Birthday: Jan 24, 1986

Birthplace: Hammersmith, England

Biography: Barton graduated from the Professional Children's School in Manhattan in 2004, and attended a summer school in Shakespearean acting at RADA in 2006. As a child, Barton was a child fashion model. Barton began her acting career at the age of nine in New York Theatre with a lead role in Slavs!, written by Tony Kushner. She took part in many plays, taking a lead role in James Lapine's Twelve Dreams. She made her film debut in Lawn Dogs, which won awards at film festivals around the world. Since then... ... (read more...) she has appeared in several films, including The Sixth Sense, Notting Hill, and Lost and Delirious. Barton is best known for her role as Marissa Cooper in the TV series The O.C.