present | mother = Nuala Quinn-Barton }}
'''Mischa Anne Marsden Barton'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.gala.fr/stars_et_gotha/mischa_barton|title=Mischa Barton|language=French|work=Gala|date=31 January 2017 |publisher=Prisma Média}}</ref> (born 24 January 1986)<ref name=tvg>{{cite web | url = http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/mischa-barton/bio/166956 | title = Mischa Barton Biography | work = TV Guide | access-date = 24 August 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090901190641/http://www.tvguide.com/celebrities/mischa-barton/bio/166956 | archive-date = 1 September 2009 | url-status = live | df = dmy-all }}</ref> is a British and American film, television, and stage actress. She began her career on the stage, appearing in Tony Kushner's ''Slavs!'' and took the lead in James Lapine's ''Twelve Dreams'' at New York City's Lincoln Center. She made her screen debut with a guest appearance on the American soap opera ''All My Children'' (1995), and voicing Betty Ann Bongo on the Nickelodeon cartoon series ''KaBlam!'' (1996–97). Her first major film role was as the protagonist of ''Lawn Dogs'' (1997), a drama co-starring Sam Rockwell. She appeared in major pictures such as the romantic comedy ''Notting Hill'' (1999) and M. Night Shyamalan's psychological thriller ''The Sixth Sense'' (1999). She also starred in the indie crime drama ''Pups'' (1999).
Barton later appeared in the independent drama ''Lost and Delirious'' (2001) and guest-starred as Evan Rachel Wood's girlfriend on ABC's ''Once and Again'' (2001–02). She played Marissa Cooper in the Fox television series ''The O.C.'' (2003–2006), for which she received two Teen Choice Awards. The role brought Barton into mainstream fame, and ''Entertainment Weekly'' named her the "It Girl" of 2003.
Barton has since appeared in the comedy remake ''St Trinian's'' (2007), the Richard Attenborough–directed drama ''Closing the Ring'' (2007) and ''Assassination of a High School President'' (2008). She returned to television, starring in the short-lived Ashton Kutcher-produced CW series ''The Beautiful Life'' (2009).
In 2012, she returned to the stage, performing in the Irish production of ''Steel Magnolias''. She also appeared alongside Martin Sheen in ''Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain'' (2014). She has garnered critical praise for her roles in independent films, with the ''Los Angeles Times'' praising her "standout" performance in ''Starcrossed'' (2014). Barton was cast in the first season of the MTV series ''The Hills: New Beginnings'' (2019–2021), a reboot of ''The Hills''. In 2023, she was cast in an extended guest role for the rebooted Australian soap opera, ''Neighbours'' on Amazon Freevee and Network 10.
==Early life== Barton was born at Queen Charlotte's and Chelsea Hospital in Hammersmith,<ref name="hellomagazine.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/mischa-barton/ |title=Mischa Barton |work=Hello |date=24 January 1986 |access-date=15 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130708085037/http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/mischa-barton/ |archive-date=8 July 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> London,<ref name=tvg /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://mischabarton.celebuzz.com/about.php |title=Mischa Barton Biography |publisher=Mischabarton.com |access-date=24 August 2009 | archive-date = 4 March 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090304021351/http://mischabarton.celebuzz.com/about.php}}</ref> to an Irish mother,<ref name="hellomagazine.com" /> Nuala Quinn-Barton,<ref name="thebosh2007">{{cite web |author=Montiquem, Fabien |url=http://thebosh.com/archives/2007/05/mischa_barton_hurts_her_parents.php |title=Mischa Barton hurts her parents |work=Thebosh.com |date=31 May 2007 |access-date=6 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090930082924/http://thebosh.com/archives/2007/05/mischa_barton_hurts_her_parents.php |archive-date=30 September 2009}}</ref> a producer, and an English father, Paul Marsden Barton,<ref name="thebosh2007"/> a foreign exchange broker from Manchester.<ref name="hellomagazine.com"/>
Her maternal grandfather was an Irish language professor at Queen's University Belfast.<ref name="national">{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/mischa-unveils-a-new-collection-1.357639/|work=The National|title=Mischa unveils a new collection|author=McQueen, Anne Marie|date=13 May 2012|access-date=9 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120721054749/http://www.thenational.ae/lifestyle/fashion/mischa-unveils-a-new-collection|archive-date=21 July 2012|url-status=live}}</ref> She has two sisters, Hania (younger) and Zoë (older), the latter a barrister (KC) in London.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/mischabarton/|title=Profiles – Hello!|date=8 October 2009 |access-date=8 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924050319/http://www.hellomagazine.com/profiles/mischabarton/|archive-date=24 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Zoë Barton, KC profile page|url=https://www.wilberforce.co.uk/people/zoe-barton-kc/ |website=Wilberforce Chambers |access-date=4 July 2024}}</ref> Barton has stated that she briefly attended St. Paul's Girls' School in Hammersmith,<ref name="itv">''Mischa Barton – Fearne and Mischa Barton''. ITV2, 8 September 2010. [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cldqNZ2vJA] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140225052347/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cldqNZ2vJA|date=25 February 2014}}</ref> but her father's work took the family to New York City when Barton was five years old. In 2006,<ref name="hellomagazine.com"/> she became a naturalised citizen of the United States, but retained her British citizenship{{fact|date=June 2023}}. She is also eligible for Irish citizenship through her mother.<ref name="irishcentral.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/movies/Mischa-Bartons-TV-career-back-on-track.html|title=Mischa Barton's TV career back on track|first=Lauren|last=Carroll|date=13 August 2009|work=IrishCentral|access-date=15 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131016040450/http://www.irishcentral.com/ent/movies/Mischa-Bartons-TV-career-back-on-track.html|archive-date=16 October 2013|url-status=live}}</ref>
Barton attended East Side Middle School in New York City during the period where she was on screen in "The Sixth Sense". She graduated from the Professional Children's School in Manhattan in 2004, and took a summer short course called Acting Shakespeare at The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, in June and July 2006,<ref>{{cite news|title=How I get dressed : Mischa Barton|url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/apr/15/fashion.features|access-date=9 July 2014|work=The Observer|date=15 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906180705/http://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2007/apr/15/fashion.features|archive-date=6 September 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> at Sir Richard Attenborough's urging,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.solentsu.co.uk/resus/content/11723/features/interview_with_mischa_barton/ |title=Welcome to Solent Students' Union |publisher=Solentsu.co.uk |access-date=6 August 2009}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref> after he directed her in ''Closing the Ring''.
