Belonging from a show biz family, Bilson made her television debut in 2003, appearing in a single episode of the TV show Buffy the Vampire Slayer and 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. After that, she landed with the role of Summer Roberts on the prime-time drama series The O.C.
Bilson debuted in The Last Kiss in the year 2006 and starred in the science-fiction-action film Jumper in 2008. She also starred as Dr. Zoe Hart on The CW series Hart of Dixie from 2011 to 2015.
Bilson was entitled with 4 awards and 5 nominations including Teen Choice Awards as “Choice Hottie Female,” “Choice TV Actress (Drama)” and “Best Onscreen TV Chemistry” in the year 2005. In 2005, Maxim magazine put Rachel Bilson on the sixth number in their annual “Hot 100 List” in 2006.
The UK edition of FHM Magazine ranked her 28th position in 2006. This was the list of 100 Sexiest Women in the World. On the other hand, the US Edition Ranked her 77th in the year 2005.
Bilson got engaged to Christen in December, and they were blessed with a daughter, Briar Rose Christensen on October 29, 2014, and the couple supported the coalition No Kids Policy. They got separated in 2017. Bilson is estimated to have a net worth of $16 million.