Rachel Bilson

Biography

Rachel Sarah Bilson is an American actress. Born to a Californian show-business family, Bilson made her television debut in 2003, and then landed the role of Summer Roberts on the prime-time drama series The O.C. Bilson then made her film debut in The Last Kiss (2006) and later starred in the science-fiction-action film Jumper (2008). From 2011 to 2015, she starred as Dr. Zoe Hart on The CW series Hart of Dixie. After stepping back from acting in 2019, she and Melinda Clarke co-hosted the podcast Welcome to the OC, Bitches! from April 2021 to August 2023, and since 2022 she has co-hosted the weekly podcast Broad Ideas with Rachel Bilson and Olivia Allen.