==Career== thumb|Barton in 2006
===1994–1997: Stage roles=== Barton began acting at the age of eight, co-starring in the off-Broadway premiere of the 1994 play, ''Slavs!'', written by Tony Kushner. Vincent Canby of ''The New York Times'' praised Barton's "so fine" and "chillingly authoritative" performance.<ref name=twe>{{cite news|last1=Canby|first1=Vincent|title=Theater Review; Fleshing Out Jung's Theory|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/09/theater/theater-review-fleshing-out-jung-s-theory.html|access-date=9 July 2014|work=The New York Times|date=9 June 1995|quote=Young Ms. Barton, who was so fine in Tony Kushner's "Slavs" at the New York Theater Workshop, has a sweet gravity as the doomed Emma.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716153048/http://www.nytimes.com/1995/06/09/theater/theater-review-fleshing-out-jung-s-theory.html|archive-date=16 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=sla>{{cite news|last1=Canby|first1=Vincent|title=SUNDAY VIEW; In 'Slavs!' Kushner Creates Tragic Burlesque|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/18/theater/sunday-view-in-slavs-kushner-creates-tragic-burlesque.html?pagewanted=all|access-date=9 July 2014|work=The New York Times|date=18 December 1994|quote=All of the performers are good, and some are extremely good: [...] even the tiny, chillingly authoritative Ms. Barton.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714120857/http://www.nytimes.com/1994/12/18/theater/sunday-view-in-slavs-kushner-creates-tragic-burlesque.html?pagewanted=all|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> ''New York'' magazine also praised her as "a darling little girl, [that] exhibits consummate charm".<ref>Simon, John. "From "Slavs!" to Slavonia". ''New York''. 9 January 1995</ref> She appeared in several other Off-Broadway productions, taking a lead role in James Lapine's ''Twelve Dreams'' alongside Marisa Tomei at Lincoln Center. Canby again praised Barton, noting that she "has a sweet gravity as the doomed Emma".<ref name=twe/> In 1996 Barton had a supporting role in Catherine Butterfield's ''Where the Truth Lies'' which opened at New York's Irish Repertory Theatre. ''The New York Times'' also remarked that "the winning child actresses Brittany Boyd and Mischa Barton are already smart enough not to overplay the naivete and precocity of their respective characters."<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brantley|first1=Ben|title=THEATER REVIEW;Mechanics of Marriage And a Bit of Ambiguity|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/17/theater/theater-review-mechanics-of-marriage-and-a-bit-of-ambiguity.html|access-date=9 July 2014|work=The New York Times|date=17 April 1996|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140716165607/http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/17/theater/theater-review-mechanics-of-marriage-and-a-bit-of-ambiguity.html|archive-date=16 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> In 1997, she appeared alongside Dianne Wiest at The Public Theater in Naomi Wallace's ''One Flea Spare''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Brantley|first1=Ben|title=Prisoners in Their Home, Facing the Twin Ravages of Plague and Power|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/10/theater/prisoners-in-their-home-facing-the-twin-ravages-of-plague-and-power.html|access-date=9 July 2014|work=The New York Times|date=10 March 1997|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141226173805/http://www.nytimes.com/1997/03/10/theater/prisoners-in-their-home-facing-the-twin-ravages-of-plague-and-power.html|archive-date=26 December 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> The New York production went on to win the Obie Award for Best Play.
===1997–2003: Feature films and television=== She made her film debut in ''Lawn Dogs'', which won awards at film festivals around the world. Barton won critical favour for her role, with Janet Maslin of ''The New York Times'' praising her "poised" performance<ref>[https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A0DE4DF1330F936A25756C0A96E958260&partner=Rotten%20Tomatoes Lawn Dogs (1997) FILM REVIEW; What's Green, Newly Mown And Irksome?] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120226093001/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9A0DE4DF1330F936A25756C0A96E958260&partner=Rotten%20Tomatoes |date=26 February 2012 }} ''The New York Times''. 15 May 1998</ref> and ''Empire'' celebrating her "hypnotic central performance".<ref>[http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=1635 Lawn Dogs] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018000147/http://www.empireonline.com/reviews/reviewcomplete.asp?FID=1635 |date=18 October 2015 }} ''Empire''. 1 January 2000</ref> Barton then appeared in ''Notting Hill'' (1999) and ''The Sixth Sense'' (1999). Both films were critically and commercially successful, respectively earning $363,889,700 and $672,806,292. She also starred in ''Pups'', a "''Dog Day Afternoon'' for the MTV generation",<ref>[https://movies.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9400E5DF1731F937A25751C0A9669C8B63&partner=Rotten%20Tomatoes FILM REVIEW; They've Got Hostages, and They Want Their MTV] ''The New York Times''. 14 February 2000</ref> alongside Burt Reynolds; along with her co-star Cameron Van Hoy, film critic Roger Ebert called their work in the film "two of the most natural and freed performances I have seen by actors of any age."<ref>{{cite news|url=http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/19991210/REVIEWS/912100304/1023|work=Chicago Sun-Times|title=Review: Pups|author=Ebert, Roger|date=10 December 1999|access-date=15 July 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060320220954/http://rogerebert.suntimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=%2F19991210%2FREVIEWS%2F912100304%2F1023|archive-date=20 March 2006|url-status=live}}</ref>
Barton first appeared on television in 1994, playing a young Corvina Lang in flashbacks in the soap opera ''All My Children''. In 1996, she returned to the show, replacing Michelle Trachtenberg in the role of Lily Benton Montgomery.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Fernandez|first1=Sofia M.|last2=Godley|first2=Chris|last3=Zulian|first3=Paula|title='All My Children': Famous Alums of ABC's Daytime Drama|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/all-my-children-famous-alums-239345|access-date=10 July 2014|work=The Hollywood Reporter|date=22 September 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140711172606/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/gallery/all-my-children-famous-alums-239345|archive-date=11 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> She guest-starred in eight episodes of the television series ''Once and Again'' as Jessie Sammler's (Evan Rachel Wood) girlfriend, Katie Singer. In 2001, she returned to film and starred in the independent Canadian drama, ''Lost and Delirious'', based on the novel ''The Wives of Bath'' by Susan Swan. The film was met with mixed reviews, but the performances of Barton and her co-stars Piper Perabo and Jessica Paré were widely praised.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.murphysmoviereviews.net/Archive/lostdelirious.html |title=Lost and Delirious |publisher=murphysmoviereviews |date=21 December 2001 |access-date=26 May 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927221109/http://www.murphysmoviereviews.net/Archive/lostdelirious.html |archive-date=27 September 2013 }}</ref> She also starred in ''Julie Johnson'' (2001) alongside Lili Taylor and Courtney Love, playing the daughter of a woman in a lesbian relationship. Barton also had a supporting role in the independent teen drama ''Tart'' (2001) with Brad Renfro and Dominique Swain.
