The net worth of Mischa Barton is estimated to be $2 million as of 2023.
Mischa Anne Marsden Barton, a British-American actress who was born on January 24, 1986, is best known for her three-year stint as Marissa Cooper on the hit Fox teen drama "The O.C." (2003-2006), which earned her the title of "It Girl" in 2003 by Entertainment Weekly. She appeared on the cover of "People" magazine in 2013 and spoke candidly about her "full-on breakdown" during the turbulent years that followed in an interview.
In 2009, Mischa made a brief return to television as the star of the Ashton Kutcher-produced "The Beautiful Life" on The CW. In 2012, she made an appearance in the Irish stage production of "Steel Magnolias." She has also starred in a number of movies, such as "The Sixth Sense" (1999) and "Notting Hill." In 2012, she debuted her own clothing line, Mischa.
Additionally, she co-starred with Martin Sheen in Bhopal: A Prayer for Rain (2014). She has received favorable reviews, with the Los Angeles Times praising her "standout" performance in Starcrossed (2014). Barton was cast in The Hills: New Beginnings (2019–2021), an MTV series that is a reboot of The Hills.
How has Mischa Barton's career progressed?
Tony Kushner's "Slavs!" received favorable reviews from "The New York Times" and "New York" magazine when Barton landed a part in an off-Broadway production of the play in 1995. She made her television debut on an episode of the ABC soap opera "All My Children" that same year, and she co-starred with Marisa Tomei in the Lincoln Center production of the play "Twelve Dreams."
Before making her big screen debut in 1997's "Lawn Dogs," Mischa performed in "Where the Truth Lies" (1996) at New York's Irish Repertory Theatre and "One Flea Spare" (1997) at The Public Theater. She had two box office successes in 1999 to follow up her feature film debut: "Notting Hill," which brought in $364 million, and "The Sixth Sense," which made $672.8 million.
Barton had a recurring role as Katie Singer on ABC's "Once and Again" from 2001 to 2002, and she provided the voice of Betty Ann Bongo for 15 episodes of the Nickelodeon series "KaBlam!" in the years 1996 to 1997.
In 2000, Mischa was in the movies "Paranoid" and "Skipped Parts," and in 2001, she was in the movies "Lost and Delirious," "Julie Johnson," and "Tart." She portrayed the lead character in the Madeleine L'Engle book-to-movie adaptation "A Ring of Endless Light" for the Disney Channel in 2002. Barton would later make appearances in a number of other music videos, such as James Blunt's "Goodbye My Lover" (2005). Mischa Barton debuted on "The O.C." in 2003 as Marissa Cooper, playing the role for 76 episodes before she was fatally injured in a car accident in the season three finale.
In the 2000s, Barton appeared in over 40 films, including "Into the Dark" (2012), "Hope Lost" (2014), and "The Toy Box" (2018); in 2019, she also joined the cast of the MTV reality series "The Hills: New Beginnings." In addition, she modeled for Aéropostale, Calvin Klein, and Dooney & Bourke. In 2008, she also created a line of handbags for ASOS.com.
What real estate does Mischa Barton own?
Mischa paid $6.4 million for a 6-bedroom Beverly Hills Mediterranean-style home in 2005. Barton's three-story Mediterranean home was built on 1.21 acres of hillside off Mulholland Drive.
The house has 6 bedrooms, 10 bathrooms, and 7,607 square feet of living space. The house has a front door made of iron and glass that leads to a stone-paved entrance with a beamed ceiling. The formal living room is square and has marble floors, a fireplace, and French doors that lead to patios and terraces. A sizable country kitchen, a library/media room with marble floors, built-in book shelves, and a fireplace are all located close to the formal living room.
Two guest suites are located on the property. There are many terraces and patios outside the house, and a swimming pool is positioned on the lawn. She later advertised it for rent at $30,000 per month. In 2016, the house was finally sold for $7.05 million.
What awards has Mischa Barton received?
Mischa was the recipient of the 2004 Teen Choice Award for Breakout TV Star—Female. She was also nominated for five other Teen Choice Awards and won the award for Choice TV Actress in 2006.
Barton was nominated for a Bravo Otto Award in 2005 and two Prism Awards in 2005 and 2007, and she won the Northeast Film Festival's Best Actress in a Feature Film Award in 2018 for "The Toybox."
