Mischa Barton was one of the biggest stars of cinema and the small screen at the beginning of the 2000s. Many of you may not recognize her name at first glance, but the tragic fate of her character in one of the most popular youth series of the era marked an entire generation.
We are talking about Marissa Cooper, a character played by Mischa Barton in the legendary series The O.C. The fiction was created in 2003, and in it the actress played, at just 16 years old, one of its main protagonists, Marissa Cooper, a rich 17-year-old teenager who is greatly affected by her parents’ divorce. in such a way that he ends up developing a terrible addiction to alcohol present throughout the series.
And although the performer began her professional career years before, in which she was able to participate in well-known projects in both film and television, the character of Marissa Cooper was the trigger for her worldwide fame.
During the years that the series was broadcast, the actress became the person of the moment, starring in various magazine covers and attending different events as if she were a Hollywood star. But after the end of the series, the actress was unable to find her place in the world of acting. And she was the only one who got supporting roles or carried out projects that failed to reach movie theaters.
But in the midst of this complicated work situation, the actress was also going through one of her worst personal moments, as she was dealing with mental health problems and various addictions to toxic substances.
During the following years, the actress’s decline was so great that she only managed to star in covers about her nights out or about her hospital admissions. ”He denounced his own mother for keeping a large part of his fortune, he spent months without paying his rent for his New York apartment, and he was heavily harassed by the press due to his physical changes,” the creator said. of content @carlosdeburgos. After all these controversies, the 38-year-old actress was able to recover from her health problems, but she decided to move away from the media spotlight to live a quiet life with her loved ones.