Other television appearances include an episode of the Fox series ''Fastlane'' (2003). She also appears as the love interest in James Blunt's music video "Goodbye My Lover" (2005)<ref>{{cite news|last1=Moss|first1=Corey|title=James Blunt Finally Getting Love From Americans — But Not Mischa Barton|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1517318/james-blunt-finally-getting-love-from-americans-but-not-mischa-barton/|access-date=10 July 2014|publisher=MTV News|date=2 December 2005|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906180659/http://www.mtv.com/news/1517318/james-blunt-finally-getting-love-from-americans-but-not-mischa-barton/|archive-date=6 September 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> and in Enrique Iglesias' music video "Addicted" (2003).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NISYgsnAxo8 |title=Enrique Iglesias — Addicted |via=YouTube |date=30 May 2007 |access-date=6 August 2009 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091104145647/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NISYgsnAxo8 |archive-date=4 November 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
===2003–2007: ''The O.C.''=== In August 2003, Fox premiered the television series ''The O.C.'', about affluent teenagers with stormy personal lives who reside in scenic Orange County, California. The show became an overnight success due to its large fanbase, and resulted in Barton's fame being increased through her role as Marissa Cooper. Barton departed from the show in the third-season finale in May 2006. During her time on the show, Barton garnered several Teen Choice Awards. She was also celebrated by ''Glamour'' as the "Next Big Thing".<ref>[http://www.cpyu.org/Page.aspx?id=77137 Teens to Watch] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120525065824/http://www.cpyu.org/Page.aspx?id=77137 |date=25 May 2012 }} CPYU. Retrieved 29 December 2011</ref> ''The O.C.'' dropped in ratings dramatically during its third and fourth seasons, and ended in early 2007.<ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,241447,00.html {{"'}}The O.C.' Cancelled Due to Poor Ratings"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021232310/http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,241447,00.html |date=21 October 2012 }}. Fox News Channel.</ref>
In July 2006, Barton appeared on the British comedy variety show ''The Friday Night Project'' as a guest host.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3Dxq4Ihs3Ylc4 |title=Video: Mischa Barton hosts "Friday Night Project" (part 6/8) |publisher=Technorati.com |access-date=6 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121111133824/http://technorati.com/videos/youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv=xq4Ihs3Ylc4 |archive-date=11 November 2012 }}</ref> In 2007, Barton appeared in the films ''The Oh in Ohio'' and the comedy film ''Virgin Territory'' with Hayden Christensen. She also joined Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer in Richard Attenborough's war drama ''Closing the Ring''. Attenborough praised her, saying "her ability to convey pain and sadness, hopefulness and fear, is riveting". ''The Independent'' also noted that "she lends her character a beguiling vulnerability."<ref name=gp/> She also appeared in the British comedy ''St Trinians'' (2007), appearing as a former head girl of that school advising current senior pupils on fashion and style.<ref name=gp>{{cite news|last1=Mottram|first1=James|title=Mischa Barton: Growing pains|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/mischa-barton-growing-pains-765756.html|access-date=10 July 2014|work=The Independent|date=18 December 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714134726/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/films/features/mischa-barton-growing-pains-765756.html|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Later in 2007, Barton was cast in the international film produced by the Russian band t.A.T.u., called ''You and I''. The film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2008 and was released theatrically in Russia in 2011.
===2008–2018: Independent films=== She appeared in ''Assassination of a High School President'' (2008), co-starring Bruce Willis, which premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. ''The Hollywood Reporter'' praised Barton's "captivating" performance.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/awards_festivals/fest_reviews/article_display.jsp?&rid=10524 |title=Assassination of a High School President-Bottom Line: Good performances can't dispel the stale feel of this teen satire |work=The Hollywood Reporter |date=25 January 2008 |access-date=8 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121144823/http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/awards_festivals/fest_reviews/article_display.jsp?&rid=10524 |archive-date=21 November 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref> She also starred in the horror film ''Walled In'', which was released straight-to-DVD in March 2009. It received mixed reviews, but her performance was praised, with IGN calling her performance "terrific".<ref>[http://uk.dvd.ign.com/articles/960/960660p1.html "Walled In DVD Review"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215221636/http://uk.dvd.ign.com/articles/960/960660p1.html |date=15 February 2012 }} IGN. 16 March 2009</ref> Her next horror project, ''Homecoming'', received a limited release in July 2009. Barton did not attend the premiere of the psychological thriller due to a medical issue.<ref>{{cite news | author=Matt Mitovich | title=Mischa Barton Skips Film Premiere Because of Medical Issue | url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Mischa-Barton-Skips-1008165.aspx | work=TV Guide | date=16 July 2009 | access-date=17 July 2009 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090720060007/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Mischa-Barton-Skips-1008165.aspx | archive-date=20 July 2009 | url-status=live | df=dmy-all }}</ref> She also starred in the 2009 film ''Don't Fade Away''. In early 2009 she began filming alongside Martin Sheen in ''Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain'' a biopic of the Bhopal gas tragedy.
In a December 2007 interview, she indicated she would return to television for the right project; "It's not that I dislike doing television at all. It would be interesting having more creative control over where the storylines go or the characters. But for the right thing, of course."<ref name=gp/> In 2009 she starred as one of the main characters on ''The Beautiful Life'' a new series on The CW.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSTRE52C0O020090313 "Mischa Barton opts for 'A Beautiful Life{{'"}}] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090530190155/http://www.reuters.com/article/televisionNews/idUSTRE52C0O020090313 |date=30 May 2009 }} Reuters. 13 March 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.tvguide.com/News/Pilot-Mischa-Beautiful-1004000.aspx?rss=breakingnews&partnerid=imdb&profileid=01 "Pilot News: Mischa Barton Lands 'Bitchy' Beautiful Role"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906180700/http://www.tvguide.com/News/Pilot-Mischa-Beautiful-1004000.aspx?rss=breakingnews&partnerid=imdb&profileid=01 |date=6 September 2014 }} TV Guide. 