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She later appeared in the independent drama, Lost and Delirious ( 2001 ) and played Evan Rachel Wood's girlfriend during a guest-arc on ABC's Once and Again ( 2001 – 2002 ).

She is best known for her role as Marissa Cooper in the Fox television series The O. C.

( 2003 – 2006 ), for which she received two Teen Choice Awards and a Prism Award nomination.

The role catapulted Barton into mainstream fame, and Entertainment Weekly named her the " It Girl " of 2003.