Mischa Barton

Publish date: 2024-05-19

I re-watched "Lawn Dogs" the other day and was reminded of how talented she was as a child actor. Her performances in that, "Pups", and even "The Sixth Sense" demonstrated a lot of nuance and intelligence for someone her age. Shit really seemed to hit the fan when she became a network starlet on "The OC", and she's never recovered. For the past decade, she has mostly seemed to be a sad, chain-smoking drug addict with multiple bouts of substance-induced schizophrenia, and is stuck in Z-movie hell.

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by Anonymousreply 9October 23, 2023 6:49 AM

That's what happens when you fall in with the wrong crowd. I also think she may have been one of Harvey's girls.

by Anonymousreply 1September 11, 2022 2:31 PM

I thought she was great on the OC at first.

I remember her presence in the first episode and thought, "She's going to be a star."

I think drugs had another idea.

by Anonymousreply 2September 11, 2022 2:42 PM

She was good on The OC as the quintessential California girl. But Marissa as a character was insufferable. I don't understand how Josh Schwartz keeps getting work.

by Anonymousreply 3September 11, 2022 3:50 PM

What did cause her breakdown?

by Anonymousreply 4September 11, 2022 9:15 PM

She was stunning on OC. Still beautiful, but it is hard to look like a teenager forever.

by Anonymousreply 5September 11, 2022 9:15 PM

What has she been up to lately? Any recent news?

by Anonymousreply 6September 11, 2022 9:15 PM

Did she lose all her money, or does she still at least have OC money to live well?

by Anonymousreply 7September 11, 2022 9:16 PM

OP made me watch Lawn Dogs, which I didn't know, and I quite enjoyed it. I had no idea Mischa Barton had a career before the ABC show Once and Again (and a stage mom of course). It's sad when a child actor shows so much promise and versatility in their acting and then falls in with the wrong crowd (which I think was the Lindsay Lohan crowd for Mischa) and she never lives up to her potential. Anyway, to my big surprise, YouTube let me upload a restored version of the movie in its full HD glory, so those of you inclined to watch it can follow the link below.

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by Anonymousreply 8October 23, 2023 5:15 AM

She's a big ol' mess, the 21st century's Frances Farmer, but without the politics and literacy.

by Anonymousreply 9October 23, 2023 6:49 AM

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