13 March 2009</ref> The series was subsequently cancelled on 25 September 2009 after broadcasting two episodes.<ref>[https://www.today.com/popculture/first-fall-tv-casualty-beautiful-life-wbna33027191 "First fall TV casualty: 'The Beautiful Life{{'"}}] MSNBC. 25 September 2009</ref> In December 2009, the technology company HP became the show's sponsor, airing the show's five episodes on YouTube.<ref>[http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=119384 "HP To Sponsor 'Beautiful Life' On YouTube"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100118000106/http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=119384 |date=18 January 2010 }} ''Media Post''. 19 December 2009</ref><ref>[http://www.parade.com/celebrity/hollywood-wire/2009/12/18/ashton-kutcher-brings-beautiful-life-back-to-life.html "Ashton Kutcher Brings 'Beautiful Life' Back to Life"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120314033240/http://www.parade.com/celebrity/hollywood-wire/2009/12/18/ashton-kutcher-brings-beautiful-life-back-to-life.html |date=14 March 2012 }} ''Parade''. 18 December 2009</ref> She guest starred on ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'', played an endangered prostitute in an episode that aired on 3 March 2010.<ref>[http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/kecks-exclusives/mischa-barton-to-hook-it-up-on-svu-3624.html "Mischa Barton To Hook It Up on SVU"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100131081603/http://www.tvguidemagazine.com/kecks-exclusives/mischa-barton-to-hook-it-up-on-svu-3624.html |date=31 January 2010 }} ''TV Guide''. 4 January 2010</ref> She has since mainly filmed horror and thriller projects, taking roles in ''The Sibling'',<ref>[http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2010/12/09/mischa-barton-filming-sibling-in-pittsburgh/comment-page-1/ "Mischa Barton filming 'Sibling' in Pittsburgh"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906180640/http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2010/12/09/mischa-barton-filming-sibling-in-pittsburgh/comment-page-1/ |date=6 September 2014 }} On Location Vacation. 9 December 2010.</ref> ''Cyberstalker'', a Lifetime television film<ref>[https://ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Mischa+Barton+town+film+made+thriller/4940952/story.html "Mischa Barton in town to film made-for-TV thriller"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110624211607/http://www.ottawacitizen.com/entertainment/Mischa+Barton+town+film+made+thriller/4940952/story.html |date=24 June 2011 }} ''Ottawa Citizen''. 14 June 2011</ref> and ''Apartment 1303 3D'', the English-language remake of the Japanese horror film, ''Apartment 1303''.<ref>[http://www.fearnet.com/news/b20870_mischa_barton_rebecca_de_mornay_check.html "Mischa Barton and Rebecca De Mornay Check into 'Apartment 1303{{'"}}] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101118041451/http://www.fearnet.com/news/b20870_mischa_barton_rebecca_de_mornay_check.html |date=18 November 2010 }} FearNet. 5 November 2011</ref> Barton also appeared alongside Ryan Eggold in Mark Edwin Robinson's supernatural romance thriller, ''Into the Dark''.<ref name=rtp>[http://rptentertainmentllc.com/Castings.html Castings] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119194731/http://rptentertainmentllc.com/Castings.html |date=19 January 2016 }} RPT Entertainment. 30 November 2011</ref>
In May 2012, Barton discussed her recent preference for the horror genre, following roles in ''Homecoming'', ''Apartment 1303'' and ''Sibling'' "I literally became obsessed with that genre. I can't tell you. Because I never watched it when I was younger; it used to be way too terrifying for me." However Barton added that, "I think I've gone through my little phase, for the moment."<ref>[http://twelvmag.com/people/05-2-2012/sneak-peak-interview-cover-girl-mischa-barton Mischa Barton – The Full Interview] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615144757/http://www.twelvmag.com/people/05-2-2012/sneak-peak-interview-cover-girl-mischa-barton |date=15 June 2012 }} TWELV. 1 May 2012</ref> In June, Barton appeared in Noel Gallagher's music video for ''Everybody's on the Run''.<ref>[http://www.wetpaint.com/network/video/mischa-barton-stars-in-the-music-video-for-noel-gallaghers-high-flying-birds-everybodys-on-the-run Mischa Barton Stars in the Music Video For Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds' "Everybody's on the Run" ] Wetpaint. 20 June 2012</ref> In July 2012, Barton made her stage return in an Irish production of ''Steel Magnolias'', playing Shelby. It premiered at the Gaiety Theatre, Dublin on 12 September, and a nationwide tour followed thereafter.<ref>[https://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/ocs-mischa-steels-the-show/28012556.html OC's Mischa 'Steels' the show] Irish Herald. 11 July 2012</ref><ref>[http://www.newstalk.ie/2012/featured-5-slideshow-homepage/mischa-bartons-promotes-new-play-steel-magnolias/ Mischa Barton live on Moncrieff tomorrow]{{dead link|date=June 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} Newstalk. 11 July 2012</ref> After the premiere, Barton received praise for her performance. The ''Evening Herald'' wrote "Barton sparkles from the moment she steps on stage...Barton's Shelby is instantly magnetic".<ref>[https://www.independent.ie/regionals/dublin/lifestyle/sparkling-mischa-steals-the-show/28017534.html Sparkling Mischa steals the show] Evening Herald. 13 September 2012</ref>
On 8 March 2016, Barton competed on the 22nd season of ''Dancing with the Stars''. She paired with professional dancer Artem Chigvintsev.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/dancing-stars-2016-season-22-celebrity-cast-revealed/story?id=37472389|title='Dancing With the Stars' 2016: Season 22 Celebrity Cast Revealed Live on 'GMA'|publisher=ABC News|date=8 March 2016|access-date=8 March 2016}}</ref> On 4 April 2016, Barton and Chigvintsev were eliminated from the competition and finished in eleventh place. Later in 2016 Barton received praise for her role in the independent drama ''Starcrossed''. Writing in the ''Los Angeles Times'', Katie Walsh described how "Barton is a standout as the alluring, broken young woman who hides as much as she reveals."<ref>[http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-starcrossed-review-20160511-snap-story.html 'Starcrossed' lovers untangle fate and deceit] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406102252/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-capsule-starcrossed-review-20160511-snap-story.html |date=6 April 2018 }} Los Angeles Times. 12 May 2016</ref> Barton was later critically recognized for her performance in ''Deserted'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Mischa-Bartons-Latest-Film-DESERTED-Debuts-on-Cable-and-Digital-HD-228-20170221|title=Mischa Barton's Latest Film DESERTED Debuts on Cable and Digital HD 2/28|last=Desk|first=Movies News|access-date=3 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170926142917/https://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/Mischa-Bartons-Latest-Film-DESERTED-Debuts-on-Cable-and-Digital-HD-228-20170221|archive-date=26 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> a psychological survival story written and directed by Ashley Avis. Barton plays Jae, a young woman recently released from prison who goes on a soul-searching journey into the desert with her brother Robin, played by Jackson Davis. "Barton is well-cast, grounded and burdened,"<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://thatmomentin.com/2017/02/15/deserted-2017-review/|title=Deserted (2017) Review|date=15 February 2017|website=That Moment In|access-date=3 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170421084846/http://thatmomentin.com/2017/02/15/deserted-2017-review/|archive-date=21 April 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> and "...delivers one of her best performances in years."