Mischa Anne Marsden Barton is a
British-
American fashion model, film, television, and stage
actress. She began her acting career on the stage, appearing in
Tony Kushner's
Slavs! and took the lead in
James Lapine's
Twelve Dreams at
New York's
Lincoln Center. She made her screen debut, making a guest appearance on the American soap opera
All My Children. She then voiced a character on
KaBlam!, an
animated television series on
Nickelodeon. Her first major film role was as the protagonist of
Lawn Dogs, an acclaimed drama co-starring
Sam Rockwell. She continued acting, appearing in major box office pictures such as the romantic comedy,
Notting Hill and
M. Night Shyamalan's psychological thriller,
The Sixth Sense.