Thu, 13 July 2006 at 12:00 am

Mischa Barton Struggles With Fame in UK

As some of you may already know, Mischa Barton has recently decided to take the next step in her acting career and has enrolled in acting classes at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in the UK.

Mischa Barton is distraught she has to introduce herself to strangers in her British birth land, because she has one of the most recognisable faces in the US. The O.C. beauty, 20, was born in London and lived there until her family moved to New York City when she was five - and she cannot understand why the UK hasn’t taken her to its heart. She says, "I’m so surprised nobody really knows me in England. "It’s just unbelievable. I have to introduce myself, which I never have to do in the States."

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Congrats to her on attending The Royal Academy of Dramatic Art! Hopefully she’ll be able to blossom into a more refined actress when she finishes up at the school.

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# 26

Needia @ 07/14/2006 at 1:24 pm

Mischa gets into RADA but Gary Oldman got turned down?I think there are some double standards in their admissions policy. Probably a lot of $ too.

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les @ 07/14/2006 at 8:43 pm

Fattie mcfattass

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d. c. @ 07/15/2006 at 11:29 am

Too Many Freaks, Not Enough Circuses, I better learn something new. Blind ambition broke my nose.

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Gina @ 07/15/2006 at 8:34 pm

wow, she is so conceited…yes mischa no one ******* cares who you are in the UK, or anywhere else where it matters, in the first place, so boo-hoo your spoiled ass and learn how to act…so maybe, in the future you can co-star in the new James Bond movie or something, instead of looking like some skinny ***** with cellulite rich thighs and no ass…!

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ess dot @ 07/16/2006 at 11:45 am

thats funny but heres a story from Toronto..my friend was hitting on mischa barton at a bar for 10 min (he didnt know who she was b/c he’s past the OC has a real job ect.) and barton wouldnt respond to him..then he got fed up and bitched her out for 15 mintues telling her she wasnt even that hot and what a ***** she was and walked away. immedietly he was informed that is was mischa barton..well that was n.america and he still didnt know..c-lister.

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Jordan Johnson @ 07/16/2006 at 3:03 pm

I doubt that will be able to help her. If her idea of conveying emotion is squinting her eyes and tilting her head a bit on the OC, I can’t imagine she’ll become the next Oscar-worthy actress from a few classes, no matter who’s teaching her.

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katie @ 07/19/2006 at 7:42 pm

I saw mischa in London today wearing those same shoes. You will all be pleased to know she had chewing gum stuck to them so she’ll probably throw them out!

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# 33

Amo @ 07/28/2006 at 9:14 pm

re: "Mischa gets into RADA but Gary Oldman got turned down?"he probably applied to doa degree there - she’s just on a summer school. As i said above, it was probably fixed, and i doubt the Shakespeare group would have been her first choice…

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# 34

xxx @ 08/01/2006 at 5:44 pm

Your comments are misguided. Mischa paid for her place on the 4 week Shakespeare intensive course at RADA (as did over 100 other students). There is no favouritsim involved.

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# 35

Philly @ 06/04/2007 at 9:34 am

Leave her alone…she’s an absolute heroine! love her, love the o.c, and love her for getting on with her life despite petty judgement from the public!