<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.nerdly.co.uk/2017/02/15/deserted-vod-review/|title=Nerdly: 'Deserted' VOD Review|access-date=3 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170515012325/http://www.nerdly.co.uk/2017/02/15/deserted-vod-review/|archive-date=15 May 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2018, Barton was cast in ''The Cat and the Moon'', the directorial debut of Alex Wolff.<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/alex-wolff-sets-cast-directorial-debut-cat-moon-1093877Alex Wolff Sets Cast for Directorial Debut 'The Cat and the Moon' (Exclusive)]{{Dead link|date=August 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The Hollywood Reporter. 12 March 2018</ref>
===2019–present: ''The Hills'' reboot, ''Neighbours'' and film roles=== At the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards, MTV announced a reboot of ''The Hills'' titled ''The Hills: New Beginnings'', slated to premiere in 2019. Barton was announced as part of the cast of the new series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://people.com/tv/mtv-vmas-2018-the-hills-reboot/amp/|title=MTV Announces The Hills Reboot at the 2018 VMAs|last=Corriston|first=Michele|work=People|access-date=20 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/the-hills-revival-new-beginnings-mtv-vmas-audrina-patridge-heidi-montag-spencer-pratt-1202448837/|title='The Hills' Is Heading Back To MTV With 'New Beginnings'|last=Ramos|first=Dino-Ray|work=Deadline|access-date=20 August 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2018/tv/news/the-hills-reboot-new-beginnings-vmas-mtv-1202911336/|title=MTV Reboots 'The Hills' With Original Cast Members|last=Nyren|first=Erin|work=Variety|access-date=20 August 2018}}</ref> She did not return for the second season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/caroline-damore-talks-replacing-mischa-barton-on-the-hills/|title='The Hills' Newbie Caroline D'Amore Recalls Her Falling Out With Mischa Barton Before Replacing Her on the Show|date=7 May 2021|publisher=US Weekly}}</ref> Barton had a cameo appearance in ''Spree'', which starred Joe Keery of ''Stranger Things'' and premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nylon.com/entertainment/mischa-barton-nylon-nineteen|title=Mischa Barton Was Once Kicked Out of a Sum 41 Concert by the NYPD|date=10 September 2020 |publisher=Nylon}}</ref> In October 2021, Barton was tapped to play an aspiring detective Miranda Green in the crime thriller film ''Invitation to a Murder'', directed by Stephen Shimek.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://deadline.com/2021/10/mischa-barton-starring-crime-thriller-invitation-to-a-murder-ace-entertainment-1234849795/|title=Mischa Barton Starring In Crime Thriller 'Invitation To A Murder' For ACE Entertainment}}</ref>
In April 2023 it was announced that Barton would be a guest star in the rebooted Australian soap opera, ''Neighbours'' on Amazon Freevee and Australia's Network 10. Barton plays Reece Sinclair, who is the daughter of an American billionaire investing in Lassiters.<ref name=guaapril>[https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/apr/17/mischa-barton-joins-the-cast-of-neighbours Mischa Barton joins the cast of Neighbours] The Guardian. 17 April 2023</ref><ref>[https://variety.com/2023/tv/news/neighbours-amazon-freevee-cast-mischa-barton-1235585701/ ‘Neighbours’ at Amazon Freevee Casts Mischa Barton] Variety. 17 April 2023</ref>
In 2025, Barton will star in ''Sleepwalker'', a psychological thriller alongside Hayden Panettiere and Justin Chatwin.<ref>Ntim, Zac (10 February 2025). [https://deadline.com/2025/02/justin-chatwin-psychological-thriller-sleepwalker-hayden-panettiere-1236284377/ ‘Shameless’ Actor Justin Chatwin Among Names Added To Psychological Thriller ‘Sleepwalker’] ''Deadline''. Retrieved on 12 February 2025</ref> In the same year she was cast in ''Bad News on the Doorstep'', a 1950s mafia crime thriller.<ref>Grobar, Matt (30 May 2025). [https://deadline.com/2025/05/bad-news-on-the-doorstep-casts-rob-gronkowski-mischa-barton-more-1236414395/ Rob Gronkowski, Sistine Stallone, Mischa Barton & More Join Crime Thriller ‘Bad News On The Doorstep’] ''Deadline''. Retrieved on 4 June 2025</ref>
In October 2025 it was reported that Barton will make her UK stage debut in a new touring production of James M. Cain's 1943 novel, ''Double Indemnity'', set to premiere in early 2026. Barton will play the female lead character, Phyllis Dietrichson.<ref>Wiegand, Chris (9 October 2025).[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/oct/09/mischa-barton-uk-stage-debut-double-indemnity Mischa Barton to make UK stage debut in Double Indemnity] ''The Guardian''. Retrieved on 10 October 2025</ref>
==Modelling, fashion design, and endorsements== Barton has been in many television commercials and print advertising campaigns. Barton has modeled for companies Calvin Klein, bebe stores, Aéropostale, Monsoon Accessorize, Dooney & Bourke, JC (Jeans and Clothes), European clothing line Morgan de Toi, Jaspal, and Neutrogena skincare products. She became the spokesperson for Keds Sneakers, substantially increasing their sales.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2005/05/02/daily4.html |title=Keds sales increase |work=The Business Journals |date=2 May 2005 |access-date=15 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024182426/http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/stories/2005/05/02/daily4.html |archive-date=24 October 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> In Australia, she appears in commercials for teen magazine ''Famous'' and was the guest of honour at retail giant David Jones Tahitian Summer Collection launch.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://welovehollywood.com/celebrity_circle_lastup_8_2743.html |title=Last additions/Mischa Barton — David Jones Tahitian Summer Collection Launch 02 |publisher=We Love Hollywood |date=9 May 2007 |access-date=6 August 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718023802/http://welovehollywood.com/celebrity_circle_lastup_8_2743.html |archive-date=18 July 2011 }}</ref> She has also endorsed Chanel jewelry, appearing at events for the brand. In a 2005 interview,<ref>[http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0507/27/sbt.01.html ''Showbiz Tonight'' transcript] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174036/http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0507/27/sbt.01.html |date=3 March 2016 }}, 27 July 2005, CNN</ref> she stated that she liked the Chanel brand because they produced a large number of clip-on earrings suitable for women who did not have pierced ears, as she did not at the time. In 2009, having had her ears pierced for her role in ''The Beautiful Life'', she modeled jewelry for the company Inspired Creations, including pierced earrings and their Waxing Poetic range of charms.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.einspiredcreations.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Store_Code=Inspired&Product_Code=6101WP |title=Waxing Poetic Initial Charms |work=einspiredcreations.com |access-date=6 August 2009 }}{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Barton is a self-admitted fan of magic. In addition to being a guest member of the Magic Castle, she is also friends with a number of magicians and has often acted as a guest assistant to some of them, participating in illusions including being guillotined and sawed in half.<ref>"The First Time I: Mischa Barton", ''Woman's Day'', August 2014.</ref><ref>Farmer, R., "David Copperfield Performs New Sawing In Half On Mischa Barton For TV Drama", ''Magic'', Vol.18 No.12 (August 2009).</ref>
