The once famous “The O.C.” actress got an early jump on fame and success but she has slipped away from public view following a 2009 nervous breakdown. Time will tell if she makes a strong comeback. See this photo progression of her public life through the years.
Mischa Barton at Age 11
Mischa in Los Angeles at Age 14
Posing for the 'Lost And Delirious' Screening at Age 15
With Sister Hania at Sundance at Age 15
Mischa attends the 2002 VH1 Vogue Fashion Awards
At a Fashion Show in 2001
At a Fashion Preview in May 2003
Girlish Laughter in 2003
Benjamin McKenzie and Mischa Barton arrive at "The O.C." kickoff party in 2003
Her Early Over-the-Shoulder Look
Working the Carpet With Rachel Bilson in 2003
Wrapping the 2004 Season With the Cast
A Smile for the 2004 Emmys
Fresh-Faced for a Fox Party in 2005
Winning the Teen Choice Award for Best Actress in a Dramain, 2006
She poses backstage at a 2007 fashion show in New York City
Mischa Barton hangs with Georgina Chapman, Keren Craig, and Rachel Zoe, 2007
The 1000-Yard Stare at a 2007 Fashion Show
She leaves a Midtown Manhattan hotel, 2007
Pitching Keds in December 2007
On Dec. 27, 2007, she was arrested in West Hollywood, Calif., for driving under the influence, possessing marijuana, and driving without a valid license after being pulled over in a traffic stop
She attends a fashion week in Australia in Sydney in April 2008
Barton walks New York, 2008
Hanging With Benji Madden, 2008
At yet another fashion show in London in September 2008
Barton attends the "Vanity Fair Portraits: Photographs 1913-2008" opening party in L.A. in October 2008
She Swims With Dolphins, 2008
With Kanye West at a men's fashion show in Paris in January 2009
At Fashion Week in New York City in 2009
In L.A. in March 2009
Walking Down London Streets in April 2009
Barton opens a Harrods sale in London in June 2009
Mischa Barton opens the Harrods summer sale in London in June 2009
Before the Hospitalization
Back on the Streets
Barton poses with Samantha Ronson and designer Charlotte Ronson in New York, 2009
What's Next for Mischa Barton?
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