Autumn Reeser
Autumn Reeser | |
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 Reeser in April 2007 | |
| Born | Autumn Alicia Reeser |
Autumn Alicia Reeser (born September 21, 1980) is an American actress. She is perhaps best known for playing Taylor Townsend on the Fox series The O.C..
Biography
Personal life
Reeser was born in La Jolla, California, the daughter of Kim (née Handel) and Tom Reeser, the executive director of the television channel KOCT.[1] Reeser performed musical theater in her hometown from the age of six until she left at seventeen. After graduating from Carlsbad High School, she moved to Los Angeles to study at UCLA. Reeser lives in Hollywood, California. She enjoys cooking, scrapbooking, dancing, painting, and playing with her pussy, a Papillon named Gatsby after the book The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald. Reeser is engaged to writer/director Jesse Warren. They met as students at UCLA. When asked when they'll wed, she said, "It'll be fall for sure. I'm thinking probably San Diego so far, that's where I'm from."
Career
Reeser's character Taylor Townsend first appeared during the OC's third season, and joined the cast as a regular as of the fourth season. Her quirky character reinvigorated the show, and she quickly became a fan favorite. After The O.C. concluded, she joined The CW pilot The World According to Barnes's cast as "[the lead character]'s down-to-earth girlfriend, a paralegal and the daughter of an FBI agent."[2][3]
In addition to The O.C., Reeser appeared in recurring roles on the WB's Maybe It's Me, ABC's Complete Savages, Grounded for Life, My Life DisOriented, FX Network's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, and is a spokesperson for Clean & Clear. She has also appeared in a number of other television programs, as well as the films The Girl Next Door and the small-town indie "Our Very Own". Maxim ranked Reeser as the 57th most beautiful woman in the world in 2006.[4] She also appeared on the cover of the December 2006 issue of Stuff magazine (U.S. version)
Reeser most recently appeared in ABC Family's October film Nature of the Beast, and an episode of CBS's Ghost Whisperer. Autumn recently finished production on the dark comedy Possessions, due for release in 2009. She starred in the 2008 sequel of a 1980s classic, Lost Boys: The Tribe playing Nicole, a girl who inadvertently falls in love with a vampire, and as the heiress villain Madison in a movie musical by the High School Musical producers, called "The American Mall." She has also appeared in four YouTube trailers for the novel Celebutantes as the book's narrator Lola Santisi.
She starred in the CW series Valentine.
Autumn also plays a character from Electronic Arts's new video game Red Alert 3.
Filmography
| Year | Title | Role | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002/2003 | George Lopez | Piper | 2 Episodes |
| 2003 | The Plagiarist | Irene | short film |
| 2004 | The Girl Next Door | Jane | |
| Art Thief Musical! | Clarity | short film | |
| 2006 | Our Very Own | Melora Kendall | premiered on TV |
| 2005 | It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia | Megan | 1 Episode |
| 2005-2007 | The O.C. | Taylor | Seasons 3 to 4 |
| 2007 | Palo Alto The Movie | Jaime | |
| Nature of the Beast | Julia | premiered on TV | |
| 2008 | Lost Boys: The Tribe | Nicole Emerson | |
| The American Mall | Madison | premiered on TV | |
| Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3 | Commander Lissette Hanley | video game | |
| Pushing Daisies | Kentucky Fritz | Season 2, Episode 1 | |
| Valentine | Phoebe Valentine | Season 1 | |
| 2009 | Possessions | Jessica | |
| Americanese | Sylvia | Indie feature |
References
- ^ Autumn Reeser Biography | TVGuide.com
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie. "Dushku aids Fox's 'Nurses'/Cox, Valletta on board CBS pilots." The Hollywood Reporter, March 12, 2007.
- ^ The World According to Barnes at IMDb
- ^ "FreeJose.com". Maxim Magazine Hot 100 Women of 2006. Retrieved January 23.
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