In 2008, she won the ''InStyle'' "icon of the year" award<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://2paragraphs.com/2016/04/why-mischa-bartons-most-memorable-year-is-2008-on-dwts/|title=Why Mischa Barton's Most Memorable Year Is 2008 on DWTS|date=4 April 2016|website=Entertainment, Celebrity, TV, Culture|language=en-US|access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref> from Karl Lagerfeld at the Viper awards in Berlin.<ref>[http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2008/02/16/mischa-barton-gets-a-style-award-from-karl-lagerfeld/ Mischa Barton Gets a Style Award — From Karl Lagerfeld!] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060123/http://stylenews.peoplestylewatch.com/2008/02/16/mischa-barton-gets-a-style-award-from-karl-lagerfeld/ |date=21 September 2013 }} People magazine. 16 February 2008</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mamamia.com.au/where-is-mischa-barton-now/|title=Inside the complicated and colourful life of Mischa Barton.|date=13 March 2018|website=Mamamia|language=en-AU|access-date=29 October 2019}}</ref>
Barton also became a spokesperson for the SAFE (Skin Awareness for Everyone) campaign in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mischanews.com/2007/04/22/mischa-barton-safe-campaign/ |title=Mischa Barton SAFE campaign |publisher=Mischa News |date=22 April 2007 |access-date=6 August 2009 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113173616/http://www.mischanews.com/2007/04/22/mischa-barton-safe-campaign/ |archive-date=13 January 2009 }}</ref> In addition, she lent her name to the TRAID campaign (Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development) in association with Visa Swap.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mischanews.com/2007/07/17/mischa-barton-cleo-magazine/ |title=Mischa Barton Cleo Magazine |publisher=Mischa News |date=17 July 2007 |access-date=6 August 2009 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090113085708/http://www.mischanews.com/2007/07/17/mischa-barton-cleo-magazine/ |archive-date=13 January 2009 }}</ref> Barton was photographed in April 2007 for the Fall 2007/2008 advertising campaign for Italian clothing brand Iceberg, modelling with Nicolas Bemberg.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sassybella.com/column/index.php/2007/09/26/mischa-barton-fronts-icebergs-fall-2008-ad-campaign/ |title=Blog Archive » Mischa Barton fronts Iceberg's fall 2008 ad campaign |work=Sassybella.com |date=26 September 2007 |access-date=15 June 2013}}</ref>
In July 2008, she created a 14-piece handbag collection for online retailer ASOS.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.asos.com/Mischa-Barton/Mischa-Barton-Online-Exclusive-Leather-Bow-Clutch/Prod/pgeproduct.aspx?iid=298304&cid=5153&clr=Black&sh=0 |title=Mischa Barton ASOS Exclusive Leather Bow Clutch at ASOS |publisher=ASOS|date=15 August 2008 |access-date=6 August 2009 }}{{dead link|date=September 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> Barton was reportedly very involved in the line which retails from £20 to £145. She told ASOS magazine that she first discovered the website through her sister.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sassybella.com/index.php/2008/07/28/mischa-bartons-handbag-line-for-asos-unveiled/ |title=Blog Archive » Mischa Barton's handbag line for ASOS unveiled |work=Sassybella.com |date=28 July 2008 |access-date=15 June 2013}}</ref>
In December 2008, Barton premiered her line of headbands released on the Stacy Lapidus line. The headbands cost from $90 to $200. She also has a handbag line for London-based Ri2k, which is sold in the United Kingdom and Australia only.<ref>[http://www.wwd.com/markets-news/extra-credits-1901132 Mischa Barton Launches Headband Line] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303175142/http://wwd.com/markets-news/extra-credits-1901132/ |date=3 March 2016 }} 22 December 2008</ref> In early 2009, she became the "new face" of Herbal Essences.<ref>[http://mischabarton.celebuzz.com/2009/01/check-out-my-herbal-essences-ads.php Mischa Barton Confirms She Is The New Face Of Herbal Essences] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090301080143/http://mischabarton.celebuzz.com/2009/01/check-out-my-herbal-essences-ads.php |date=1 March 2009 }} January 2009</ref>
In June 2010, she was announced as the face of Philipp Plein couture. Plein said, "Being in the limelight for a young and beautiful girl, the looks of course always get a lot of attention, Mischa Barton got a lot and learned to live with her fame. For me it was the big challenge to again show her as a Diva, a Rock 'n' Roll Goddess". The campaign will be circulated in international editions of leading fashion magazines.<ref>[http://www.philipp-plein.com/gallery_1618.php Mischa Barton is the new face of PHILIPP PLEIN Couture A/W 2010] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100723133219/http://www.philipp-plein.com/gallery_1618.php |date=23 July 2010 }} Philipp Plein. Retrieved 27 June 2010</ref>
In May 2011, Barton became the "exceptional godmother" of the Catalan designer Rosa Clará for her 2011 collection at Barcelona Bridal Week. Along with the Mexican singer Paulina Rubio, they became the stars of the show to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the signature of wedding dresses from Barcelona.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bárbara, amor y paz |url=https://peopleenespanol.com/gallery/barbara-amor-y-paz/ |website=peopleenespañol.com |publisher=People en Español |access-date=13 July 2020 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Mischa Barton, una espectacular novia para Rosa Clará |url=https://www.europapress.es/chance/moda/noticia-mischa-barton-espectacular-novia-rosa-clara-20100519134950.html |website=europapress.es |date=19 May 2010 |publisher=Europa Press |access-date=13 July 2020 }}</ref>
In October 2011, Barton appeared in a meat-themed photoshoot for Tyler Shields that was showcased at the Imitate Modern Gallery in London.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/11/mischa-barton-raw-meat-photos_n_1005008.html |title=Mischa Barton Eats Raw Meat For Tyler Shields Shoot (PHOTOS) |work=HuffPost|date=11 October 2011 |access-date=15 June 2013 |first=Ellie |last=Krupnick |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131215210748/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/10/11/mischa-barton-raw-meat-photos_n_1005008.html |archive-date=15 December 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2012, Barton opened a short-lived clothes boutique in Spitalfields, London, later revealing “Retail is not exactly a cakewalk, so just taking care of the store and dealing with production, quality and employees. Just the whole thing became overwhelming and beyond expensive.”<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/23/style/mischa-barton-the-hills-mtv.html Mischa Barton Is Back Where She Started. Sort Of.] The New York Times. 23 May 2019</ref><ref>[https://www.vogue.co.uk/article/mischa-barton-boutique-store-opening-launches-clothing-and-makeup-collection Barton's Boutique] 9 August 2012</ref>
