Rachel Bilson

Rachel Bilson
Birth name	Rachel Sarah Bilson
Born	August 25, 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA
Notable Roles	Summer Roberts in The O.C.
Notable Episodes	The Countdown
Awards	Nominated for the Teen Choice Award for best Actress in a Drama

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Biography

Rachel Bilson is an American actress from California. She is the daughter of writer/director Danny Bilson and step-daughter of actress Heather Medway. In 1999, she graduated from Notre Dame High School, the same high school as Kirsten Dunst, where she did stage productions of Bye Bye Birdie, Once Upon A Mattress and The Crucible.

She was originally a recurring guest star playing the role of Summer Roberts, on The O.C., but she was eventually offered a contract, and became a member of the regular cast on the episode "The Countdown".

Roles

Starring Roles

Series	Role	Year(s)	Season(s)
The O.C.	Summer Roberts	2003–2007	1	2	3	4
Hart of Dixie	Zoe Hart	2011–2015	1	2	3	4
Take Two	Sam Swift	2018	1

Guest Starring Roles

Series	Role	Episode	Airdate
8 Simple Rules... for Dating My Teenage Daughter	Gum Chewing Girl	1x14 - Career Choices	January 7, 2003
Buffy the Vampire Slayer	Colleen	7x18 - Dirty Girls	April 5, 2003
MADtv	Summer Roberts	9x22 - Episode 922	May 1, 2004
That '70s Show	Christy	6x21 - 5:15	May 5, 2004
Chuck	Lou	1x08 - Chuck Versus the Truth	November 12, 2007
Chuck	Lou	1x09 - Chuck Versus the Imported Hard Salami	November 19, 2007
How I Met Your Mother	Cindy	5x12 - Girls vs. Suits	January 11, 2010
How I Met Your Mother	Cindy	6x01 - Big Days	September 20, 2010
How I Met Your Mother	Cindy	8x13 - Band or DJ	January 14, 2013
How I Met Your Mother	Cindy	9x16 - How Your Mother Met Me	January 27, 2014
Drunk History	Constance Kopp	4x06 - Siblings	November 1, 2016
Nashville	Alyssa Greene	5x15 - A Change Would Do You Good	June 22, 2017
Nashville	Alyssa Greene	5x18 - The Night Before (Life Goes On)	July 13, 2017
Nashville	Alyssa Greene	5x17 - Ghost in This House	July 6, 2017
Nashville	Alyssa Greene	5x21 - Farther On	August 3, 2017
Nashville	Alyssa Greene	5x22 - Reasons to Quit	August 10, 2017
Drunk History	Helen Callaghan	6x03 - Baseball	January 29, 2019

Talk, News and Game Show Appearances

Series	Episode	Airdate
Late Night with Conan O'Brien		May 4, 2004

Producer

Series Produced

Series	Year(s)	Credit	Season(s)
Take Two	2018	Producer	1

Awards and Accolades

Teen Choice Awards

(4 Wins in 8 Nominations)

Trivia

• Enjoys fashion. Her favorite designers are Stella McCartney and Coco Chanel.
• Is the spokesperson for Bongo jeans.
• Loves basketball and is a fan of the Los Angeles Clippers.
• Was ranked sixth on Maxim's Hot 100 list (right behind Jessica Alba).