==Personal life== Barton purchased a home in Beverly Hills at age nineteen, and subsequently sold the home in 2016.<ref>[https://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/hot-property/la-fi-hotprop-mischa-barton-foreclosure-beverly-hills-20160713-snap-story.html Mischa Barton finally sells her Mediterranean compound in Beverly Hills] Los Angeles Times. 13 July 2016</ref> She was previously in long-term relationships with the oil heir Brandon Davis, musician Cisco Adler, and the Australian model James Abercrombie.<ref>[https://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/hook-ups-break-ups/former-the-oc-star-mischa-barton-calls-it-quits-with-australian-millionaire-beau-james-abercrombie/news-story/e2b4ac2d07797df1930af7dd759b6985 Former The OC star Mischa Barton calls it quits with Australian millionaire beau James Abercrombie] news.com.au. 6 August 2019</ref><ref>[https://people.com/celebrity/mischa-barton-cisco-adler-break-up/ Mischa Barton, Cisco Adler Break Up] People. 9 February 2007</ref><ref>[https://people.com/celebrity/mischa-barton-brandon-davis-split/ Mischa Barton, Brandon Davis Split] People. 12 July 2005</ref> In 2017, Barton won a revenge porn lawsuit against her former boyfriend, Jon Zacharias, stopping him from selling a sex tape of her.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/newsbeat-40173067 Mischa Barton wins revenge porn case after ex-boyfriend tried to sell sex tape] BBC. 6 June 2017</ref>
In 2007, Barton was arrested in Los Angeles for drunk driving, marijuana possession, and driving without a license.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-barton-charges/mischa-barton-charged-with-drunk-driving-idUSN2655489320080227/ |title=Mischa Barton charged with drunk driving |website=Associated Press |date=February 28, 2008}}</ref> She pled no contest and was sentenced to three years of unsupervised probation.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://people.com/celebrity/inside-story-mischa-barton-dealing-with-personal-issues/ |title=INSIDE STORY: Mischa Barton 'Dealing with Personal Issues' |website=People |date=July 16, 2009}}</ref>
''The O.C.'' creator Josh Schwartz later said that "Mischa was one of the young women stalked by photographers and treated unkindly by online bloggers. Fame hit in a certain way that would have been very hard for anyone to predict".<ref name="soloski20231210">{{Cite news |last=Soloski |first=Alexis |date=2023-12-10 |title='The O.C.' Creators Are Right Back Where They Started From |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/10/arts/television/the-oc.html |access-date=2023-12-11}}</ref> Barton wrote in ''Harper's Bazaar'' in 2021 that she felt that she had been "sexualised" in her earlier film roles, even becoming a "strange sex symbol" at 13 in Asia where her movie ''Pups'' garnered significant attention. She also revealed that she felt pressure to lose her virginity at age 18 when she joined the cast of ''The OC'' as her character was sexually active. Barton also revealed that persistent press attention and paparazzi intrusion led to her having PTSD.<ref>[https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/a36660824/mischa-barton-harassment-the-oc-comment/ Mischa Barton: The grim truth about growing up in the public eye] Harper's Bazaar. 11 June 2021</ref> In 2023, an article from 2005 circulated in which Barton stated a Hollywood publicist told her to sleep with Leonardo DiCaprio when she was just 18 years old in order to benefit her career.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Mischa Barton Recalled Being Encouraged To Sleep With Leonardo DiCaprio In Resurfaced Interview |url=https://news.yahoo.com/mischa-barton-recalled-being-encouraged-185124878.html |access-date=12 February 2023 |website=news.yahoo.com |date=10 February 2023 |language=en-US}}</ref>
===Charitable affiliations=== In 2009, Barton served as the spokesperson for Climate Star, an organization that fights global warming through social and legislative activism.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2006/edition_05-07-2006/Brady|title=Brady Bunch Reunites for Florence Henderson's 80th Birthday|first=Lindsay|last=Lowe|access-date=8 July 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090412084120/http://www.parade.com/articles/editions/2006/edition_05-07-2006/Brady|archive-date=12 April 2009|url-status=live|date=14 February 2014}}</ref> In 2007, she worked with the home shopping company QVC to raise funds for women's cancer research.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.backchannelmedia.com/newsletter/articles/67/Mischa-Barton-Joins-QVC-the-Fashion-Footwear-Charitable-Foundation-and-the-Entertainment-Industry-Foundation-in-the-Fight-Against-Breast-Cancer|title=Back Channel Media – News. People. Events|website=backchannelmedia.com|access-date=8 July 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070627192651/http://www.backchannelmedia.com/newsletter/articles/67/Mischa-Barton-Joins-QVC-the-Fashion-Footwear-Charitable-Foundation-and-the-Entertainment-Industry-Foundation-in-the-Fight-Against-Breast-Cancer|archive-date=27 June 2007}}</ref>
In 2006, Barton served as a spokesperson for the SAFE (Skin Awareness for Everyone)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.celebritybrands.net/skin-n-nails/mischa-bartons-safe-sun-message/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204151046/http://www.celebritybrands.net/skin-n-nails/mischa-bartons-safe-sun-message/ |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 February 2008 |title=Mischa Barton's 'Safe Sun' Message |work=Celebrity Brands |access-date=15 June 2013 }}</ref> campaign and also lent her name to the TRAID campaign (Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development) in 2007, in association with Visa Swap.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.speeple.com/mischanews.com/2007/05/28/mischa-barton-traid.htm |title=Mischa Barton TRAID |publisher=News.speeple.com |access-date=15 June 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306140722/http://news.speeple.com/mischanews.com/2007/05/28/mischa-barton-traid.htm |archive-date=6 March 2012 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2007, Barton also served as an ambassador for Save the Children and the "One Water" campaign which brings water to remote locations in Africa, and was on the board of the Lupus Research Committee in Los Angeles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.lupusny.org/downloads/theloop/fall2007.pdf |title=The S.L.E. Lupus Foundation Gala 2007 |access-date=15 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140906180652/http://www.lupusny.org/downloads/theloop/fall2007.pdf |archive-date=6 September 2014 }}</ref>
==Filmography==
===Film=== {| class="wikitable" | style="background:#FFFFCC;"| {{dagger|alt=Films that have not yet been released}} |Denotes productions that have not yet been released |} <!--do ''not'' use rowspans per WP:FILMOGRAPHY--> {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- | 1995 | ''Polio Water'' | Diane | Short film |- | 1997 | ''Lawn Dogs'' | Devon Stockard | |- | 1999 | ''Pups'' | Rocky | |- | 1999 | ''Notting Hill'' | 12-Year-Old Actress | |- | 1999 | ''{{sortname|The|Sixth Sense}}'' | Kyra Collins | |- | 2000 | ''Paranoid'' | Theresa | |- | 2000 | ''Skipped Parts'' | Maurey Pierce | |- | 2001 | ''Lost and Delirious'' | Mary 'Mouse' Bedford | |- | 2001 | ''Julie Johnson'' | Lisa Johnson | |- | 2001 | ''Tart'' | Grace Bailey | |- | 2003 | ''Octane'' | Natasha 'Nat' Wilson | |- | 2006 | ''{{sortname|The|Oh in Ohio}}'' | Kristen Taylor | |- | 2007 | ''Closing the Ring'' | Young Ethel Ann | |- | 2007 | ''St Trinian's'' | JJ French | |- | 2007 | ''Virgin Territory'' | Pampinea | |- | 2008 | ''Assassination of a High School President'' | Francesca Fachini | |- | 2008 | ''You and I'' | Lana | |- | 2009 | ''Walled In'' | Sam Walczak | |- | 2009 | ''Homecoming'' | Shelby Mercer | |- | 2010 | ''Don't Fade Away'' | Kat | |- | 2012 | ''Into the Dark'' | Sophia Monet | |- | 2012 | ''Ben Banks'' | Amy | |- | 2012 | ''Apartment 1303 3D'' | Lara Slate | |- | 2013 | ''Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain'' | Eva Gascon | |- | 2013 | ''{{sortname|A|Resurrection|A Resurrection (film)}}'' | Jessie | Also producer<ref>[http://voices.yahoo.com/interview-mischa-barton-talks-resurrection-12067872.html Interview; Mischa Barton Talks a Resurrection] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140728210555/http://voices.yahoo.com/interview-mischa-barton-talks-resurrection-12067872.html |date=28 July 2014 }} Yahoo Voices. 28 March 2013</ref> |- | 2014 | ''Zombie Killers: Elephant's Graveyard'' | Toni | |- | 2014 | ''Mining for Ruby'' | Jessica King | |- | 2014 | ''Hope Lost'' | Alina | |- | 2015 | ''L.A. Slasher'' | The Actress<ref>[http://oh-mischa.com/videos/l-a-slasher-teaser-trailer/ LA Slasher teaser] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130616061518/http://oh-mischa.com/videos/l-a-slasher-teaser-trailer/ |date=16 June 2013 }} Retrieved on 3 December 2012</ref> | |- | 2015 | ''Checkmate'' | Lauren Campbell | |- | 2015 | ''The Hoarder'' | Ella | |- | 2015 | ''Swat Unit: 877'' | Agent Melanie Hamlin | |- | 2015 | ''American Beach House'' | Ms. Maureen | |- | 2015 | ''Starcrossed'' | Kat | |- | 2015 | ''Operator'' | Pamela Miller | |- | 2016 | ''Deserted'' | Jae | |- | 2017 | ''Monsters at Large'' | Katie Parker | |- | 2017 | ''The Executor'' | Tara | |- | 2018 | ''The Malevolent'' | Ms Lowell | |- | 2018 | ''The Basement'' | Kelly Owen | |- | 2018 | ''The Toybox'' | Samantha | |- | 2018 | ''Ouija House'' | Samantha | |- | 2018 | ''Papa'' | Jennifer | |- | 2018 | ''Painkillers'' | The Girl | |- | 2018 | ''The Cat and the Moon'' | Jessica Petersen<ref>[https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/alex-wolff-sets-cast-directorial-debut-cat-moon-1093877 Alex Wolff Sets Cast for Directorial Debut 'The Cat and the Moon' (Exclusive)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180313153359/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/alex-wolff-sets-cast-directorial-debut-cat-moon-1093877 |date=13 March 2018 }} The Hollywood Reporter. 12 March 2018</ref> | |- | 2020 | ''Spree'' | London | |- | 2023 | ''Invitation to a Murder'' | rowspan="2" | Miranda Green | |- | 2025 | ''Murder at the Embassy'' | |- | 2026 | ''Sleepwalker'' | Joelle Anders | |- | {{TableTBA}} | {{pending film|Bad News on the Doorstep}} | Silvia | Post-production |- |}
===Television=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |1995 |''All My Children'' |Lily Montgomery |1 episode |- |1996 |''New York Crossing'' |Drummond |Movie |- |1996–97 |''KaBlam!'' |Betty Ann Bongo (voice) |Recurring role (15 episodes) |- | 2000 |''Frankie & Hazel'' |Francesca 'Frankie' Humphries |Movie |- |2001–02 |''Once and Again'' |Katie Singer |Recurring role (8 episodes) |- |2002 |''{{sortname|A|Ring of Endless Light|A Ring of Endless Light (film)}}'' |Vicky Austin |Movie |- |2003 |''Fastlane'' |Simone Collins |Episode: "Simone Says" |- |2003–06 |''{{sortname|The|O.C.}}'' |Marissa Cooper |Main role (76 episodes) |- |2009 |''{{sortname|The|Beautiful Life}}'' |Sonja Stone |Main role (5 episodes) |- |2010 |''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit'' |Gladys Dalton |Episode: "Savior" |- |2012 |''Cyberstalker'' |Aiden Ashley |Movie |- |2016 |''Recovery Road'' |Olivia |Episode: "Parties Without Borders" |- |2016 |''Dancing with the Stars'' |Herself |Contestant on season 22 |- |2017 |''The Joneses Unplugged'' |Rebecca Jones |Movie |- |2019 |''The Hills: New Beginnings'' |Herself |Reality TV, main cast (season 1) |- |2021 |''Holiday Twist'' |Connie |Christmas movie |- |2023 |''Neighbours'' |Reece Sinclair |Extended guest role (32 episodes) |- |}
===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Artist |- |2003 |"Addicted" |Love Interest |Enrique Iglesias |- |2005 |"Goodbye My Lover" |Girlfriend |James Blunt |- |2012 |"Everybody's on the Run" |Girl |Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds |- |2014 |"Coming Through"<ref>{{Cite web |last=Pelly |first=Jenn |date=2014-02-18 |title=Video: Willis Earl Beal and Cat Power: "Coming Through", Starring Mischa Barton |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/54026-video-willis-earl-beal-and-cat-power-coming-through-starring-mischa-barton/ |access-date=2025-02-21 |website=Pitchfork |language=en-US}}</ref> |Herself |Willis Earl Beal |- |2017 |"Turn It Off"<ref>{{cite web|title=Watch: Deap Vally head into the dollhouse in the video for 'Turn It Off'|url=http://diymag.com/2017/08/18/deap-vally-new-video-turn-it-off-watch|website=DIY|access-date=18 August 2017|date=18 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170819063442/http://diymag.com/2017/08/18/deap-vally-new-video-turn-it-off-watch|archive-date=19 August 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> |Girl |Deap Vally |}
==Theatre== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! class="unsortable" | Notes |- |rowspan=2|1995 |''Slavs!'' |Vodya | |- |''Twelve Dreams'' |Emma | |- |1996 |''Where the Truth Lies'' |Cinda | |- |1997 |''One Flea Spare'' |Morse | |- |2012 |''Steel Magnolias'' |Shelby |Gaeity Theatre |- |2026 |''Double Indemnity'' | Phyllis Dietrichson | UK touring production |- |}
==Awards and nominations== <!-- NOTE TO EDITORS — Please do not add unreleased work here without first discussing it on the article's talk page --> {| class="wikitable" |- style="background:#b0c4de; text-align:center;" !Year ! Association ! Category ! Work !Result |- |rowspan="2" | 2004 || rowspan="5" | Teen Choice Awards || Choice Breakout TV Star – Female || rowspan=4|''The O.C.'' || {{won}} |- | Choice TV Actress – Drama/Action Adventure || {{nom}} |- | rowspan="3"| 2005 || Choice TV Actress: Drama || {{nom}} |- | Choice TV Chemistry with Ben McKenzie || {{nom}} |- | Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Female || {{N/A}} || {{nom}} |- |rowspan="2" | 2006 || rowspan="2" | Teen Choice Awards || Choice TV Actress || ''The O.C.'' || {{won}} |- | Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon: Female || {{N/A}} || {{nom}} |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|59215|Mischa Barton}}
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